ED 651 - Literacy Practicum II

This is the Master of Literacy Education’s culminating course, its “capstone”. The course will involve the implementation of an individualized inquiry project in an authentic field setting. The nature of the inquiry project will be shaped by the student, in consultation with and under the mentorship of a faculty advisor, to fit the student’s individual goals. The project must involve active collaboration with stakeholders at the field site (educators, students, and families) and address an identified literacy need in the setting where it is conducted. Prior to enrolling in this course, the student must prepare and present a proposal to the instructor of the course and receive that instructor’s approval. Opportunities for submitting projects to conferences and journals will be explored, and such submission will be encouraged. Students must select for their project a target age level that is at a different K-12 age level (age levels are elementary, middle school, and high school) from the age level of learners that were worked with in Practicum I.
Credits: 3