SPED 506 Student Teaching Seminar in Special Educ
To be taken concurrently with SPED 509 Student Teaching in Special Education. This weekly seminar for graduate students provides direct mentoring support by Rockford University supervisors and helps student teachers develop techniques related to teaching methods, procedures, and problem solving in special education settings. Emphasis is on self-assessment, professional development, and reflection.
PRQ: Full admission to the MAT program; acceptance into student teaching; passing score on the Illinois Basic Skills Exam or the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) or the ACT Plus Writing/SAT composite; passing score on the appropriate Illinois content area exam(s); and passing score on the appropriate APT exam.
Scheduled: Fall and spring, yearly.