Handbooks
ED421/431/441 Explanation
- There are two choices for ED Block classes, morning or afternoon.
- When class is in session, it meets only two days a week.
- When field starts, there is no class.
- When field is in session, you are scheduled at the field site for five days a week.
- Field times coincide with class times, i.e., morning classes have morning fields and afternoon classes have afternoon fields (see below).
- Register for all am or all pm classes.
- If you have trouble registering for the ED Block classes, contact the ED431 teacher of the class you want.
- SPED425 (if you haven’t already taken it) has two sections typically offered T and W evenings.
- ENGL/ED460 (if you haven’t already taken it) has sections that are offered twice per week and then end when you start the field; other sections go throughout the semester.
M & W morning classes (421/431) meet from 8-11 until the morning field starts, which is everyday—5 days a week. Students in the morning classes must reserve 7:30 am to 12 pm for their field experience, including travel time.
T & R afternoon classes (421/431) meet from 12:30-3:30 until the afternoon field starts, which is everyday—5 days a week. Students in the afternoon classes must reserve 11:30 am to 4 pm for their field experience, including travel time.
Timeline:
9 weeks of class---6 weeks of M-F half-day field am or pm---1 or 2 classes---Finals
Don’t crowd your schedule when you take the ED Block! You will be busy with class assignments and lots of teaching in the field with a schedule that looks something like this for the field: Week 1 = Observation, Week 2 = Team Teaching, Weeks 3-5 = Teaching, and Week 6 = Team Teaching.
