How does this course support learners outside K-12 teaching contexts? 

This course gives students the opportunity to integrate and apply aspects of previous coursework learning into the production of a final project focused on a topic in which they are interested and would like to pursue. The capstone project is student-initiated, involves rigorous research inquiry, and is highly relevant to each student’s unique goals and priorities. 

How does this course support learners outside K-12 teaching contexts? 

Educational fieldwork principles and practices can be generalized and transferred to professional contexts outside K-12 education (e.g., higher education, medicine, business, government). The learning activities and assignments in this course are applicable across professional contexts, and students have opportunities to incorporate readings and resources that are relevant to their professional interests and contexts. 

How does this course support learners outside K-12 teaching contexts? 

In this course, each student identifies a problem of practice in their professional context then proposes and implements an inquiry-based experiential learning project to explore the identified problem. All course activities are student-driven and facilitated by the instructor, so projects are highly relevant and clearly applicable to each student's professional context.

How does this course support learners outside K-12 teaching contexts? 

This course is beneficial for all learners and has clear applications across diverse professional contexts. 

Each student’s professional practice and goals are unique. We highly encourage students to reach out to their course instructors at the start of the term to discuss the relevance and application of course learning and assignments to their own learning goals and context of practice.