A structured experience that consists of one to30 clock hours conducted at a school site. The experience may be an integral part of a support course, a methods course, or an other professional course. A structured experience that consists of classroom and on-site experiences.
Clinical experiences extend on-campus experiences.
Carefully structured activities in a classroom environment gives the candidate an opportunity to operationalize what he or she is learning in the campus classes. The campus class activities provide for a debriefing of what the candidate experiences in the school classroom and for structuring new activities that will be used in the classroom. The student teaching experience is a ten week experience, but in some instances a candidate may be required to student teach beyond the ten week minimum. It consists of 96 clock hours, the majority of which are spent in direct student contact within the public schools. In addition to the direct contact hours with students, campus meetings are held once a month that allow candidates to compare students, teaching styles, and reactions to material covered in the methods courses before practicum placement.