EDS 4290 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Secondary 7-12

Credits: 6,12 (1 + 40)

Prerequisite(s): Completion of all requirements of the teaching major and the Secondary Education Program; initial sign-off on program requirements (e.g., teacher work sample/portfolio) by faculty advisor

Description: This is a supervised, full-time, 16-week student teaching experience in an accredited public or private secondary school, providing increasing responsibility for the instruction, assessment, and supervision of an identified group of learners, 7–12 grade levels. Regularly scheduled observations and 10 hours of seminars conducted by an appointed college supervisor are part of the student-teaching requirement. Teacher candidates must complete a teacher work sample and be rated as proficient in all Performance-Based Standards for Colorado Teachers to receive MSU Denver’s recommendation for teacher licensure.

Note: Students enrolled for 12 credits spend 16 weeks full-time in a single placement. Only students needing two student-teaching placements and seeking K-12 special education, linguistically diverse or second endorsement enroll for EDS 4290 for 6 credits and spend 8 weeks full-time in the EDS 4290 placement.

University Requirement(s): Senior Experience