MATL Clinical Practicum: Teaching & Instructional Coaching

3 units

This practicum course is required for any candidate pursuing an initial teaching license through a Teach St. Louis certi fi cation route. In the clinical practicum, certi fi cation candidates will apply the pedagogical skills and approaches from coursework within the classroom setting. Additionally, candidates will engage in bi-weekly instructional coaching cycles with a faculty advisor. Instructional coaching cycles will typically consist of a classroom observation and a coaching meeting in which the faculty coaches the candidate on applied skills from coursework. Instructional coaching bridges the learning in coursework to the individual context of the school and the needs of the candidate.