The National College of Education OFE is responsible for the oversight of all Practicum II/Student Teaching candidate collaborations with area schools and school districts. The Office of Field Experiences placement staff strives to carefully place each candidate in a school environment that is enriching, diverse, and supportive. NOTE: Practicum II (ECE580) serves as the introduction to student teaching. These two classes are linked to provide a 20 plus week experience in one school setting. See Office of Field Experiences (page 21) for further information about the application process. ECE 590 Student Teaching Student Teaching is the culminating experience prior to licensure. Student Teaching is a minimum 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 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. 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 seven sessions. * For further detail, see the handbook for ECE Practicum II / ECE 590 Student Teaching. ECE 590 STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR 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. Substitute Teaching during ECE590 Substitute teaching will be limited to no more than 5 days in the student teaching placement classroom while the cooperating teacher is absent. Consent must be given by the program chair in consultation with the teacher candidate. Student teachers may not move or be hired in another classroom or building. Attendance Policy during ECE590 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 additional days equivalent to the days missed will be added on to the student teaching requirements.
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