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Dec 17, 2024
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EDSP 4703 - Student Teaching: Cross-Categorical Disabilities
Term Offered: Fall, Spring
Student teaching consists of sixteen (16) weeks of teaching experiences in an appropriate classroom setting in a state or nationally accredited public or private school under the supervision of an experienced and highly qualified cooperating teacher. Students seeking add-on certification in special education: cross-categorical disabilities mild/moderate must student teach for twelve weeks in an approved regular education setting (elementary, middle, or secondary) and four weeks in a special education/cross-categorical setting (elementary, middle, or secondary) as approved by the Dean of Education or Director of Field Experiences. Students seeking stand-alone certification in special education: cross-categorical disabilities mild/moderate must student teach for twelve weeks and four weeks in two different, approved special education settings (one placement in an elementary special education setting and one placement in a middle/secondary special education setting) as approved by the Dean of Education or Director of Field Experiences. This culminating field experience enables students to practice and develop the pedagogical skills necessary to meet the Missouri performance standards for teacher certification. Candidates actively participate and complete required assignments, work with students as requested and under the supervision of the classroom teacher, and have the opportunity and responsibility to lead the class over an extended period of time. After being formally admitted to the Teacher Education program, certification candidates must apply to student teach. Application for Student Teaching must be made to the Education Office by the end of the second week of the Fall semester for Spring Student Teaching and by the end of the second week of the Spring semester for Fall Student Teaching. The final decision regarding placement will be left to the discretion of the Director of Field Experiences in order to insure the quality of student teaching experiences in diverse settings. Candidates are required to complete their student teaching experience in the grade level(s) and subject area(s) for which they are seeking recommendation for certification.
Note: Students must complete the equivalent of 16 weeks/12 credit hours of student teaching before being recommended for certification, E_CL 4709 Student Teaching (Elementary, Middle, or Secondary) and EDSP 4703 OR EDSP 4709 and E_CL 4703 Student Teaching (Elementary, Middle, or Secondary) OR EDSP 4709 and EDSP 4703 (one placement in an elementary special education setting and one placement in a middle/secondary special education setting for graduate students seeking special education stand-alone certification). A Student Teaching Fee is charged for this course.
Semester Hours: Three
Prerequisite(s): 1. Current Family Care Safety Registry background check (see catalog section on Background Checks for Field Experience and Student Teaching for additional information). Some districts may also require a valid Missouri substitute certificate and/or current tuberculosis (TB) test results for placement. CPT form required for F-1 international students. 2. EDUC 401 and EDCL 411 with a grade of B or better. 3. Both undergraduate and graduate students must be formally admitted into the Teacher Education Program, must have satisfactorily completed all education courses, and must be approved by the School of Teacher Education prior to student teaching.
Corequisite(s): EDUC 470 and EDTR 413/513
Required Assessments: 1. passing the Professional Development Folio (semester prior to student teaching); 2. passing the required Missouri Content Assessment(s) (MoCA) for each area of certification for which recommendation is sought; and 3. achieving a composite score of 42 on the Missouri Educator Evaluation System (MEES) summative evaluation (completed during student teaching) for teacher candidates.
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Portfolio Credit for Student Teaching: Students desiring to petition for credit for a portion of their student teaching experience must have a minimum of two years of classroom instructional experience in the grade level and/or subject area for which they are seeking certification in order to apply. The experience must be in a public or accredited private school and must be concurrent with enrollment in the Teacher Education Program. To determine eligibility, the student must first complete a CPL conference with the Associate Dean of Teacher Education (or designee) at least one semester prior to the anticipated student teaching semester. Students must be fully admitted to the Teacher Education Program and have passed the student teaching interview before CPL credit may be awarded.
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