Clinical Practice NEW

Catalog description

Clinical practice is a collaborative learning experience facilitated by local school districts and Monmouth University that provides teacher candidates with an opportunity to practice and refine their pedagogical knowledge and skills under the supervision and guidance of exceptional master teachers (P-12 clinical educators) and highly qualified Monmouth University clinical educators. This experience requires teacher candidates to plan, instruct, and assess P-12 students and to analyze student learning and propose changes to teacher practice to address student learning needs. This full-time, full-semester clinical practice in a school setting requires clinical interns to observe, plan, instruct, and assess P-12 students under the guidance of a cooperating teacher and university clinical educator and reflect on the impact of their instruction on P-12 students' academic performance. In addition to the full-time, full-semester experience in schools, clinical practice requires clinical interns to attend and fully participate in on-campus seminar focus groups and online activities. All aspects of the requirements are linked to the New Jersey Professional Standards for Teachers (NJPST), which are aligned to the InTASC standards. The course includes research-based pedagogical strategies for teaching linguistically diverse students, those with diverse learning needs, incorporating instructional technology into the classroom, and utilizing data to inform instruction. Limited to Education majors. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required to take this course. Passing the appropriate state required teacher examinations, Senior standing, and approval of the department, are also required.