Record of Field Experiences

Course Hours Location Description

ELED 488- 520 Camelot Intermediate School In Progress:
K-8 Student Brooking, SD In this student teaching
Teaching 5th Grade Math experience, I am with Mrs. Becky
Palmer in a 5th grade math
classroom. I will assist Mrs.
Palmer in co-teaching lessons,
assessing student learning,
prepping lessons, and working
with students individually and in
small groups. I will also plan and
teach one unit of instruction to
document teacher effectiveness
and student growth.
ELED 495- 35 Sioux Valley Elementary Completed Fall 2017:
Level III Volga, SD In this practicum, I was placed in
Practicum 2nd Grade Mrs. Heylen’s 2nd grade
classroom. I provided students
with additional math and reading
support, helping them to re-learn
and master key skills and
concepts of number sense and
comprehension. I taught one math
lesson and two reading lessons. I
also designed and facilitated a
hands-on science unit about the
states of matter and change. The
unit included two assessments
and three lessons.
ELED 459- 8 Sioux Valley Elementary Completed Fall 2017:
Literacy Volga, SD In this practicum, I was placed in
Assessment 2nd Grade Mrs. Heylen’s 2nd grade
and classroom. Using Boushey and
Remediation Moser’s Daily 5 reading
approach, I completed two
running records and three strategy
conferences with a student
needing additional reading
support.
ELED 395- 35 Mickelson Middle School Completed Spring 2017:
Level II Brookings, SD In this practicum, I was place in
Practicum 7th Grade Mrs. Thaler’s 7th grade
English/Language Arts
classroom. I taught three lessons,
including comma usage, noun-
 verb agreement, and
characterization in short stories. I
also assisted Mrs. Thaler with
helping students one-on-one and
in small groups during class work
time, answering questions,
scaffolding tasks, and correcting
work.
ELED 450- 8 Mickelson Middle School Completed Spring 2017:
K-8 Reading Brookings, SD In this practicum, I was placed in
Methods 7th Grade Mrs. Dubbeldee’s 7th grade
reading classroom. I taught two
reading comprehension lessons,
one full group and one small
group. I also planned and
implemented one lesson during
their unit on immigration and
current news media. My lesson
focused on informational text and
news media.
ECE 488- 240 Orchard Drive Preschool Completed Fall 2016:
Preschool GracePoint Church In this practicum, I worked as a
Student Brookings, SD student teacher with Ms.
Teaching 3 to 5 year old preschool Stephanie’s three- and four-year-
old students and Ms. Chris’ four-
and five-year-old students. I
assisted classroom teachers with
classroom management,
implemented weekly thematic
lessons, taught students strategies
to resolve peer conflicts, and
conducted a research project
about memory retention of the
alphabet through movement.
ECE 328- 120 Fishback Center for Early Completed Spring 2016:
Guidance with Childhood Education In this practicum, I was placed in
Young SDSU Mr. Stulka’s four- and five-year-
Children Brookings, SD old morning preschool class. I
(Assistant 4 to 5 year old preschool acted as an assistant teacher to the
Teacher) classroom student teachers. My
main focus was learning and
implementing guidance and
discipline strategies with pre-
school age students. In addition, I
planned and implemented one
early literacy, one science, and
 one read aloud activity. I also
assisted a student teacher in
leading a small group of five
preschool students. As a teaching
team, the student teacher and I
facilitated an inquiry-based unit
of the solar system.
ECE 371- 18 Bright Horizons Completed Fall 2015:
Infant/Toddler Brooking, SD In this practicum, I was placed in
Development Toddlers one of Bright Horizon’s toddler
and rooms. I assisted classroom
Appropriate teachers in daily classroom
Practice routines. I engaged with toddler
students in play, assisted with
feeding, and supervised
playground play.
EPSY 302- 16 Camelot Intermediate School Completed Fall 2015:
Educational Brookings, SD In this practicum, I was placed in
Psychology 5th Grade Mr. Bolstad’s 5th grade
classroom. I assisted individual
students with additional social
studies assignments. I also
observed and recorded various
teaching practices, relating those
practices to educational
psychology concepts and
education/development theorists.
ECE 150- 8 St. Thomas More Preschool Completed Spring 2015:
Early Brookings, SD In this practicum, I was placed in
Experience 4 to 5 year old preschool Ms. Kelly’s morning and
afternoon preschool classrooms. I
assisted Ms. Kelly with daily
classroom routines, such as
snack, large group time, free play,
and outdoor play.
ECE 150- 8 Camelot Intermediate School Completed Fall 2015:
Early Brookings, SD In this practicum, I was placed in
Experience 5th Grade Ms. Hofer’s 5th grade reading
class. I assisted Ms. Hofer with
helping students during rough
draft writing time and
independent reading time. I
answered students’ questions, and
I provided feedback for writing
and reading improvement.