Supervised Clinical Practice

Catalog description

This full-time, full-semester clinical practice in a school setting requires clinical interns to observe, plan, instruct, and assess P-12 students collaborating with a cooperating teacher and university faculty. Clinical interns complete an edTPA portfolio and analyze their instruction and the effect on student achievement. In addition, there are on-campus seminars, focus groups and an online component. All aspects of the requirements are linked to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) the New Jersey Professional Standards for Teachers (NJPST, and national Specialty Professional Association (SPA) 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. Permission of the MAT director is required to register.