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 ELE 510 Practicum II/ ELE 590 Student Teaching.
ELE 590 Student Teaching Seminar Important information This course combines a seminar with candidates’ field-based experiences. The seminar supports candidates as they implement a variety of planning models, formative and summative assessments, and instructional strategies to support student learning consistent with professional and curriculum standards. School-based and seminar experiences result in candidates advancing their understanding of environments that encourage a community of all learners and collegial relationships in the school. This course supports candidate efforts to meet licensure requirements. (6 semester hours) A minimum of 10 consecutive weeks or 50 days of full-day student teaching is required to complete the program; however, additional weeks are sometimes requested by the cooperating school. The dates of student teaching depend on the school placement. In addition, the Student Teaching Seminar will meet for a minimum of five sessions plus exit conferences to be held with each candidate.
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