APPRENTICESHIP III & SEMINAR

Per the PA Department of Education (PDE), candidates seeking PA teacher certification must successfully complete a student teaching/clinical experience (minimum 12 weeks). Student teaching is designed to involve the teacher candidate in the various aspects of classroom teaching, pedagogy, and assessment. In the GUIDE program, the student teaching/clinical experience has been incorporated within the apprenticeship hours and competencies within Apprenticeship III (967 hours). The field/OTJ hours will be completed at the various educational settings within DePaul School for Hearing & Speech (pre-school, K-8 classrooms, itinerant public school placements PK-12). The candidates/apprentices will have the opportunity to employ reflective decision making when planning, implementing, and assessing learning of students who are deaf/hard of hearing in an actual school environment and this is documented through a Teacher Work Sample (TWS). In addition, teacher candidates/apprentices will expand their experiences individualizing instruction for students with hearing loss through experiences with Individual Education Programs (IEPs). Candidates/apprentices work under the supervision of a cooperating teacher/mentor and University supervisor. Candidates/apprentices meet online/virtually weekly in seminars.