Clinical Experience I, Grade 7-12

Catalog description

Students complete 50 hours of field experience in work with students with disabilities at the grade 7-9 level and 50 hours of field experience with students with disabilities at the grade 10-12 level. (Inclusion classes with strong special education components are acceptable.) All field experience is done in accredited schools with the involvement of appropriately certified supervising or cooperating teachers who submit student evaluation forms at the conclusion of the semester. Over the course of the field experience and practicum courses, some work is done in a high-need school or a school serving a high- need community. Students keep time sheets of their hours, logs in which critical incidents are recorded and analyzed, respond to questions about grade 7-12 special education, and complete two term papers. The course includes scheduled group meetings. An assigned Touro University faculty member meets with students at their field experience sites and evaluates student work for the course. (Please note: This course must be taken within the first 18 credits of graduate study.)