Course Overview

This course is the pre-professional capstone experience of the MA Programs in deaf education at Gallaudet University, and consists of full-time supervised student teaching in deaf education settings for a minimum forty (40) clock hours, typically completed within a ten (10) week period. This course includes online discussions and activities that pertain to their anticipated professional responsibilities as teachers in addition to sharing of student teaching experiences, building collaborative relationships with colleagues, families and related service personnel, curriculum and instructional planning for diverse learners, creating the classroom environment, classroom management strategies, and survival strategies for the beginning teacher, and preparing and interviewing for jobs in deaf education.

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