Special Education 467/567D: Practicum Developmental Disabilities (3 credits)

Mornings, 5 days per week

Directed field experience with experience in assessment, lesson plan development, instruction, and interprofessional consultation and collaboration.

Text

Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Teaching Handbook

Overall Objective:

Students will demonstrate competencies in their abilities to provide appropriate lesson planning and instruction to students identified as DCD. Under the direction of a certified teacher, the practicum student will be given appropriate teaching responsibilities in their assigned classroom or program. The supervising teacher will write a final evaluation regarding the practicum student's abilities. A university supervisor will also provide feedback and evaluation of the practicum experience.

Assignments/Responsibilities

Journal

• You will write a daily or bi-weekly journal, which should be available to me (your University supervisor) when I come to observe you. The journal serves two purposes: 1) self-evaluation, and 2) documentation of your observations. NO confidential information should be divulged in the journal. Do not use the names of students, the teacher, or other school personnel.
• Self-evaluation is communicated by sharing thoughts/feelings of your performance in a teacher role at your field site placement. You can share what you know, what you don't know, what you need to know.
• You will also document what you have learned about: students; IEPs and IEP meetings; instruction; instructional materials; behavior management; curriculum; consultation/collaboration in your journal.
• You will be bringing ideas and discussion topics to the SpEd 456/556 class for presentation and/or discussion.

Important!! Confidentiality is essential!

Assessment Summary Report

•Evaluated by SpEd 456/556 instructor (must receive a B or better to pass 467D)

Individual Education Plans (knowledge, reflective)

•Review student files (in consultation with supervising teacher)

•Attend at least one IEP meeting

Instruction (knowledge, reflective, creative, humanistic)

•Provide instruction to students under guidance of the supervising teacher.

•Collect and graph behavioral data on one behavior or skill demonstrated by a student.

Consultation / Collaboration (knowledge, reflective, creative, humanistic)

•Observe parental contacts.

•Observe contacts with general education teachers, related service staff,

paraprofessionals, and other personnel.

Guidelines to be successful.

Be on time.

Have good attendance.

Show initiative.

Be a professional in dress and manner.

Network with people.

Be creative.

Be observant.

Ask for feedback.

BE EXCITED!!!!

Evaluation:

Grading is: S (satisfactory) or F (fail).

The supervising teacher completes a midterm and final evaluation of your performance in the practicum experience. The evaluation form contains criteria for evaluating student competencies of the Art and Science of Teaching Model. This evaluation becomes a part of your credential file.