CoopExper for Paraprofessional

Catalog description

Provides the student with a final opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge and skills acquired throughout the EPP curriculum. This experience is conducted under the supervision of an Owens faculty member who assists the student in developing a work experience plan and visits the student in the coop classroom. Periodic reports are required. Students work a total of at least 300 hours (can be paid) over the course of a semester. Cooperative classrooms are obtained with the assistance of the course instructor. Required on-campus seminars (16 hours) are scheduled. Each paraprofessional is expected to conduct themselves as a professional member of the education team using developmentally and age-appropriate strategies, equipment, materials, and technologies in a manner that facilitates student learning and accomplishes instructional goals, with the guidance of the classroom teacher. Registration is required two weeks prior to the beginning of class. Permission of Department chair and completion of all other program courses is required. Co-requisite: NONE