Elementary Education: Overview
Block I
Required Classes (17 credits)
- ElEd 3113 - Learning Environments and Diverse Learning Communities
(3 credits)
- ElEd 3325 - Language and Literacy (4 credits)
- ElEd 3331 - Children's
Literature and Integrating Arts (4 credits)
- ElEd 3355 - Critical Thinking
and Math (4 credits)
- ElEd 4400 - Professional/Portfolio Development
(1 credit)
- SpEd 3310 - Introduction to Special Education for Elementary
Education (1 credit)
Professional Day
- Held on the second Friday of each semester
- All Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary
practicium Block I and Block II candidates are required to attend
- Professionalism
and ethics are discussed
- School placements are given
- Contracts are signed
- Liability insurance is purchased
Field Placement
- All placements will be made locally, in northern Wisconsin,
or on the Iron Range
- School diversity will be considered
- School practicums begin the
third Friday of the semester
- Students will be at their placements all day, every day, during weeks
11 to 14
- Cooperating teachers evaluate each candidate
- UMD supervisor will
visit each candidate at his/her school placement
Block II
Required Classes
(17 credits)
- ElEd 3381 - Teaching American Indian Students in the Elementary
Classroom (2 credits)
- ElEd 4344 - Teaching Science/Environmental Education
(4 credits)
- ElEd 4345 - Instructional Strategies, Management and
Assessment (3 credits)
- ElEd 4366 - Teaching Social Studies/Environmental
Education (4 credits)
- SpEd 4310 - Adapting for Diverse Learners
(4 credits)
Professional Day
- Held on the second Friday of each semester
- All Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary
practicium Block I and Block II candidates
are required to attend
- Professionalism and ethics are discussed
- School placements are given
- Contracts are signed
- Liability insurance is purchased
Field Placement
- All placements will be made locally, in northern Wisconsin,
or on the Iron Range
- School diversity will be considered
- School practicums begin the
third Friday of the semester
- Students will be at their placements all day, every day, during weeks
9 to 14
- Cooperating teachers
evaluate each candidate
- UMD supervisor will visit each candidate
at his/her school placement
Student Teaching Placements
Local Placements
- All placements will be made locally, in northern Wisconsin,
or on the Iron Range
- School diversity will be considered
- All Elementary student teachers
will receive a 16 week placement (K-6)
- Cooperating teachers evaluate
each candidate
- UMD supervisor will visit each candidate six times
at his/her school placement
Twin Cities Placements
- All placements will
be made in schools with high cultural diversity
- All Elementary student
teachers will receive a 16 week placement (K-6)
- Cooperating teachers
evaluate each candidate
- UMD supervisor will visit each candidate
six times at his/her school placement
Out of Area Placements
- This excludes the Twin Cities
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