You are invited to join.
Do you want…
- • extended classroom experience with K - 12 learners?
- • more time with students in real classroom settings?
- • an opportunity to learn from and work with school district teachers?
- • an opportunity to work within a cohort of other Central students?
- • an intern substitute certificate during student teaching?
If you do, this program may be for you…
The Yearlong Program is a year-long internship program and an opportunity for Central students to work with students of all ages and professional teachers. While working with a cohort of other CWU students, you will gain the practical experience of the classroom and get the opportunity to combine and apply the knowledge learned in CWU classes to classroom students in the public school.
During the school year, cohort members will need to be responsible for taking:Classes to be taken before the internship:
Required Courses |
Credits |
|---|---|
| EDF 301 or 301A, Teaching: An Orientation | 3 cr/1cr |
| PSY 314* Human Growth and the Learner | 4 cr |
| EDRD 308 Reading I | 3 cr |
| EDRD 421 Teaching Children’s Literature | 3 cr |
| * PSY 101 is prerequisite to PSY 314 |
75% of these classes must be taken before internship:
Required Courses |
Credits |
|---|---|
| EDCS 311 Teaching: Curriculum, Methods, and Materials | 5 cr |
| EDCS 316 Educational Technology | 3 cr |
| EDCS 431 Multicultural Education | 3 cr |
| EDRD 309 Reading II | 5 cr |
| EDRD 420 Teaching the Language Arts | 4 cr |
| SCED 322 Science Ed. In the Elementary Classroom | 3 cr |
| ART 330 Art in the Elementary School | 4 cr |
| MUS 326 Music in the Classroom | 3 cr |
| PE 334 Physical Education Activities for the Elem. School | 3 cr |
| HED 446 Health Education Curriculum for Elem. Teachers | 3 cr |
| EDEL 323* Teaching Elementary School Math | 3 cr |
| EDEL 420 Methods and Materials in the Social Sciences | 3 cr |
| * Math 164.1 is prerequisite to EDEL 323 |
Courses that can be taken during internship:
| EDF 302 Introduction to Students with Exceptionalities | 4 cr |
| EDCS 444 Education Issues and Law | 3 cr |
| PSY 315 Educational Psychology | 4 cr |
| EDCS 424 Reading in the Content Field | 3 cr |
| (required for Secondary majors or Reading minors only) | |
| ELECTIVES Non-Dept. of Ed. Major/Minors i.e. Math, English, etc. | 8 cr |
| Pre-Autumn | Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDCS 300 | EDCS 492 | EDCS 492 | EDCS 442 |
| Pre-Autumn Field Experience Seminars | Practicum (4 cr.) 2-3 hours/day classroom | Practicum (4 cr.) 2-3 hours/day classroom | Student Teaching (16 cr.) |
| Seminars | Seminars | Seminars | Seminars |
The Yearlong Program
*Ellensburg *Kittitas *Thorp *Damman *Cle Elum/Central Washington University
