Dept. of Education, Special Education and Social Work - Science Teacher Preparation : Field Experiences

EDUC 265 Practicum I (End of freshman year)
  • Supervised by Education faculty
EDUC 370 Practicum II (End of junior year)
  • Supervised by Education faculty
  • Includes science assignments to be collected in Science Teaching Portfolio by Science Education faculty
SCED 352 Science for Secondary Teachers (Fall of senior year)
  • Supervised by Science Education faculty
SCED 482 Directed Teaching in the Secondary School (Science) (Spring of senior year)
  • Supervised by Science Education Faculty
  • Student Teaching

Practicum Information (Field Services Manual)
Student Teaching information (Student Teaching Manual)

The Teacher Work Sample

Teacher Work Sample (TWS) methodology has been adopted by Longwood University to be a cornerstone of all teacher preparation programs. Longwood is one of eleven colleges and universities (Renaissance Partnership) developing TWS. TWS methodology emphasizes K-12 student learning that takes place when university teacher candidates go to schools for field experiences. The university student plans and teaches a short unit in a school classroom, and measures and analyzes student learning that is achieved. The TWS project consists of seven specific components – Contextual Factors, Learning Goals, Assessment Plan, Design for Instruction, Instructional Decision-Making, Analysis of Student Learning, and Reflection and Self-Evaluation. Liberal Studies students learn and apply TWS methodology during their Partnership Semester, and they apply TWS again during Student Teaching. Secondary students learn TWS methodology in designated methods courses as listed below, and they apply TWS during Student Teaching.

TWS in the Secondary Science Teacher Preparation Program

• Contextual Factors – EDUC 487 Classroom Management
• Learning Goals – SCED 352 Science for Secondary Teachers
• Assessment Plan – EDUC 380 Classroom Assessment
• Design for Instruction – SCED 352 Science for Secondary Teachers
• Instructional Decision-Making – EDUC 455 Principles of Secondary Education
• Analysis of Student Learning – EDUC 380 Classroom Assessment
• Reflection and Self-Evaluation – EDUC 370 Practicum II
• TWS Unit – SCED 482 Directed Teaching in the Secondary School (Science)