Competency Appraisals National College of Education is committed to assessing candidate performance on the basis of competence aligned to the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) standards. The Competency Appraisal is a tool used to assess the progress of the teacher candidate during student teaching. The cooperating teacher, the teacher candidate, and the university supervisor each complete a competency appraisal related to the teacher candidate’s performance in the classroom. These Competency Appraisals offer formative data for mid- course corrections and inform seminar instructors as they determine the final and official course grade. The Secondary Education Competency Appraisal can be found on the Secondary Education Program Student Materials Page: https://nl.edu/national-college-of-education/current- students/program-handbooks-and-materials/sec-materials/ Student Teaching Prerequisites The following requirements must be met before a teacher candidate is eligible to begin the PII/Student Teaching Field Experience: 1. COURSEWORK - All required Secondary Education Program coursework must be completed before enrollment in SEC 590. 2. TRANSCRIPTS – Please note that students are required to submit undergraduate and graduate transcripts as part of the student teaching application process. Photocopies are acceptable. 3. GRADES - Any candidate who receives a grade below a “B” and/or demonstrates a lack of readiness in any methods course or practicum course shall automatically be delayed from beginning SEC 590 Student Teaching assignment. As much as possible, instructors will keep candidates informed of their status; however, late and/or incomplete work may prevent this. An appeal of a grade must be initiated within 15 days of notification of the grade. Review NLU policies regarding appeals in the Student Handbook. Effect On Student Teaching Placement . If a candidate receives an “I” grade in any class leading to licensure, an in-progress report will be completed by the instructor and sent to the Registrar, the Secondary Education Program Chair, and the Director of Teacher Preparation. The instructor will also inform the candidate and the Office of Field Experiences (OFE) as to what the candidate needs to do in order to change the grade to a B or better and establish the deadline for the candidate to complete the process. If the work is not completed by the deadline decided upon, the candidate’s placement will be delayed. Once work has been completed and the instructor has issued a grade, the candidate must ask the instructor to inform the OFE that he or she has earned a grade of B
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