AE 4265 - Student Teaching: Secondary

Credits: 6

Field experience hours: 300 clock hours in a Denver Metro area public or private secondary school setting. This is an extended field experience practicum and mentorship completed during the final term of the AE program. The student teacher spends eight weeks in a secondary school setting. The student teacher is observed, guided, and coached by a cooperating teacher in the accredited public or private school and a supervising teacher from the college. The cooperating teacher has a minimum of three years experience in teaching art. Responsibility for taking over the teaching by the RMCAD student teacher is gradually increased, allowing growth in a safe, supervised environment. The student teacher keeps a reflective journal and learning portfolio as an assessment instrument and a future resource. Feedback is consistently given and documented.

Prerequisites: AE 3264 - Methods of Art Education, K-12 Part II, 200 Field Experience Hours completed, Fingerprint and CBI Background Check cleared.
Corequisites: AE 4933 - Student Teaching Seminar Part I or AE 4934 - Student Teaching Seminar Part II.
Notes: A summative evaluation of the student teacher’s performance establishes proficiencies, which are translated into a Pass/ Fail grade. AE 4930 Student Teaching Seminar is taken concurrently. (Formerly AE 4260)