Overview
Clinical practices occur within three elements comprising the Professional Internship lasting at least one semester. During each facet of the Internship candidates work collaboratively with master clinical teachers, experienced college consultants and P-12 students to demonstrate successful attainment of professional, pedagogical and content area knowledge, skills, and dispositions. The configuration of courses and practices in invaluable to candidates as they prepare to become professional educators. The clinical elements for each program are noted below. Not all majors are offered at all partnership locations.

A. Early Childhood Education
EDU 400 - Early Experience: Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week
EDU 401 - Clinical Practice P-8: Work with clinical teacher to develop classroom management techniques, create lesson plans and instruct in whole class settings. Duration: 1 month
EDU 405 - Student Teaching 1-3: Duration: Half Semester
EDU 407 - Student Teaching Pre-Primary: Duration: Half Semester

B. Elementary Education
EDU 400 - Early Experience: Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week
EDU 401 - Clinical Practice P-8: Work with clinical teacher to develop classroom management techniques, create lesson plans and instruct in whole class settings. Duration: 1 month
EDU 404 - Student Teaching: Duration: One Semester 17

C. Secondary Education
EDU 400 - Early Experience: Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week
EDU 412 - Clinical Practice Secondary: Under the joint supervision of college faculty and laboratory teachers, candidates work in a middle/junior high school or senior high school creating lesson plans, teaching, and assessing student outcomes. Duration: One Semester
EDU 421 - Secondary Student Teaching: Duration: One Semester

D. Music Education (K-12)
EDU 400 - Early Experience: Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week
EDU 412 - Clinical Practice Secondary: Under the joint supervision of college faculty and laboratory teachers, candidates work in a middle/junior high school or senior high school creating lesson plans, teaching, and assessing student outcomes. Duration: One Semester
EDU 425 - Student Teaching (K-12): Duration: One Semester

E. Physical Education (K-12)
EDU 400 - Early Experience: Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week
EDU 412 - Clinical Practice Secondary: Under the joint supervision of college faculty and laboratory teachers, candidates work in a middle/junior high school or senior high school creating lesson plans, teaching, and assessing student outcomes. Duration: One Semester
EDU 421 - Secondary Student Teaching: Duration: Half Semester
EDU 424 - Elementary Student Teaching: Duration: Half Semester

F. Special Education
EDU 400 - Early Experience: Work with assigned cooperating teacher prior to the beginning of school; shadow the teacher, attend workshops, and become familiar with students, teacher colleagues, and school administrators. Duration: 1 week
EDU 401 - Clinical Practice P-8: Work with clinical teacher to develop classroom management techniques, create lesson plans and instruct in whole class settings. Duration: 1 month
EDU 406 - Student Teaching – Elementary: Duration: Half Semester
EDU 408 - Student Teaching – Secondary: Duration: Half Semester

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