Pathway
Education Specialist, Standard Intern.
Mild to Moderate Support Needs Program.
What is my program pathway?
Per the Alliant Clinical Practice Handbook, each CP term needs 198 hours minimum with a total of 600 minimum hours across the arc of the program (200 hours "early field work" and 400 hours within the desired credential area AKA CP)
How many clinical practice hours must be completed in each of those courses to stay on track?
A minimum of 3 complete videos must be submitted within each CP course
Per CTC, how many formal evaluations must be completed during the program and in which courses?
EDU 62030 - Professional Learning and Practice (March Term)
EDU 62040B - Special Education Foundations (March Term)
TEL 71710 - Educational Technology (April Term)
TCH 76860 - Introduction to Research (June Term)
TCH 76910 Research in Action: Communities of Practice (May Term - After CP)
What courses do you need to take for the intern pathway that are NOT Clinical Practice or courses in conjunction with CP?
Minimum of 50 hours per course
*CP1 and CP2 require 50 hours each in Gen. Ed setting and single subject, but it is not required in CP3 or CP4.
Of the CP hours, how many should be spent in observation in each course to meet the program requirement?
Failing grade of the course = redo the CP, opportunity to do Advanced Mentoring
What may happen if the formal evaluations are not completed?
EDU 62350 Content Knowledge & Instructional Practice: I Elementary Methods (August Term)
EDU 62460 Clinical Practice I: Planning (August Term)
EDU 62470 Clinical Practice II: Teaching & Planning (October Term)
EDU 62120A Content Knowledge & Instructional Practice: II: Literacy Pedagogy (October Term)
EDU 62480 Clinical Practice III: Assessment (January Term)
EDU 62630 Content Knowledge & Instructional Practice: III: Teaching English Learners (January Term)
EDU 62050 Content Knowledge & Instructional Practice IV: Differentiated Learning (March Term)
EDU 68900B Clinical Practice IV: K-12 Special Education; Reflection & Professional Responsibility (March Term)
Which courses require a placement and to complete clinical practice hours?
Minimum 100 hours per course
*100 hours for CP1 and CP2, 150 hours in CP3 and CP4
How many CP hours should be spent teaching in each course to meet the program requirement??
I don’t plan to get off track, but if I do I know that I have my support system at the district and university to help guide me. From my understanding, if there were something, I am allotted 2 calendar years to complete my credential and they offer an Advanced Mentoring course to makeup for any lost course credits
Supports I can go to include: academic advisor(s), course instructor(s) and my program credential analyst.
What can you do if you get off track?
36 hours per course
How many CP hours should be with your District Support Provider/Cooperating Teacher in each course to meet the program requirement?
12 hours per course
How many CP hours need to be dedicated to English Language Hours in each course to meet the program requirement?