EDU 378B Supervised Teaching: Pre-Service Special Education

Fall or Spring at MSMU approved site. (Additional fieldwork fee of $150) Supervised teaching is designed as the culminating experience in the teacher preparation program and provides opportunities for the candidate to integrate and refine the many competencies acquired throughout the program. The goal of supervised teaching is to ensure that the candidate is prepared to assume the full-time responsibilities of a classroom. In EDU 378A and EDU 378B, the student assumes the responsibilities of the classroom teacher and is under the direct supervision of an experienced and effective teacher and a college supervisor (see Option I Supervised Teaching). The supervised teaching involves two assignments, each spanning one-half of the semester in two special education settings for students with mild/moderate disabilities, and at two grade levels. Students register for EDU 378A for the first assignment and for EDU 378B for the second assignment. Full-time teaching is required along with participation in the seminar (EDU 210). The student must have access to daily transportation to the fieldwork site. Students who have a general education teaching credential or two years or more of general education teaching experience may petition to waive 6 units of the supervised teaching requirement on the basis of their experience. These students complete one seven-week assignment in a special education classroom in one of the MSMU affiliated schools (EDU 378A, 4 units).