SED 434 - Student Teaching (Education)

12 Credit(s)

This is a 14-week student teaching experience for students who are earning a single area of certification. Students are expected to plan and employ lesson designs based on Pennsylvania Core Standards under the guidance of a cooperating teacher in an area school. Transportation is the student’s responsibility. Students are assigned to schools within a 20-mile radius of the University. Fall and spring semesters. Tubercular check, Act 33 Child Abuse, Act 34 Criminal Record check, Act 114 FBI Federal Criminal History Record, and PDE-6004 (Arrest or Conviction Report and Certification Form) required. Permission required. Fee.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of all courses required for certification; “B-” or better in SED 201 or SED 202, and SED 432; cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better; passing scores on Basic Skills Assessment; and approval of Education faculty.
Corequisite(s): SED 435 for all; SED 436 is also a corequisite for PreK-4 majors.