Teaching Practicum I in Special Education

2 seminar hours per week, minimum 120 clinical hours; 3 credits. Sequence 2 students who request the Internship Certificate select this option as their college supervised practicum in special education. EDP 631 and EDP 632 are taken over a year. Upon obtaining a teaching position with NYCDOE, CSI will apply to NYSED for an Internship Certificate for our student. Student's taking EDP 631 and EDP 632 must secure their own school placement as a teacher of record. This course has two components: Fieldwork mentored by a faculty member and a weekly seminar. In EDP 631, teacher candidates complete 60(sixty) days (or 360 instructional hours) in a mentored teaching experience in a special education setting as outlined by their specific education program. The teacher candidate’s role in developing appropriate learning environments is a focal point of this course. Students meet once a week for two hours in a seminar to reflect upon the educational philosophies they have studied and the methodologies they are currently implementing in their own classrooms as they develop their own approaches to teaching and learning. The teacher's role in developing environments that are safe and nurturing as well as intellectually stimulating and challenging for all students is examined. Prerequisites: Eligibility for NYS internship certificate and, for Childhood programs: EDD 602, EDD 609, EDE 601, EDE 602, EDE 603, EDE 604, EDP 612, and EDP 622. For Adolescent programs EDD 602, EDD 610, EDE 651, EDS 654, EDM 605, EDM 607, EDP 612 AND EDP 622.

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