EDF 4943 - Student Internship

Credits: 8

Prerequisites: Senior Status
Corequisite: ESE 4945, RED 4940
This course is a full day, full semester internship with placement in an ESE K-12 classroom during which the teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge, skills, and dispositions in authentic situations under the direction of a certified classroom teacher and college supervisor in an approved setting. Teacher candidates will plan, implement, and evaluate activities relevant to the classroom setting. Teacher candidates will be observed and evaluated by the college supervisor and classroom teacher. This 15-week course requires 12 weeks in an ESE K-12 classroom setting designated by the Teacher Education Department in the district of the student’s choice within the college’s service area. Students will spend a minimum of 45 hours in direct reading instruction (included in the 12-week internship.) The internship is completed outside of the scheduled class meeting time. Offered Fall and Spring terms only.

Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

Contact Hours: 8