ALP 4490 - Special Education Student Teaching: Elementary

Credits: 12 (1 + 40)

Prerequisite(s): Course participants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution and have been hired by a Metro-area school or school district to teach in an area for which the candidate can meet grade level and content licensure requirements under the Alternative Licensure legislation, SB 09-160.

Description: This course is a full-time special education student teaching experience in an accredited elementary public or private school that provides teacher candidates responsibility for teaching an identified group of learners with exceptionalities. A minimum of 8 weeks is required for 6 credits, and a minimum of 16 weeks is required for 12 credits. College supervisors provide regularly scheduled observations and seminars and guidance on the development of the teacher work sample.