Secondary Student Teaching: Part B –

sec599

(4 credits)

This course will focus on the design and implementation of the Teacher Work Sample. It also provides students practical guidance in securing a teaching position. Students will examine resumes and cover letters, teaching applications, and interview strategies. Assistance in preparing an employment portfolio will be provided. This seminar also provides a forum for open discussion and problem-solving based on student teaching classroom experiences.

This graduate-level course is 6 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Instructional Decision-Making
- Apply formative assessment information to make instructional planning decisions.
- Analyze examples of instructional decision-making based on students’ learning or responses.
Analysis of Learning Results
- Evaluate assessment data to diagnose student learning.
- Analyze data to report performance of the following groups: whole class, subgroups, and individual students.
- Create visual representations to profile student performance.
Reflection and Self-Evaluation
- Identify areas for improving instructional skills and classroom management skills.
- Evaluate your teaching performance relative to the instructional unit implemented for the Teacher Work Sample.
Seeking a Teaching Position
- Evaluate the components of a teaching employment portfolio.
- Compare and contrast various teaching application formats.
- Evaluate personal and professional considerations when applying for a teaching position.
Managing the First Year of Teaching
- Describe effective personal and professional time management strategies.
- Identify best practice strategies.
Program Reflection
- Evaluate personal and professional growth throughout the University of Phoenix Teacher Education Program.
- Analyze aspects of the University of Phoenix Teacher Education Program that have best prepared you for the teaching profession.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Secondary Student Teaching: Part B –

sec599

Instructional Decision-Making

Analysis of Learning Results

Reflection and Self-Evaluation

Seeking a Teaching Position

Managing the First Year of Teaching

Program Reflection

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