Professional Student Teaching Secondary Education

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Offered: F, Sp. The MAT student will complete a minimum of 12 weeks of full-time teaching as the teacher of record in a secondary school setting and assume all duties associated with this professional position. This student teaching option is available only to those MAT students who will have completed two years of successful teaching, as the teacher of record in the content area, by the conclusion of the EDU 607 semester. During this experience, the professional student teacher will be observed and evaluated according to criteria on the Missouri Educator Evaluation System (MEES) as defined by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MO-DESE). The student teacher must earn a minimum passing score on the MEES in order to earn a passing grade in EDU 607. This constitutes the culminating clinical experience required by the MAT program. The student will be required to apply for a placement for this course one semester in advance of anticipated enrollment. To be taken concurrently with EDU 604. Section information text: Full 16-week session This is an off campus practicum placement in an approved school. Students must fill out a course application prior to registering. Off-campus experience, students must provide their own transporation. All communication for the course will take place via Canvas or MWSU email. There will be an orientation during the first week of classes. Students must have a DESE profile and a sub or provisional teaching license in addition to a passing Praxis score to register.