Socializes new teachers into the profession while fostering a teaching identity that serves new teachers well in their own classrooms. Seeks to cultivate reflection and equity-oriented practice. Discusses the complexities of various aspects of teaching, such as planning and preparation; instruction; assessment; the realities of the classroom practice; and the building, nurturing, and sustaining of a classroom learning community. Offers students an opportunity to obtain discrete skills as well as broad perspectives aligned with the California Teaching Performance Expectations for preservice teachers.