SPED 558 - Student Teaching in SPED

3 Credit(s)

The course addresses student teacher state required field experience hours to be completed in a secondary school setting with a focus on transition planning. The experience provided during student teaching will involve placement in a total inclusion setting. This practice experience helps candidates acquire necessary skills to build a community of learners in a secondary setting. The student teaching experience requires a minimum of 120 hours in a secondary setting (inclusion in content areas where applicable). Through a combination of classroom experiences and lab hours, the students will be able to address the significant support needs of exceptional learners including English language learners and students with disabilities who come from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The instructional team shall be composed of the secondary special education students, student teacher, cooperating teacher, college supervisor, and the building administrator.