Student Teacher Special Education

The Student Teacher Special Education role at School District U-46 involves participating in a student teaching program within the district under university placement agreements. The district accepts student teachers to provide early field experience and student teaching in a public school setting. The purpose of the student teaching program in School District U-46 is to provide future teachers practical hands-on experience in a public school setting.

The program is designed to Help Future Teachers
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• gain further understanding of the basic processes of learning;
• become more adept at applying methods and techniques needed to help facilitate student growth;
• understand and strengthen their commitment to public education;
• learn to assess themselves professionally; and
• recognize that the student teaching experience is the beginning of a continuing process of learning through which teachers grow toward the highest standards of excellence in teaching.

• demonstrating the core propositions of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards;
• observing and analyzing student teacher performance and its impact on students; and
• having contact with the student teacher and university personnel on a collaborative basis.

• Seniority level:
  Internship
• Employment type:
  
  Internship
• Job function:
  Education and Training
• Industries:
  Primary and Secondary Education