- Field Experience 3: Special Education

Catalog description

Candidates complete 50 hours of field experience practice in a school setting under the direction of a licensed special education teacher. This field experience will focus on developing candidates’ knowledge and skills related to the assessment of students with disabilities in both academic and social-emotional skill domains. This field places a special focus on the use of language by teacher candidates to effect a strong sense of agency on the part of their K-12 learners. In addition to their field work, candidates meet on campus with their University coach to further their knowledge and development related to the focus of this field experience. The mentor teacher and University coach will conduct performance assessments of the candidate during this experience. The candidates also assess their own performance and provide feedback to their peers.