DANED 76605 - Student Teaching

Teacher candidates complete a total of 60 days of student teaching (30 days of student teaching at grades pre-K-5 and 30 days at grades 6-12) under the supervision of a Hunter College faculty member and a certified Dance teacher in a New York City school selected by the college. Student teachers will assume significant responsibility for classroom instruction and management and will be observed by Hunter dance faculty 4 times during their student teaching experience. All student teachers are required to participate in a seminar class meeting 1 hour per week for 15 weeks. A culminating professional project is required before graduation.

prereq: SEDF 70300, 70400, 70500, 70600; SEDC 71000, DANED 76000, 76200
Hours 60 days + 15 hours seminar
Credits 5 cr.
Students must apply in the fall semester if they have completed prerequisite courses and expect to student teach in the spring, and in the spring semester if they wish to student teach in the fall. All field placements are designated by Hunter College in New York City public schools. Scores on the LAST and the ATS-W exams must have be received by the coordinator of adolescent education prior to enrollment in student teaching. The dance content exam scores are required before graduation.