SPED 4331 - Internship Seminar 1

This is a corequisite to the first student teaching experience. Students will practice and demonstrate skills and competencies required to effectively teach learners with mild to moderate disabilities in grades K-6. This Seminar course will help the preservice teacher to make sense of the student teaching experience. It will provide an opportunity for candidates to discuss activities and concerns and to explore ways to ensure that the student teaching experience is rich and provides a quality professional experience. During course meetings, candidates discuss varied expectations of the student teaching experience, including planning, assessment, instruction and classroom management. Candidates will have opportunities to explore questions about their student teaching experiences. The course is designed to help the pre-professional develop the professional competencies and dispositions of the professional special educator. Candidates will reflect on teaching and gain confidence in self assessment through questions. The goal of the seminar is to engage in the socialization to the teaching profession and develop professionals who are committed to special education, to the teaching profession, and the frameworks that create a competent and reflective practitioner. Supervision is provided by faculty from the university.

Concurrent: SPED 4901.