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Practicum IV. Upon admission to this level, pre-service teachers attend
schools daily over the course of a full semester, sharing responsibility for
50% of a full-time teacher's load at most. Student teachers must conduct
entire units of instruction during that time, or at least 40 contiguous hours of
direct instruction, also called lead teaching. This is required for initial
certification and must be supervised, documented and evaluated by a
university supervisor and a qualified cooperating teacher. Practicum IV is
required for initial certification. (See minimum student teaching
requirements)
Application Requirements
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Admission to the Professional Education Program.
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2.75 GPA in Professional Education courses,
and overall GPA, as well as every
subject area for which licensure is sought: major, minor or
concentration.
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Internships require a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA, a 3.00 GPA in
your major and a 3.00 GPA in your minor if you want to teach it.
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Passing scores on the state-mandated
content tests in the area of all
teaching majors and minors (PRAXIS II
tests - See this section under the
"Introduction" section of this
handbook.). Passing scores must be
received by the Undergraduate Advising
Office no later than one week prior to
the start of the first student teaching
assignment.
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Completion of all teaching methods and techniques courses,
including any required pre-student teaching field experiences.
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Written approval from designated administrators for each program
area for which licensure is sought, as
well as the Undergraduate Advising
Coordinator.
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Criminal Background check to be conducted through UWSP Protective
Services.
An application for student teaching may be obtained in the Office of Field
Experiences, College of Professional Studies, Room
464. Applications for
fall placement will be accepted through the middle of the preceding
February and applications for spring placement through the middle of the
preceding October. There will be deadlines posted for each term; late
applications may not be accepted. Mandatory student teaching meetings
will run within the first two weeks of the semester prior to the semester you
plan on student teaching or interning and
again during finals week of the semester prior to the semester you plan on
student teaching or interning.
Intern applications are solicited once a year but may be taken anytime.
For more information, see the web page for the Office of Field Experiences
or go to room 464CPS.
The Handbook for Student Teaching
(available on line) describes the steps and responsibilities involved in your
student or intern teaching experience, as
well as application for teacher certification.
MINIMUM STUDENT TEACHING REQUIREMENTS
FOR INITIAL TEACHER LICENSURE AT UW-STEVENS POINT
NOTES:
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PROGRAM |
LICENSED GRADE LEVELS |
MINIMUM STUDENT TEACHING REQUIRED |
MINIMUM INTERN TEACHING REQUIRED |
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A |
Elementary Ed Major
w/ non-teaching minor |
Middle Childhood through Early Adolescent Level -
ages 6-12/13 |
Ages 6-13
(Grades 1-8) |
Ages 6-13
(Grades 1-8) |
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B |
Elementary Ed Major w/ teaching minor
NOTES:
-ESL, CD, ED and
LD minors all require
student teaching to
complete the minor
-French, German,
Spanish, and
Health
require
student teaching
for certification in
the minor |
Middle Childhood through Early Adolescent Level -
ages 6-12/13 + age 6-12/13 in teaching minor |
Ages 6-13
(Grades 1-8) + some
minors will require middle school in teaching minor/other minors may
choose to student teach in the middle school as well as the elementary
school for the experience
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Ages 6-13 (Grades 1-8)
-Some minors require student teaching to graduate: ESL, CD, ED and
LD.
-Some minors/majors require student teaching to complete the
minor/major for teacher certification – ESL, Health, French,
German, Spanish, CD, ED LD.
-ESL, Health French, German and Spanish require Praxis II to
student teach. |
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C |
ECE Major |
Early Childhood
Level-
ages 0-8
And ECSE if minor
is
completed |
Pre-K (usually in ICB block), Kindergarten, +
grades 1-3
*ECSE
minors must have a placement in ECSE, which may be included in the PK
or K placement) |
Pre-K (usually in ICB block), Kindergarten, grades 1-3 + (ECSE minors
must have a ECSE placement which may be included in the PK or K
placement) |
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D |
Exceptional Education
Major
(option in CD, ED, LD) |
Middle
Childhood through Early Adolescence level
- ages
6-13
and/or
Early Adolescence through Adolescence
level
- ages
10-21 in each area of specialization in which you
student
teach
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2
placements required:
If
seeking one area of specialization, one placement must be grades
1-9 and
one grades 6-12.
If
seeking two areas of specialization, both placements must be at the
same grade level
(1-9 or
6-12).
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2 placements required:
If seeking one area of specialization, one
placement must be grades 1-9 and one grades 6-12.
If seeking two areas of specialization, both
placements must be at the same grade level (1-9 or 6-12).
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E |
Secondary areas:
-English
-*Foreign Languages
(collateral areas)
-*French
-*German
-*Spanish
-Math
-Sciences
(collateral
areas)
-Biology
-Chemistry
-Earth Science
-Environmental
Studies
-Natural Science
-Physics
-Social Sciences (collateral areas)
-Broadfield
-Economics
-Geography
-History
-Political Science
-Psychology
-Sociology
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Early
Adolescence through Adolescence Level –
ages 10-21
NOTE:
*Foreign
Language majors and minors will match age levels of any other major or
minor - if major in only Foreign Language, age levels will be 0-21,
Early Childhood-Adolescence
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All secondary students must student teach/intern
in ages 10-21 (grades
6-12). One placement must be in the major.
Additional certification in non-collateral areas require an additional
student teaching placement.
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All secondary students must student teach/intern
in ages 10-21 ( grades 6-12). One placement must be in the major.
Additional certification in non-collateral areas
require an additional student teaching placement.
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F |
Family & Consumer Ed |
Early Childhood through Adolescence - ages
0-21 |
Middle school and High school |
Ages
10-21 (Grades 6-12) |
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G
|
-Music
-Phy Ed |
Early Childhood through Adolescence - ages
0-21 |
Ages 0-13
(Grades K-8)
and
ages 10-21
(grades 6-12) |
Ages 0-13
(Grades K-8) and
ages 10-21 (grades 6-12) |
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H |
Minors
requiring student teaching and Praxis II to graduate
with the minor on transcripts:
-CD
-ED
-ESL
-LD
(also,
certain minors require student teaching for certification) |
Grade/age
level appropriate:
Middle
Childhood through Early Adolescence level
- ages
6-12/13
OR
Early
Adolescence through Adolescence - ages 10-21 |
Grade/age
level appropriate
Ages 6-13
(Grades 1-8) or
ages
10-21 (grades 6-12)
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Grade/age level appropriate
Ages
6-13 (Grades 1-8) or
ages
10-21 (grades 6-12)
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FOOTNOTES:
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No more than 2 placements allowed in one semester (ECE
majors/ECSE minors and Phy Ed majors with Health Ed minors may be exempt
from this rule. See student teaching handbook for more information).
·
Student teachers who have the opportunity to receive
experience for a third endorsement while in the same initial assignments,
primarily those in special education since the opportunity for additional
endorsements is often an option, must complete the following steps:
1. Request additional student teaching courses and/or sections, in
writing, to the Director of Field Experiences by the end of the
student/intern teaching semester.
2. Include written verification from cooperating teacher.
3. Include written approval from Dr. Patty Caro, Special Education
Coordinator.
4. Upon completion of steps 1-3, the Director of Field Experiences will
make a written request to Registration and Records to amend transcript.
5. Once transcript has been amended, request Maggie Beeber, via e-mail,
add the additional special education minor(s)/major to your transcript.
6. Student teachers are not allowed to split placement into 3 actual
placements. |
