Practicum student teachers
To become an undergraduate teaching assistant (practicum), you will need:
- to have taken BIOL198 (preference is given to those taking the course at K-State, but anyone with general biology can certainly apply).
- to have made an A or B in the class
- enroll in BIOL 365B for 1 - 4 credits (only two credits will count as an elective if you are a biology major).
Advantages for being a practicum instructor:
- Experience for jobs that require explaining complex processes to people.
- Experience for graduate school or becoming a teacher.
- Many practicums are junior or senior pre-health majors who gain a greater understanding of the material by teaching it before they take advanced placement exams like the MCAT.
There is no better way to learn a subject than to have to explain it several times and with several different approaches!
How it works:
- Contact the semester coordinator: Eva Horne (ehorne@ksu.edu) in fall and Wendy Reeves (wreeves@ksu.edu) in spring.
- Once you have been granted permission, enroll in BIOL 365B
- The coordinator will contact you a month or so before classes start to see which sections you will not be able to teach
- Once they've heard from everyone, the coordinator will assign you to a section that matches your schedule.
Links to more information:
- Expectations for practicums - what you will be required to do
- Grading - how you will be graded
- Embedded tutoring - how you can be paid to help students outside of class too.