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Requirements for Teacher Education Fieldwork
“I was glad that my field experience as a student teacher began in my freshman year. I didn’t have to wait three years to find out how I’d feel in front of a classroom of middle schoolers.” - Wendy Foti, Class of 2000
Relation to College Courses
Most of the fieldwork experiences are directly connected to education department course work. For each of the goals of the teacher education program there are sets of knowledge and performance objectives. It is through the clinical experiences that teacher candidates have the opportunity to achieve the performance objectives. Each specific education department program has its own unique structure to help students to meet the fieldwork goals and objectives.
Undergraduate Early Childhood/Middle Childhood (EC/MC) |
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| EDU 200 | Orientation to Teaching – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 8 hours |
| EDU 300 | Teaching Reading and Language Arts in Early Childhood/Elementary/Middle School I – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 30 hours |
| EDU 312 | Psychology of Teaching and Learning – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 30 hours |
| EDU 365 | Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Education – Self placement under instructor’s guidance. | 6 hours |
| EDU 245 | Teaching in a Multicultural Society – Self placement under instructor’s guidance. | 10 hours |
| EDU 405/703 | Introduction to Exceptional Learners – Optional field placement under instructor’s guidance | 30 hours Optional |
| EDU 411/511 | Teaching Reading and Language Arts, Pre K-3 – Self placement under instructor’s guidance. | 15 hours |
| MAT 211 | Mathematical Perspectives – Placement under instructor’s guidance | 5-10 hours |
A minimum of 20 hours of approved fieldwork is required for EC/MC majors for admission to the department.
| Undergraduate Middle Childhood/Early Adolescence (MC/EA) | ||
| EDU 200 | Orientation to Teaching – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 8 hours |
| EDU 300 | Teaching Reading and Language Arts in Early Childhood/Elementary/Middle School I – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 30 hours |
| EDU 312 | Psychology of Teaching and Learning – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 30 hours |
| EDU 245 | Teaching in a Multicultural Society – Self placement under instructor’s guidance. | 10 hours |
| EDU 405/703 | Intro. To Exceptional Learners – Optional field placement under instructor’s guidance | 30 hours Optional |
| MAT 211 | Mathematical Perspectives – Placement under instructor’s guidance | 5-10 hours |
A minimum of 40 hours of approved fieldwork is required for MC/EA majors for admission to the department.
Certification to Masters (Post-Baccalaureate) Early Childhood/Middle Childhood (EC/MC) |
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| EDU 200 | Orientation to Teaching – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 8 hours |
| EDU 300 | Teaching Reading and Language Arts in Early Childhood/Elementary/Middle School I – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 30 hours |
| EDU 405/703 | Introduction to Exceptional Learners – Optional field placement under instructor’s guidance | 30 hours Optional |
| EDU 411/511 | Teaching Reading and Language Arts, Pre K-3 – Self placement under instructor’s guidance | 15 hours |
| MAT 212 | Teaching Early Childhood/Middle Childhood Mathematics – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 30 hours |
| Certification to Masters (Post-Baccalaureate) Middle Childhood/Early Adolescent (MC/EA) | ||
| EDU 200 | Orientation to Teaching – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 8 hours |
| EDU 300 | Teaching Reading and Language Arts in Early Childhood/Elementary/Middle School I – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 30 hours |
| EDU 405/703 | Introduction to Exceptional Learners – Optional field placement under instructor’s guidance | 30 hours Optional |
| MAT 212 | Teaching Early Childhood/Middle Childhood Mathematics – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 30 hours |
| Undergraduate and Certification to Masters (Post-Baccalaureate) in Early Adolescence/Adolescence (EA/A) |
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| EDU 200 | Orientation to Teaching – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 15 hours |
| EDU 321 | Psychology Applied to Teaching – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 30 hours |
| EDU 303/502 | Teaching Reading and Language Arts in Middle/Secondary School I – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 15 hours |
| EDU 322 | Instructional Methods: General – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator and course instructor | 30 hours |
| EDU 405/703 | Introduction to Exceptional Learners – Optional field placement under instructor’s guidance | 30 hours Optional |
For students pursuing the EA/A license, a minimum of 35 hours of approved fieldwork is required for admission to the department.
| Undergraduate and Certification to Masters (Post-Baccalaureate) in Early Childhood/Adolescence (EC/A) | ||
| EDU 200 | Orientation to Teaching – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 15 hours |
| EDU 321 | Psychology Applied to Teaching – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 30 hours |
| EDU 303/502 | Teaching Reading and Language Arts in Middle/Secondary School I – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator | 15 hours |
| EDU 322 | Instructional Methods: General – Placement through Fieldwork Coordinator and course instructor | 30 hours |
| EDU 405/703 | Introduction to Exceptional Learners – Optional field placement under instructor’s guidance | 30 hours Optional |
For students pursuing the EC/A license, a minimum of 35 hours of approved fieldwork is required for admission to the department.
In all programs 100 hours of documented fieldwork is required for admission to student teaching. In addition to the fieldwork associated with coursework further hours may be needed to fulfill this requirement. Volunteer work with children may be accepted with the program director’s approval.
Human Relations and Diversity
Pre-student teaching clinical experiences are one way the goals related to understanding and effectively working with children and youth from diverse backgrounds are met. Although these need not be in a school setting, students ordinarily fulfill a number of these hours at the same time as they are completing their fieldwork hours. Completion of the WDPI human relations requirements will include direct involvement with ethnic minority students through fieldwork experiences. Student teaching experiences shall provide candidates opportunities to interact with and adapt instruction for children with disabilities or other exceptionalities. (See Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction PI 34.15 (5) (b).)