6. FINGERPRINT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK - The school where the Student Teaching placement is made may require an additional Criminal Background Check be completed by a local police department. 7. TUBERCULOSIS TEST - A copy of this test should already have been submitted to the Office of Field Experiences. 8. A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION with the Department of Children and Family Services regarding the Mandated Reporter Training should already have been submitted. Student Teaching Field Experience Student Teaching is the culminating experience prior to licensure. Student teaching is a 10 week teaching commitment at an assigned school. The dates of Student Teaching depend on the school placement site. Candidates may start and end their experience before and/or after the official beginning and ending dates of courses on the National Louis University calendar. In addition, a required seminar will meet on designated days during the quarter on the NLU campus. If withdrawal from student teaching is needed, a written request stating reasons for this withdrawal is required. The request, stating reasons for withdrawal, must be submitted to the OFE, the university registrar, seminar instructor, the university supervisor, and to the principal at the school placement site and the cooperating teacher.
For further detail, see the handbook for MGE PII/ST Handbook.
MGE 590 Student Teaching: Young Adolescents in Context (6SH) This course combines a university seminar with student teaching during the final academic term of the Middle Grades Education Program. Within the same classroom placement as MGE505, the student teaching experience provides candidates with active engagement with a cooperating teacher, young adolescent learners, support staff, other school professionals and community members. Through this course, candidates advance their understanding of responsive environments and instructional strategies that support young adolescent learners' unique developmental needs. The candidate is in a classroom full time for a minimum of 10 weeks for this experience.
Substitute Teaching The policy is in the OFE insert.
Attendance Policy during MGE 590 Candidates may not miss more than 3 days of classroom experience during student teaching . If candidates need to miss more than three days due to illness or family emergencies, then
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