Curriculum & Instruction Field (CIFLD)

CIFLD 646   Clinical Experiences for Add-on Licenses   Repeatable   1-6 Units

This course provides students who already hold a Wisconsin teaching license in another licensure area with the opportunity to fully develop, practice, and reflect upon skills acquired through coursework in a supervised field experience in the area of the add-on licensure they are pursuing. Students create a portfolio demonstrating mastery of program competencies. Students repeat this course as needed to completely fulfill the fieldwork requirement for their licensure.

CIFLD 726   PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE LEVELS   1 Units

Being involved in elementary and middle level classrooms enables students to apply theoretical understandings regarding positive discipline approaches for students and the adaptation of both curriculum and the environment to meet individual needs and abilities. In collaboration with the Office of Clinical Experience, students will be placed in a clinical experience at the elementary level and a clinical experience at the middle level. Reading instruction will be a focus within the pre-student teaching experiences for candidates seeking initial licensure. It is expected that reflective thinking will assist the student in accommodating her/his beliefs and knowledge to classroom realities.
PREREQ: MUST BE ADMITTED TO ELEMENTARY MIDDLE EDUCATION MSE COREQ: CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT IN ELEMMID 715

CIFLD 727   STUDENT TEACHING, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE LEVELS   4 Units

Being involved in an elementary or middle level classroom enables students to apply theoretical understandings regarding positive discipline approaches for students and the adaptation of both curriculum and the environment to meet individual needs and abilities. In collaboration with the Office of Clinical Experience, students will be placed in a clinical experience at the elementary or middle level. It is expected that reflective thinking will assist the student in accommodating her/his beliefs and knowledge of theory to classroom realities. This experience will assist students in showing evidence toward completing the Wisconsin Teacher Standards (WTS).
PREREQ: MUST BE ADMITTED TO ELEMENTARY MIDDLE EDUCATION MSE COREQ: CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT IN ELEMMID 719

CIFLD 745   CLINICAL EXPERIENCES FOR INSTRUCTIONAL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS   Repeatable   1-6 Units

This course provides students in the school library program with the opportunity to fully develop, practice, and reflect upon skills acquired through coursework in a supervised field experience in a school library. Students create a portfolio demonstrating mastery of program competencies. Students repeat this course as needed to completely fulfill the fieldwork requirement for 1902 licensure.
PREREQ: CONSENT OF PROGRAM COORDINATOR

CIFLD 746   CLINICAL EXPERIENCES FOR ADD-ON LIBRARY MEDIA LICENSES   Repeatable   1-6 Units

This course provides students in the school library program who already hold a Wisconsin teaching license in another licensure area with the opportunity to fully develop, practice, and reflect upon skills acquired through coursework in a supervised field experience in a school library. Students create a portfolio demonstrating mastery of program competencies. Students repeat this course as needed to completely fulfill the fieldwork requirement for 1902 licensure.
PREREQ: CONSENT OF PROGRAM COORDINATOR

CIFLD 760   CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS ELEMENTARY   1 Units

Being involved in an elementary classroom enables students to apply theoretical understandings regarding positive discipline approaches for students and the adaptation of both curriculum and the environment to meet individual needs and abilities. In collaboration with the Office of Clinical Experience, students will complete a field experience at the elementary level. It is expected that reflective thinking will assist the student in accommodating their beliefs and knowledge of theory to classroom realities.

CIFLD 761   CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS ED PROGRAM MIDDLE OR SECONDARY   1 Units

Being involved in a middle school or secondary classroom enables students to apply theoretical understandings regarding positive discipline approaches for students and the adaptation of both curriculum and the environment to meet individual needs and abilities. In collaboration with the Office of Clinical Experiences, students will complete a field experience at the middle school level. It is expected that reflective thinking will assist the student in accommodating her/his beliefs and knowledge of theory to the classroom.

CIFLD 762   CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS HIGH SCHOOL   6 Units

Being involved in a secondary school classroom enables students to apply theoretical understandings regarding positive discipline approaches for students and the adaptation of both curriculum and the environment to meet individual needs and abilities. In collaboration with the Office of Clinical Experiences, students will be placed in clinical experiences at the secondary level. It is expected that reflective thinking will assist the student in accommodating her/his beliefs and knowledge of theory to classroom realities.

CIFLD 770   WARHAWKS TEACH: PRE-STUDENT TEACHING   3 Units

This course provides teacher candidates the opportunity to develop teaching experience in classroom settings across a variety of school settings and the grade band of their license. This allows teacher candidates to apply theoretical understandings regarding positive discipline approaches for students and the adaptation of both curriculum and the environment to meet individual needs and abilities. In collaboration with the Office of Clinical Experience, students will complete pre-student teaching experiences that are developmental in scope and sequence and that provide student teachers the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Wisconsin Teacher Standards.

CIFLD 771   WARHAWKS TEACH: STUDENT TEACHING   6 Units

Students gradually take up responsibilities for all teaching duties associated with their placement, including the planning of lessons, curriculum building, grading, co-teaching, and working with special education and administrative personnel in the district, while establishing and maintaining positive relationships with school families, parents and the community. The student teacher engages in continuous self-evaluation and is assisted in the process by frequent informal conferences with the mentor teacher. Periodic formal evaluation sessions where the student teacher and the cooperating teacher utilize university-provided observation forms are planned.
PREREQ: CIFLD 770 AND INSTRUCTOR CONSENT

CIFLD 793   PRACTICUM   Repeatable   1-8 Units

Professional laboratory experience is provided under the guidance of carefully selected qualified cooperating teachers in elementary, middle, and secondary school classrooms. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits for majors.