In State, Already Certified

(Practicum Only)

Student will do a practicum only, with a Supervisor on site (usually an administrator of one form or another) as well as a Coordinating Teacher with whom they would work.  This will involve the Practice Based Experience form.

Student will register for COMS 5913 (an Independent Study for their Practicum only experience).  All cohort B and C Deaf Ed students who will be doing a practicum must secure their own practicum site, and the approval of the TWU Deaf Education Program.

This department will send out the appropriate forms to the students who should disseminate to their coordinating teachers and supervisors, who will in-turn relate information to Dr. Barb Luetke.  (The on-site supervisor will serve as the University Supervisor.)

This experience is handled in the COMS office only, and does not relate to the College of Professional Education. 

In State, NOT Certified

(Student Teaching)

Students who are seeking initial certification with their Master’s degree in Deaf Education and are taking their education courses through TWU’s College of Education must complete the Qualifying PPR before they will be considered eligible for Student Teaching.

When students begin the program, COMS department will call to confirm their practicum site, and supervisors. 

At the beginning of the semester BEFORE the semester they are to do their student teaching, they must file paperwork (accessible through http://www.twu.edu/cope/pdc.htm) with the College of Professional Education. (example: File paperwork at the beginning of Fall semester to student teach in the Spring semester.)

Our department (specifically Barb Luetke for those students outside the Dallas – Fort Worth metroplex, and Dr. Chad E. Smith for students local to the Dallas – Fort Worth metroplex) will send Student Teaching documents to the student, who will then disseminate among her/his supervisor and coordinating teachers. 

Our department (specifically Barb Luetke for those students outside the Dallas – Fort Worth metroplex, and Dr. Chad E. Smith for students local to the Dallas – Fort Worth metroplex) will make sure the timelines in the student teaching handbook are followed accurately.

For those students outside the Dallas – Fort Worth metroplex, the on-site supervisor will serve in the same capacity as the University Supervisor would, were the university supervisor able to visit the student themselves.

Out of State

Certified

(Practicum out of state)

To be handled the same way as our “In state, already certified” students

Student will do a practicum only, with a Supervisor on site (usually an administrator of one form or another) as well as a Coordinating Teacher with whom they would work.

Student will register for COMS 5913 (an Independent Study for their Practicum only experience).  All cohort B and C Deaf Ed students who will be doing a practicum must secure their own practicum site, and the approval of the TWU Deaf Education Program.

This department will send out the appropriate forms to the students who should disseminate to their coordinating teachers and supervisors, who will in-turn relate information to Dr. Barb Luetke.  (The on-site supervisor will serve as the University Supervisor.)

This experience is handled in the COMS office only, and does not relate to the College of Professional Education.

Out of State, NOT Certified

(Student Teaching out of state)

All out of state students who are seeking initial certification are REQUIRED to be responsible for coordinating with their own state’s Board of Education to determine what Education courses they are required to complete before they are eligible to student teach.  They are also Required to send this data to our department when applying for admission to our Masters in Deaf Education program.

TWU can offer Education courses, but it is up to the student to coordinate what is needed in their state and whether or not our courses are appropriate for their needs.

Certification Only

(In state Practicum only)

Provided a student is already teacher certified, it will be handled in the same way as In State, Already Certified. 

Student will do a practicum only, with a Supervisor on site (usually an administrator of one form or another) as well as a Coordinating Teacher with whom they would work.  This will involve the Practice Based Experience form.

Student will register for COMS 5913 (an Independent Study for their Practicum only experience).  All cohort B and C Deaf Ed students who will be doing a practicum must secure their own practicum site, and the approval of the TWU Deaf Education Program.

This department will send out the appropriate forms to the students who should disseminate to their coordinating teachers and supervisors, who will in-turn relate information to Dr. Barb Luetke.  (The on-site supervisor will serve as the University Supervisor.)

This experience is handled in the COMS office only, and does not relate to the College of Professional Education.

Internship

(In state)

Students seeking their initial certification and wishing to use a year of compensated employment as a teacher in a D/HH classroom should contact the College of Education to obtain the appropriate paperwork, and follow their guidelines. 

http://www.twu.edu/mat/internship.htm

Students must register for EDUC 5936.30 in order to receive credit for this experience.

The on-site supervisor will serve in the same capacity as the University Supervisor would, were the university supervisor able to visit the student themselves.  Copies of completed observations should, in addition, be sent to the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department, specifically Dr. Barb Luetke.