Professional Education
The professional education component is a carefully articulated program of study where courses are taken in blocks and in a prescribed order. The professional education courses that are part of the IU Indianapolis Teacher Education Programs are tied closely to specific professional development school (PDS) sites in Marion County. These are schools that have entered into a special partnership with the School of Education. Some of the formal course work as well as all of the field experiences that accompany this course work are conducted at the PDS sites. Students also have the option to student teach at these PDS sites.
Teacher education professional education courses are integrated with field experiences and offered at times when teacher education candidates are able to work with students in P-12 classrooms. Most professional education courses are scheduled during the day, and students will need to make arrangements to devote two or three days each week to complete the class and early field experience work prior to full-time student teaching.
