SPED 4900 - Special Education Student Teaching

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Utah Tech University

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Description:

Required for all Special Education majors. Teacher candidates will apply their learning from all courses in the program through eleven weeks of student teaching in K-12 settings that service students with disabilities. Cooperating (mentor) teachers provide the necessary support students need as they are given responsibility of all aspects of student learning in classrooms. University supervisors, in conjunction with mentor teachers, scaffold and evaluate teacher candidates via frequent conferences and observations using DSU Department of Education assessment tools. At the successful conclusion of the course, teacher candidates will have demonstrated their abilities to successfully manage their own classrooms and will be eligible for state licensure. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Teach appropriate and accurate content concepts and skills to groups and individuals with disabilities. 2. Create an effective classroom learning environment and manage student behaviors. 3. Maintain record keeping systems. 4. Collaborate with regular education teachers and other school professionals to analyze student data, and inform and adapt instruction 5. Engage parents, families, counselors, and school administration in students' educational progress and goals. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Special Education program and passing grade in SPED 4000. Corequisites: SPED 4989. FA, SP

Credits:

10.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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