This section discusses the importance of real-world learning in teacher education, emphasizing that effective educators should connect classroom concepts to practical applications. It highlights the approach taken by SNHU's education programs, which integrates classroom experience early in students' degree paths through regular collaborations with local schools. Additionally, the year-long student teaching experience is mentioned as a crucial opportunity for future teachers to refine their skills in a real classroom setting.
8. Good Teachers Value Real-World Learning
Teachers who bring classroom learnings into the real world are often some of the most engaging. But it’s important for teachers to bring their own learning as educators into the real world, too.
One of the best preparations for effective teaching is to ensure that education students get plenty of classroom experience early on in their degree programs, Rogers said.
For SNHU's on-campus education majors, this preparation includes embedded coursework that begins in a student's freshmen year. They spend time at a local school once a week to collaborate with teacher partners and apply their learning to the classroom. A year-long student teaching experience is also a powerful way to ensure soon-to-be teachers have the time to hone their teaching skills, Rogers said.
"Our students have that benefit of seeing the practical application (of) what they're learning in the moment they're learning it," she said.
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