Student Teaching Certification

Catalog description

This course is the four week student teaching experience required for those who have an initial teaching certification, are adding special education PK-12 certification, and have taken the inclusive classroom practices course. The focus of this course is on developing skills for creating classroom climate conducive to student achievement and effective inclusive classroom management. Course content will include addressing the specific needs of students with disabilities. Student teachers are expected to complete 140 hours (equal to four 35-hour weeks) of direct teaching/co-teaching. Time in the classroom may be spread out over more than four weeks, but must equal 140 hours. The class may be in a public (urban or suburban), private, charter, segregated special education, or parochial school but must contain at least 10% of students who have Individual Educational Plans (IEPs). In all placements, student teaching supervisors conduct formal classroom observations and complete PDE evaluations while collaborating with the cooperating or mentor teacher(s) in supervising and evaluating the student teacher.