In this second-year seminar, prospective educators will engage in practical assignments, relevant readings, and guided discussions in a professional environment. Additionally, prospective educators will gain professional experience through a 20-hour placement in education focused on observing students with exceptionalities and those who are emerging multilingual learners. Students will connect their professional experiences to knowledge gained in this and other courses taken during the second year of study.

Teacher preparation internships are supervised, structured learning experiences in a PK-12 setting that allow you to gain valuable experience and apply learning from coursework.

Student teaching is the culminating phase of a teacher candidate's preparation in the final term of their education program. During this immersive experience, aspiring teachers work in a PK-12 classroom, applying their knowledge and skills, including learning theory, classroom management, instructional methods, and assessment, to demonstrate proficiency in the twelve Aspiring Teacher Rubric indicators and qualify for an Arizona Education Teaching Certificate. In a traditional student teaching placement you will be placed with a mentor teacher for a full-time (5 days a week) placement to expand upon the knowledge and skills such as learning theory, classroom management, methods, and assessment, taught in Education courses.

Students who are employed in K-12 settings are often able to use their employment to fulfill the requirements for internships and/or student teaching. We call this job embedded learning. Job-embedded internships and student teaching provide career-connected learning experiences to meet degree requirements and are designed to support your readiness to enter meaningful careers in education. Students participating in these experiences are employed within schools in a variety of instructional roles, such as paraeducators, instructional aides and teachers of record. Talk to your Professional Experiences Coordinator to learn how to count your job for your internship or student teaching.