Each junior- and senior-level fieldwork has a course number; you will register for fieldwork at the same time you register for other courses.
Some placements, such as the Duzine School Partnership and the Lenape School Partnership, require an application and/or permission of instructor prior to registration. Most placements are arranged after you register.
After registering, you must complete a fieldwork form on my.newpaltz. The information you provide helps the Office of Field Experience staff to arrange your placement. You must have proof of fingerprints on a TEACH account in order to receive your placement.
There will be a fieldwork orientation session at the beginning of the semester. You will be given final placement details at that time.
Transportation to and from fieldwork is your responsibility.
This fieldwork placement is linked to EED375 Teaching Reading 1.
Your placement will be in a primary classroom (grade PreK-2).
You will complete a minimum of 40 hours in the classroom over the course of the semester.
Based on your class schedule, you will arrange to be in the classroom for about 4 hours per week (morning into early afternoon). You will visit the school over a period of about 10-12 weeks.
This fieldwork placement is linked to EED380 Teaching Math, Science & Technology.
Most students complete their fieldwork through a faculty-guided after-school program called the Numeracy Club, which meets on campus or at a local elementary school.
You will complete a minimum of 20 hours fieldwork over the course of the semester; your time commitment will be once a week in the mid-late afternoon.
This fieldwork placement is linked to EED376 Reading/Language Arts Methods and EED379 Social Studies Methods.
Your placement will be in an intermediate classroom (grade 3-6).
You will complete a minimum of 60 hours over the course of the semester.
Based on your class schedule, you will work with a classroom teacher one full day per week. If other course requirements conflict with a full-day placement, then it is acceptable for you to participate for two half-days per week.