Student Teaching (EDU 250) provides significant field experience for students in the Education in the Early Years Program: Birth through Fourth Grade program. It acts as a capstone course for this program. Students spend 15 hours per week observing, planning and implementing their lesson plans in an early childhood classroom, birth through private kindergarten, under the daily supervision of an experienced teacher. Students also construct and complete a full professional portfolio. All requirements and guidelines, as stated in the Student Teaching Handbook, must be adhered to in order to complete this course. A faculty member from the College oversees the entire placement, including arranging for the placement, orienting the on-site teacher and director, observing the student teacher on a regular basis, and providing feedback to the student teacher based on the observations. Transportation to the site is the responsibility of the student. This course is taken during the final semester of the program in conjunction with EDU 233, Early Childhood Curriculum. Students need permission of an Education Coordinator or an advisor before registering for student teaching.