EDU 404: Clinical Internship

This clinical experience is designed to provide the Clinical Intern with an assigned Cooperating Teacher and to assume the role and demonstrate ability to serve as the lead instructor. Candidates are required to be actively engaged in the planning, instruction and assessment of their assigned learning environment. Formal assessments will be conducted to assess the candidate’s skills, knowledge and professional dispositions. All candidates in the Clinical Internship experience are required to complete a full-time instructional experience for fifteen weeks (525 hours) and be observed formally by a Cooperating Teacher and University Supervisor. All candidates must successfully submit a completed teacher performance portfolio and secure the required passing score determined by the NJDOE to be eligible for teacher licensure upon program completion.