EDU 6811B - Collaborative Field Mentoring & Seminar

(2 units)

This 4 unit, two-semester course addresses the Candidate’s needs to excel as a practitioner, assure an informed and reflective integration of theory, best practices, and the education specialist’s practice in the classroom, and with rigor and accountability, assess their practice in the achievement and advancement of their mild to moderately disabled students. This collaborative course brings together the Candidate, his/her university and district collaboratively-assigned mentor, university resources, and resources of the partnering local district’s Office of Special Education in a monthly seminar format coupled with a mentor-Candidate relationship directed to review and implement seminar topics and considerations of the Candidate’s Individualized Induction Plan.
Prerequisites: EDU 6811A