The School of Educaiton focuses on builidng teachers through a student-centered, hands-on approach to learning. This means that all pre-service and in-service opportunities in our program build your experince from day one by getting you in a classroom and responding to your personal needs. From the beginning of your experience at Heidelberg, you are actively involved in your coursework and clinical/field experiences.
Students build their knowledge about teaching and learning with several tools - theory, practice and reflection. These are the building tools that weave into each of the teacher education licensure programs:
- Theory - principles of teaching and learning
- Practice - clinical and field experience
- Reflection - thinking about, evaluating and revising one's teaching and learning
Getting in the Classroom
Field placements include multiple opportunities for students to gain expertise in real classroom experiences so they can develop teaching skills and styles. All education majors complete numerous field experiences throughout the teacher preparation program. During these experiences students plan and teach lessons under the guidance of a mentor/cooperating teacher in real classroom conditions to develop their knowledge, skills, and dispositions in preparation for student teaching. Heidelberg students will be in a real classroom 7/8 semesters!