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are the intensity of the graduate curriculum and an Action Re- search Project. Lead by Clayton State’s Dr. Mari Roberts, the Ac- tion Research Project is designed to encourage candidates to see the classroom as a research environment, teaching them to ob- serve and later present on classroom dynamics such as absen- teeism, language acquisition, and other issues prevalent in the education process.
Whether it’s middle grades, secondary education, music educa- tion or the MAT, experiential learning is at the crux of teacher education at Clayton State University.
“All students learn better by ‘doing,’” explains Caillouet. “For teacher candidates, that ‘doing’ is crucial to developing the art of teaching. We can talk about being a good teacher for days and not accomplish anything close to having our students in the class- room learning on their feet, working with students and under- standing it from that side of the teacher’s desk. Good teaching has to be taught, but it also has to be learned. It’s become the building block for the entire program.”
Clayton State University’s teacher education is accredited through NCATE. To learn more about teacher education, visit www.clayton.edu/teachered. by Lauren Graves
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