This internship is designed to permit teacher candidates to demonstrate and assess their readiness for full instructional responsibility. The course entails one semester (16 weeks) of full-time observing, participating, and teaching under the immediate supervision of school-based clinical faculty (SBCF) and university-based clinical faculty (UBCF) at a local off-campus school. The internship includes 20 full days of autonomous teaching in the assigned school. Candidates will also attend weekly campus-based seminars designed to meet their specific needs, where they will engage in reflecting, sharing experiences, discussing problems, and developing new techniques to address classroom challenges. Candidates will collaborate with SBCF, UBCF, and other members of the professional learning community to promote the safety and well-being of their students and take advantage of opportunities for professional growth. Submission of the educational Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) portfolio is required to complete the course. NOTE: Field experience hours: a minimum of 16 weeks, fulltime.
admission to internship to student teaching should be made during the spring semester prior to the beginning of the academic year in which student teaching is planned.
must pass the English Proficiency exam; senior standing.