SPED 7741 Internship I

Field-based experiences are conducted with children with disabilities, teachers, school personnel, and parents of children with disabilities under supervision of one or more host teachers and a University faculty member. Candidates observe, plan and teach lessons, conduct assessments, and work with both whole-class and small groups. This is a Pass or Fail course.

The student must be fully admitted to Teacher Education and have permission of the Dean of Education to register. Application deadlines for student teaching will be posted in the College of Education and on the College of Education Student Bulletin Board.

Registration Name

Internship I

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Cumulative GPA of 3.0, admission to teacher education, and pre-service certification.

Offered

Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be able to:

1. identify and research student assets including personal, cultural, and community assets
2. investigate environments and experiences that meet the individual needs of all children, including children from diversity backgrounds, children with disabilities, developmental delays, linguistic differences, and special abilities;
3. deconstruct state standards and curriculum resources and discuss developmentally appropriately depth and breadth;
4. evaluate and utilize scholarly research and articles in order to inform instructional practices;
5. use instructional technology, including assistive technologies for children with disabilities;
6. evaluate students and self-using a variety of summative and formative assessments;
7. aggregate and/or disaggregate assessment data to identify learning patterns;
8. cultivate and demonstrate professional behaviors and dispositions as described in the PBDA;
9. and demonstrate awareness of and a firm commitment to the profession’s code of Ethics.