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Prospective
Students- Opportunities
AUTHENTIC
FIELD EXPERIENCES
A
hallmark of the Hope College Teacher Education Program is the
extensive and integrated field placement component. With each
course in the professional education sequence, students are placed
in local schools and community placements where they apply what
is learned on campus. These experiences provide Hope students
with the opportunity to develop and practice professional competencies
and dispositions. At least 120 clinical hours are spent in a
wide range of settings prior to the student teaching semester.
What Hope Students Say...
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"One
of my favorite aspects of Hope's Education Department is the
integration of field placements into education courses. Because
of my experience in real classrooms, interacting with students
and observing a mentor teacher, I know that I am well-prepared
for my upcoming semester as a student teacher. Field
placements have provided me with several opportunities to practice
the skills I have learned in my education courses...
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...so
I am both confident in my abilities and aware of the
areas I need to refine. I am so excited
to continue to build relationships with students and
to grow into the teacher that Hope College has helped
me become!"
Mary
Cantor - Secondary, English
Field Placement
at Zeeland East High School |
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"After graduating from Hope
and teaching for a few years, I look back at the sheer
amount of field placements and the wealth of experience
they brought me and I can't pinpoint a more worthwhile
aspect of my preparation. There's no substitute for experience
and there's no shortage of them at Hope!"
Jeff Layman - Secondary,
Social Studies Composite
Field
Placement at Holland East Public School
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