WSE Office of Professional Experiences



Director
Ms. Cindy Wiseman
910-962-3360
wisemanc@uncw.edu

Professional Experiences
Watson School of Education
UNCW
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403

Field Experiences

Placement Process

Summer Field Experiences

Field Experience Course Requirements

Placement Materials

Evaluations

 

Placement Process
Summer I 2009
Field Experience Dates

Field Experience Applications due:
May 14

Placements sent to students by :
May 19

Deadline to complete
field experience requirements:
June 10*

*NOTE: This is the last day schools
are in session. You may need to finish
earlier depending on the school
schedule. Please confirm when
you should complete requirements
with your field experience teacher.

Summer II 2009
Field Experience Dates

Field Experience Applications due:
June 23

Placements sent to students by:
June 25

Deadline to complete
field experience requirements:
Depends on placement site

Field experience courses give WSE students the opportunity to gain experience in pre K-12 classroom settings. Requirements for these courses vary, and full descriptions of each field experience can be found in the Course Requirements section of this webpage. When you are enrolled in a field experience class, the Office of Professional Experiences provides your field experience placement. Please check the Summer Field Experiences section below for a full explanation of the field experience placement process.

Please also see the following link for a description of the expectations for Field Experience students. It is your responsibility to know and meet these expectations:

Application instructions:

*If changes occur in this information after the application is completed, the student should complete the application again with updated information. All changes must be made prior to the application deadline.

Summer Field Experiences

Field experiences are required in for summer courses*, just as for fall and spring classes. Below is the placement process for Summer I and Summer II courses.

If you are taking the following courses, you will be placed by the Field Experience Coordinator:

Session 1 (May 14 - June 15):

  • EDN 318 / EDN 595-001
  • EDNL 322-826
  • EDN 336
  • EDN 349
  • EDN 356
  • EDN 385
  • SED 352

Session II (June 23-July 27):

  • EDN 319-001

If you are taking the following courses: EDN 352, EDN 319-800 and 801, EDN 414, and EDNL 340-826, please ask your instructor about finding a placement.

*Descriptions of these field experiences can be found below under the Field Experience Requirements section of this webpage.

Summer I placements:
Summer I field experience students will be placed in schools, as during fall and spring. However, take note of the following with Summer I placements in schools:

Summer II placements:
Summer II field experience students will be placed in daycare facilities, camps, and other instructional settings.Take note of the following with Summer II placements:

Field Experience Course Requirements

Please see the link for your program area or the summer session in which you are enrolled for information regarding the number of hours and a description of the requirements for each of your field experience courses:

Summer Requirements:

Program Requirements:

Placement Materials
Evaluations

As a field experience student, you will be evaluated by your field teacher after you have completed your field experience.

All EYC, Elementary, Middle Grades, and Special Education field experience students and any students taking EDN 319, 320, 321, 340, 352, or 356 are currently evaluated based on the same criteria*. Please see the following link which contains a description of this evaluation criteria:

All Secondary field experience students doing methods courses are evaluated based on the following criteria:

Evaluations are submitted electronically, and we have also encouraged teachers to print a copy for their records. Please consult your instructor(s) to find out if there are any requirements for the submission of your evaluation(s) that pertain to your specific course(s)! Students have responsibility for following up with their field experience teacher(s) and making sure that evaluations are submitted.

*Summer field experience students will NOT be evaluated by their cooperating teacher.