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

Credits: 6,12

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