ECE598B Resident Teacher Internship B

This internship is required for all candidates with a Resident Teacher Certificate. The seminar provides the candidates an opportunity to describe and reflect upon their knowledge, skills, and dispositions for teaching; to evaluate and integrate theory and practice; to examine implications of practice for themselves, students and community; and to develop an understanding of the multiple roles of teachers. Also, each candidate is mentored in the classroom by an experienced, certified teacher and a university supervisor. Candidates enroll in the internship for two semester hours for six consecutive terms (12 semester hours) during their first two years of teaching. Prerequisite(s): *Employed as a teacher in a partnership district *Admitted to the Resident Teacher Program in the area in which they are seeking certification and degree *Hold a Resident Teacher Certificate Resident teachers must successfully complete (grade of B or higher) all coursework in terms 1, 2, and 3; Resident Teacher Internship A; have satisfactory district-level evaluations; and pass the appropriate ISBE content area test to continue into terms 4, 5, and 6 and Resident Teacher Internship B. A grade of X is assigned for the first two terms and a letter grade is assigned for the third term [and replaces the X] for each separate internship year. 2 semester hours per term for two years, (6 semester hours per year for a total of 12 semester hours)