Practicum Plus Program Description

Arizona State University West teacher education students complete a practicum experience in a K-12 classroom each semester.

A unique aspect of the PT3 project is that ASUW students and their mentor or cooperating K-12 teachers attend workshops together. They attend the workshops prior to and during the student teaching semester and create a technology rich curriculum unit using the framework called a Unit of Practice.

As they implement the unit, they attend one, two-hour workshop each month during a semester to share their implementation experiences and evaluate the unit. Both the student and mentor receive graduate credit hours for participating in the Plus program.

PT3 offers help to education students through every semester they are at ASUW.

Block 1

The Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology project introduces first semester students in the College of Education to the ASUW email service, First Class. They are also encouraged to take advantage of the free workshops and the courses offered by the PT3 grant in the coming semesters.

Block 2

The Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology project offers second semester College of Education students in the Early Childhood program and their mentor teachers, a one credit class learning technology geared for preschool and primary aged children. They are also encouraged to take advantage of other free workshops and the class listserv for technology help offered by the PT3 grant.

Block 3

The Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology project offers third semester College of Education students and their mentor teachers a three credit class providing opportunities to experience technology, the Unit of Practice and develop classroom management techniques within their school district. They are also encouraged to take advantage of other free workshops and access to technology help through the class listserv offered by the PT3 grant.

Block 4

The Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology project offers fourth semester College of Education student teachers and their cooperating teachers a one credit class providing opportunities to experience technology, the Unit of Practice and develop classroom management techniques. They are also encouraged to take advantage of other free workshops and access to technology help through the class listserv offered by the PT3 grant.

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