Courses

On-site consultation for in-service personnel by faculty on such problems as goal selection, curriculum development, or evaluation. In-service personnel and faculty sponsor mutually identify a problem and develop and implement a plan. May be taken on group or individual basis. Registration requires submission of field consultation from and approval of faculty sponsor and program director.

Participation and experience in the professional field of major interest and seminar discussion of professional career options and responsibilities. Application must be filed during the previous term.

This course explores the connection between language teaching observation and reflective practice. Students are required to observe language teaching in 30+ hours of fieldwork in a variety of local educational settings. Students will connect field observations to seminar discussions, presentations, and reports. This course is a prerequisite for LANED-GE.2035 (Seminar/Practicum in Adult Second/World Language Education).

This course is designed to introduce prospective teachers to the broad and diverse array of institutions that educate children and youth. Working in pairs or small groups, students visit and observe in two or three sites such as museums, settlement houses, schools, child care centers, and volunteer social service programs.

University supervised field experiences with young children in a variety of early childhood settings will be used to support coursework.

This clinical seminar allows students to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to real-life situations in a variety of pediatric settings including schools, therapeutic preschool programs and private practices. The lecture meets weekly and examines the culture, research and professional practices that guide decision making in a variety of pediatric settings. Topics include but are not limited to models of service delivery, individualized educational programming, language and curriculum development, professional writing, multicultural and bilingual considerations, family counseling and the team approach. The lecture is paired with off-campus clinical practica under the supervision of ASHA certified and New York State licensed speech-language pathologists in pediatric settings.

This clinical seminar allows students to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to real-life situations in a variety of adult settings including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, and private practices. The lecture meets weekly and examines the culture, research and professional practices that guide decision making in a variety of adult settings. Topics include but are not limited to: interdisciplinary interaction, cultural and linguistic diversity, models of intervention and evidence-based practice, counseling; and the team approach. The lecture is paired with off-campus clinical practica under the supervision of ASHA certified & New York State licensed speech-language pathologists in adult settings.

This clinical lecture allows students to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to real-life adult and/or pediatric situations. The lecture is paired with off-campus clinical practica under the supervision of ASHA certified and New York State licensed speech-language pathologists in pediatric and adult settings.

Field ecology at Black Rock Forest is a concentrated spring graduate field course in ecology and biology. Student become familiar with the flora and fauna of the Hudson Highlands region of New York as they study the major natural habitats within the area (A visit to Central Park before the trip permits comparison of urban versus rural issues in ecology). Field exercises have included plant community sampling, paleoecological analysis of sediment cores, characterization of shrub communities using diagnostic keys, and survey of birds/insects/amphibians/aquatic invertebrates. Readings from Science, Nature, Ecology and other literature are carefully coordinated with our field studies.

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Taken in conjunction with the series of required foundational and program-specific courses that precede the student teaching experience, it is designed to introduce prospective teachers to the broad and diverse array of settings that educate children and youth. Successful completion of this course will create a record of the student's satisfaction of the New York State requirement of pre-student teaching field work.

The course provides students with an opportunity to study a topic of interest relevant to social transformation and educational reform in South Africa. The first part covers the practical side of identifying appropriate study topics and sites for their projects. The second part is the actual field based project where students work with/meet/interview those in the setting, culminating in a formal paper on their experiences and what they have learned.

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Participation and experience in the professional field of major interest.

Fieldwork I in the spring semester as a continuation of Fieldwork I in the fall semester. Students integrate academic learning with clinical practice.

This fieldwork course is designed to integrate academic learning with clinical practice. Students are assigned to two clinical placements during the course of the semester. The first assignment is for 8 consecutive Mondays & the second is for 8 consecutive days. Weekly seminars focus on discussing students’ experiences as well as clinical, ethical, & professional issues; & practicing clinical skills, problem solving, & documentation.

Supervised full-time practice in various agencies and institutions in the New York area or elsewhere. Students gain and apply knowledge in a practice setting. Students are assigned caseloads that match individual learning needs. Students show initiative and respond appropriately to supervision. Students demonstrate ethical professional behavior. Students should demonstrate entry-level skill with the population to whom they have been assigned. Mandatory attendance is required at one academic seminar, for students affiliating within the New York area, during each student's initial Fieldwork II experience.

Supervised fieldwork oriented to the development of skills in occupational therapy evaluation and intervention through observation and practice. Clinical work, seminars, and independent projects.

Supervised fieldwork in dance inclusive of both elementary and secondary placements in public or private school settings. Fieldwork includes classroom observations, critical field reports, goal setting and feedback conferences, as well as assisting, teaching, and participation in school dance projects.

Observations, conferences, and apprenticeships in dance in postgraduate, professional studio, community or therapeutic settings.