55156 Practicum (Practical Training) in Teaching Oral Law and Jewish Thought 1

Prerequisites: Teaching Oral Law and Jewish Thought: Methodology and Philosophy of Education 2

Objective: To enable student teachers to observe and experience teaching Oral Law and Jewish Thought in high school.

Structure: Every student teacher is assigned a mentor teacher. Training includes three components: Observation – acquaintance with the school and the classes, participation in school activities and structured observation (at least 20 lessons) in the mentor teacher’s class; Teaching – ten hours of teaching in the mentor teacher’s class with the guidance of the mentor teacher. The last two hours serve as a test for the student teacher; Tutorials – five 2-hour sessions are held during the training period to discuss problems that arose during practice teaching, and team teaching.

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1No academic credits are awarded for this course, but it is equivalent to 10 semester hours.

2or Educational Theory (55004), which is no longer offered.