ELED-58200 Clinical Practice Internship & Seminar: Elementary Education

This course is designed for licensed teachers who have an educator's license with stipulations and are currently the teacher of record in an approved public school 1-6 elementary environment. The candidate has been the teacher of record for one or more academic school year(s) and has received evaluations from their administrator with a rating of proficient or higher. The purpose of this clinical experience is to assist the candidates in applying their theoretical and methodological knowledge and skills to the diverse and multicultural elementary classroom. Candidates engage in a 16-week full-time teaching experience in a 1-6 elementary classroom, under the cooperation and supervision of a mentor teacher, who is a proven highly qualified mentor with demonstrated ability to increase student learning. A University field supervisor is also assigned to evaluate the candidate and coordinate the experience. Clinical practice consists of the candidate observing the students, the environment and the mentor teacher, as well as being responsible for the developmentally appropriate instruction of students individually, in small groups, and as a whole class. This elementary setting will allow the candidates to focus on the demands, challenges and rewards of student teaching in the elementary setting. This seminar also serves as a platform for bridging the candidate’s university experience to the elementary profession. Candidates explore continued professional development, promoting positive change in educational contexts, professional organizations, and professional advocacy. Clinical practice may be repeated only once for credit with the consent of the College of Education and the Teacher Education Committees. For fall student teaching, all tests must be completed by May 1 of the prior semester. For spring teaching all tests must be completed by September 1 of the prior semester.

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Credits

6

Prerequisite

3.0 GPA; Admission to clinical practice; all required content, methods and field experience course work completed. Candidate must be approved by program director.