During Student Teaching at Louisiana Tech:
:: teacher candidates complete a clinical experience in which they gain an awareness of the various roles and responsibilities of teachers;
:: develop an understanding of how theory and practice are related;
:: participate at the school level to receive practice and feedback from school personnel;
:: and utilize their acquired knowledge and skills of teaching through implementation in the field. Implementation in the field, Student Teaching, is a clinical experience in which the teacher candidate is placed in a class for the full day for a minimum of 10 weeks. Under the full-time supervision of the mentor teacher, clinical supervisor, the teacher candidate is involved in the processes of instruction for a minimum of 270 hours. Of these hours, 180 are connected to direct teaching activities with a significant portion devoted to full-time instruction of students. During this time, the teacher candidate assumes all classroom responsibilities including planning, preparing classroom reports, handling various ancillary duties (e.g. lunch, playground, etc.) and all day teaching.
STUDENT TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES
The College of Education offers the following Student Teaching Opportunities:
EDCI 416 C, Sections 001 (3 hrs) & 002 (3 hrs): PK-3 student teachers enroll in these two courses over two quarters of Student Teaching - 9 total hours
- Ex. The student may register for EDCI 416C 001 and 002 (a combined 6 hours) for one quarter then register for EDCI 416C 001 (3 hrs) the next quarter for a combined 9 hours of student teaching.
EDCI 416 F (6 hrs): Student Teaching clinical experience for teacher candidates enrolled in a Non-Masters alternative initial certification-only program - 6 total hours
EDCI 416 I (9 hrs): Student Teaching clinical experience for teacher candidates enrolled in traditional undergraduate initial certification programs - 9 total hours
- The candidate (Student Teacher) is placed in a school specific to his/her area of certification. The clinical experience (student teaching) is supervised through a collaborative effort by the Clinical School Faculty (CSF), Clinical University Faculty (CUF), and Clinical School Principal (CSP). The clinical experience occurs in one school, all day, for one quarter.
EDCI 576C (3 hours): Student Teaching clinical experience for teacher candidates enrolled in alternative initial certification programs - 3 total hours
- The candidate (Student Teacher) is placed in a school specific to his/her area of certification. The clinical experience (student teaching) is supervised by a Clinical University Faculty (CUF) member. Check the Plan of Study for your particular program to ascertain if it requires a three (3) hour student teaching experience.
EDCI 576F (6 hours): Student Teaching clinical experience for teacher candidates enrolled in specific alternative initial certification programs - 6 total hours
- The candidate (Student Teacher) is placed in a school specific to his/her area of certification. The clinical experience (student teaching) is supervised by a Clinical University Faculty (CUF) member. Check the Plan of Study for your particular program to ascertain if it requires a six (6) hour student teaching experience.
EDCI 576I (9 hrs): Student Teaching clinical experience for teacher candidates enrolled in the Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) initial certification program - 9 total hours
- The candidate (Student Teacher) is placed in a school specific to his/her area of certification. The clinical experience (student teaching) is supervised through a collaborative effort by the Clinical School Faculty (CSF), Clinical University Faculty (CUF), and Clinical School Principal (CSP). The clinical experience occurs in one school, all day, for one quarter. Check the Plan of Study for your particular program to ascertain if it requires a nine (9) hour student teaching experience.
Review the University Catalog and your Plan of Study ( [ undergraduate ] [ alt. cert. ]) for listings of prerequisites/admission requirements
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