MACI 600 - Professional Seminar

Prerequisites, admission to the MACI program, consent of instructor. This course provides candidates the opportunity to gain professional development on important topics at critical times during the teaching residency year. Candidates will enroll in the proseminar course each fall and spring semester during the fifth year of the program. Seminars will take place on campus and at professional development sites, and are facilitated by university faculty and educator practitioners. Post-baccalaureates will participate in these seminars, creating professional communities among teacher candidates, educational practitioners and university faculty. Seminars will cover important topics that include, but are not limited to, teacher professionalism, health and wellness, child development, models of co-teaching, instructional technology, MTSS, inclusive teaching practices, and child abuse reporting. Letter grade. This course may be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed.) 2-3 credits