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Teaching
Assistantship at the University of Texas at Austin
General Cohort Director:
involved placement of student teachers and interns, resolving conflicts/problems
among students, cooperating teachers, and/or principals when necessary;
preparing and conducting seminars for cooperating teachers at beginning of each
semester; recruiting cooperating teachers; conducting evaluation and selection
of cooperating teachers and principals; advising student teachers and interns;
rewriting student teaching handbook; assigning teaching assistant supervisors
to schools; assisting other student teacher supervisors as needed.
Courses Taught at the
University of Texas at Austin:
EDC 364, Internship for Student
Teaching, Elementary - supervising interns
EDC 667E, Student Teaching in
Elementary School - supervising student teachers
EDC 370E, Social Studies Methods
for Elementary School - taught with Dr. Judith Marrou
EDC 331, School Organization and
Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers - co-taught with Dr. Judith Marrou
EDC 364 and EDC 667E involved
advising, observing, and evaluating interns and/or student teachers in their
placement at public schools; working with the cooperating teachers and
principals; evaluating cooperating teachers; recruiting cooperating teachers;
working with parents of student teachers as needed; designing and implementing
regular seminars for the students.
Seminar topics for
student teachers and interns included (partial list;
seminar topics were planned to meet the needs of each group of student teachers
or interns each semester):
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Constructing lesson plans
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Designing interdisciplinary
thematic units
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Classroom strategies for
enabling elementary students to be self-directed
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Cooperative, interdependent
learning
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Research skills for
elementary students
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Student motivation
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Authentic assessment
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Classroom organization and
management
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Parental involvement
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Issues involving working with
cooperating teachers
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Current issues in educational
reform
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Team teaching
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Creative writing strategies
for elementary students
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Locating additional resources
for unit ideas and lessons
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Reading/writing connections
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Critical thinking skills for
elementary students
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