• Some schools will require a letter requesting permission to observe. This letter will be provided to you upon request. • When observing at various schools, candidates should remember they are guests in the school. Accordingly, candidates should: o Arrive at the scheduled time and check in at the front office o Observe dress codes and bring identification (Most schools require a driver’s license or state I.D.) o Bring copies of the criminal background check and TB test results, or have an electronic copy available. After completing field hours at a school for SPE 500, 572 &576, candidates will record these hours electronically in SONIA . Specific directions about uploading the observations will be provided during your SPE 500, SPE 572 and SPE 576 courses.
It is essential candidates complete their 125 field hours prior to the completion SPE 576 PII. Completion of these hours is a PREREQUISITE to Student Teaching.
Please reference the OFE insert for all forms that need completion.
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 (SPE also adds CEC 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 Special Education Competency Appraisal can be found on the Special Education Student Materials Page: https://nl.edu/national-college-of-education/current-students/program- handbooks-and-materials/spe-materials/ Student Teaching Prerequisites The following requirements must be met before a teacher candidate is eligible to begin the PII/Student Teaching Field Experience:
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