EDU68900B - Clinical Practice IV: Reflection and Professional Responsibility

(1.5 units)

The goal of this course is to identify your state’s specific Mild/Moderate Special Education professional teaching standards, identify the special educator’s roles and responsibilities in multiple learning environments, educational law, policies and procedures and the ability to prepare and conduct an Individual Plans and supports for qualifying students. Candidates will apply appropriate instructional strategies, accommodations, and modifications, and demonstrate co-planning, co-teaching models and teaching methods to support diverse learners in a variety of inclusive learning environments. Candidates will continue to analyze formative and summative data and modify instruction to improve student potential in meeting academic, social, and emotional standards, objectives/goals. Throughout this course, you will identify and revise artifacts that demonstrate your levels of proficiency at meeting your state’s teaching standards for your Individual Development Plan (IDP) Portfolio.

Candidates on the Intern Teacher Track must have a valid Intern Credential and are operating as a contracted Teacher-of-Record (TOR). Intern candidates must be assigned a credentialed District Support Provider (in their field of study) by their employer.

The Clinical Practice experience contributes to candidates’ preparation to complete the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) required for credential completion. Education Specialist will be required to complete the TPA with the new implementation of the Mild/Moderate Ed Specialist Standards in 2022/2023.

Clinical Practice field experience hours must be earned, logged, and obtained during the current term of enrollment of the Clinical Practice course.
Prerequisites: EDU62630, EDU62380 or EDU62480
Co-requisite: EDU62050