My First Peek from the Other Side of the Desk: Perspectives of Beginning Teacher Education Students

Edited by Kathleen Watson

Teacher Education students at Capital University have the opportunity to begin field placements very early in their journey to become a teacher. The first field experience allows students to observe seasoned teachers within the large school districts throughout Columbus, Ohio for a six-week period. For most of them, this is students’ first time experiencing a K-12 classroom through a teacher’s lens rather than through a student’s or…