Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 25 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subpart H - CLINICAL EXPERIENCES › Section 25.610 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Clinical Experiences" means that part of the professional
				  preparation program enabling candidates preparing for licensure to acquire
				  practical experience along with theoretical knowledge prior to entering into
				  the full responsibilities of the role for which they are seeking licensure.
				  These practical and structured experiences include pre-student teaching field
				  experiences and student teaching and insure gradual and sequential introduction
				  to, and eventual assumption of, the full range of experiences associated with a
				  role for which a PEL is required. At appropriate times the candidate shall
				  demonstrate mastery of skills and techniques necessary for effective
				  performance as a beginning practitioner and to enable evaluation by qualified
				  personnel. The sequence of experiences brings the candidate into contact with a
				  variety of populations and educational situations, including public school
				  settings, encountered by practitioners.
"Clinical Practice" means student teaching or internships
				  that provide candidates with an intensive and extensive culminating activity.
				  Candidates are immersed in the learning community and are provided
				  opportunities to develop and demonstrate competence in the professional roles
				  for which they are preparing.
"Code" means the Illinois School Code [105 ILCS 5].
"College Supervisor" means a person employed by the
				  institution of higher education to supervise candidates engaged in clinical
				  experiences.
"Cooperating Teacher" means a person employed by a school
				  district directly engaged in teaching students in a school and who is
				  immediately responsible for a student engaged in clinical experiences.
"Directed Observation" means a clinical experience involving
				  observation of practitioners working under the direction of representatives of
				  schools or educator preparation institutions. This experience is planned,
				  guided, and evaluated by a mentor or supervisor and can occur in a variety of
				  educational settings and situations.
"Dispositions" means professional attitudes, values, and
				  beliefs demonstrated through both verbal and nonverbal behaviors as educators
				  interact with students, families, colleagues, and communities.
"Field Experiences" means a variety of early and ongoing
				  field-based opportunities in which candidates may observe, assist, tutor,
				  instruct, or conduct research. Field experiences may occur in off-campus
				  settings such as schools, community centers, or homeless shelters.
"Intern Supervisor" means a person employed by a school
				  district directly engaged in school support personnel work in a school building
				  and who is immediately responsible for a school support personnel
				  intern.
"Internship" means a sustained, continuous, structured, and
				  supervised experience lasting for a substantial period of time in which the
				  candidate engages in performance of various aspects of the role and is
				  gradually introduced to the full range of responsibilities associated with the
				  role. Internships take place in all types of situations and settings. The use
				  of internship is usually restricted to school support personnel and
				  administrative programs.
"Practicum" means a type of clinical experience characterized
				  by intensive work with students, in a group or one on one, which is carefully
				  designed as part of an approved program; is supervised by a designated
				  representative of the institution offering the program; and provides evidence
				  that the candidate for the endorsement is able to apply the knowledge and
				  skills relevant to that endorsement area.
"Student Teaching" means a form of internship required for
				  approval of educator preparation programs calling for close and competent
				  supervision. It entails preparation for full responsibility in an instructional
				  setting. In the course of the experience, the candidate shall demonstrate
				  mastery of skills and techniques including, but not limited to, planning,
				  organization, evaluation, parent relations, and competence in subject matter
				  areas. The experience is carried out under diligent and systematic supervision
				  by college and local school personnel.
"Supervised Participation" means a wide range of experiences
				  in which the candidate assists or engages in purposeful interaction with
				  students and school personnel under the guidance and evaluation of qualified
				  personnel. These experiences are carried out under continuous supervision by
				  appropriate personnel who can appropriately modify the candidate's
				  behavior.