Good morning,

 

All teacher candidates just received the email below because there are so many early field experiences that don’t go through the ESC.  If you are working with students who are going to early field experiences as part of your course or you are supervising a practicum, please plan to reach out to your students and their cooperating teachers.  I am in contact with our local school divisions so they are aware of the decisions that have been made regarding field experiences.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Best regards,

Dara

 

 

 

Good morning, teacher education candidates,

 

This is being sent to all active teacher education candidates because we want to make sure that anyone engaged in a school or community-based early field experience as part of an education course is aware of the decisions that have been made about practicum and observations.

 

The university has closely monitored the rapidly changing situation around COVID-19. Decisions have been made to be proactive to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 and JMU leadership has determined that JMU classes will be moving online until at least April 5th.  ALL course content will be delivered in this modality, which is certainly a unique situation for students who are going into the field for early field experiences, observations and practicum.

 

The decision has been made that JMU students will NOT continue attending any field experiences in schools or any alternative education-based organizations until we return to face-to-face classes, currently scheduled to resume April 6^th.

 

If you are currently in a field placement as part of one or more courses, please contact your cooperating teacher immediately and let them know you will not be attending your practicum placement until at best the week of April 6^th.  Your practicum supervisor and professors will be in touch with you in the coming week to discuss your coursework and expectations.  This is an exciting opportunity for you as a teacher candidate to learn from this unique experience about the importance of flexibility and resiliency in the teaching profession.

 

Please note, the only field experiences that are currently being permitted are for student teachers.  Student teachers should have received notification about student teaching yesterday. Please follow those guidelines!

 

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

 

Best,

Dara

 

Dara Hall, Ph.D.

Executive Director of Teacher Education and Student Success

Education Support Center, Memorial Hall 7230/40

JMU College of Education

540-568-2996