EXED 480. Student Teaching in Special Education

Credits 3.00 - 6.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 014122 Grading Basis CNC

This student teaching experience in the area of special education enables the teacher candidate to apply the education interventions and management competencies acquired in previous courses and fieldwork. The teacher candidate will participate in varied experiences related to the licensure area(s) within special education they are seeking. The teacher candidate has the opportunity to develop their professional skills and ethical understanding of the profession of teaching and how special education fits within this profession. Over the course of the placements, the teacher candidate will assume a range of responsibilities for planning and implementing multiple individualized education programs for students with disabilities. They will experience the many roles of a special education teacher and how collaboration is a key tool in each of those roles. Due to the mentoring of a cooperating special education teacher, the teacher candidate should feel free to take risks in trying new methods and developing their skills. The course is taken on a credit or no credit evaluation criterion. It is repeatable for up to 12 credits and must be taken twice for initial special education licensure. Prerequisite(s): SPED majors or B.I.S. majors with a concentration in SPED; mimimum grades of “C” or better in EXED 474 , EXED 484 , LED 430 and MAED 430 . Corequisite(s): EXED 436 , EXED 473 or EXED 477 , EXED 478 and EXED 483 .