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This section was set up for those who do not have a teaching position and have to do a practicum with a host teacher. If you have a teaching position, you will complete the practicum requirements in your own class. The guidelines are for a minimum amount of time, but the student should try to do more hours than the minimum. Contact Dr. Herzog for clarification at mherzog@wcu.edu or 828 227 3327. Lateral entry teachers can do their practicum work, lesson and unit planning, on the job.

Student Contact Information & Practicum Planning Sheet

Practicum Guidelines

Practicum Guidelines for Host Teacher

Letter to Prospective Host Teacher

Your Practicum Schedule

Teacher Evaluation Instruments

These are in the htm format. If you go to the MAT Handbook, and click on 'Evaluation of Your Teaching' you will see pdf files in addition to NC Licensure forms.

Beginning Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument (BTPAI)
Modified BTPAI for Microteach Demonstrations
Advanced Competencies for the Master's License
Sample Evaluation Form from Don Miller (Adapt your own form!)

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GENERAL TEACHING IDEAS & STRATEGIES

Teaching as an Art

Creativity in Teaching

Varied Approaches to Teaching

More Ways to Vary Class Activities

Dr. Maurice Phipps, Cooperative Learning, Experiential & Outdoor Education

Cooperative Learning Center, directed by Johnson & Johnson

Integrating the Curriculum - Recommended by the NC SCS (Scroll down)

Websites Related to Teaching & Learning

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DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION & MODIFICATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Study Guide for Making Modifications and Differentiation to Lesson Plan

Behavior & Classroom Management

A Web Bibliography - readings on most of the theories discussed in the text
See Module 3 in the Kellough text, the Breaux and Wong books, etc.

Reading, Writing, Learning Disabilities, Gifted Issues: See Module 2, plus sites below

SQ3R - A Strategy for Improving Reading Vocabulary & Comprehension

Strategies for Teaching Reading across the Curriculum (Guided, Choral, Reader's Theater)

More on Choral and Duet Reading

Writing - Teacher Toolbox

Writing Across the Curriculum - Strategies

Council on Exceptional Children

Special Needs Categories from and Suggestions for Modifications & Differentiation for regular education teachers, from Sharon Dole, faculty in Special Education. More from Dr. Dole here.

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MAKING LESSON PLANS & CREATING CURRICULUM

Generic Lesson Plan Format with Explanation

Another Generic Lesson Plan Format

Sample Lesson Plans from Educator's Reference Desk

Also, see home page. Scroll down to Curriculum Links and see links to professional organizations.

The Smithsonian Institution has lesson plans for various subjects and grades.

You might find lesson plans on the following topics at the website linked to the ERD

Lesson Plans from Edsitement & the National Endowment for the Humanities

PBS has some great lesson plans and ideas for teachers and students

NPR has a lot of rich information and features

Format for making a 6-point lesson plan

Example of a 6-point lesson plan

Lesson Plans for Multicultural Education

Example of a brief syllabus