6 semester credits

Demonstration teaching is the culminating experience in the Teacher Preparation Program with an MAT; education professionals have the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills and to demonstrate required competencies. Demonstration teaching occurs in two different classroom settings throughout the semester. During demonstration teaching, education professionals gradually assume complete teaching responsibility of the classroom, gaining real-world experience and the opportunity to translate theory into practice. The university supervisor and classroom cooperating teacher work closely with students and evaluate their performance.

Note: The first 5 weeks of demonstration teaching run concurrently with EDUC 6686 - Teaching Across the Content Areas, P–3. The remainder of demonstration teaching runs concurrently with EDUC 6611 - Seminar: Professional Ethics, Communication, and Collaboration: Early Childhood Education.