Apprenticeships and Clinical Experiences for Grade Band Education
Education clinical placements are essential experiences in teacher preparation, while internships are an excellent opportunity to jump-start your career!
They provide opportunities to work with Birth-Grade 12 students and learn from teachers across multiple disciplines. All clinical experiences are assigned and confirmed through CEHHS Field Placement.
Exploratory and Flex Hours
Each EXPLORATORY experience requires 10-hours in an educational context. Early in the program, students complete three exploratory courses.
FLEX hours allow for various clinical experiences across a student's preparation program. Not all programs will have flex hours.
Exploratory Hours:
- EDA 210: Early Literacy: Birth to Kindergarten
- EDC 240: Psychology of Child Development
- EDD 422: Teaching Strategies in Early Childhood B-K
Flex Hours:
- EDFP 326: GB Partnering with Families of Children with Disabilities Seminar
Exploratory Hours:
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EDA 306: Foundations of Professionalism in Education
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EDA 200: Social Justice & Community-Based Education
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EDC 240: Psychology of Child Development
Exploratory Hours:
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EDC 305: Adolescent Development
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EDA 306: Foundations of Professionalism in Education
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EDA 200: Social Justice & Community-Based Education
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EDC 522: Adolescent Development
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EDD 569 Reading in the Content Areas
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EDA 500: Theoretical Foundations of Education
Flex Hours:
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EDD 549: Teaching English as Second Language
Apprenticeships
Each APPRENTICESHIP requires two 7-week experiences in two grade levels. Students complete one 7-week experience and then flip with another student to gain another 7-week experience. Each week, students commit to two days a week in the classroom, ideally consecutively, totaling 28 days across the semester.
Please note that both Apprenticeships are required and should be completed in order.
Students must complete an Apprenticeship I or Apprenticeship II application by the required application due date below. Late applications will not be accepted.
- Fall Application Deadline: April 1st
- Winter Application Deadline: October 1st
APPRENTICESHIPS:
- EDFP 438: Apprenticeship I: Birth to Kindergarten
- EDFP 439: Apprenticeship II: Birth to Kindergarten
APPRENTICESHIPS:
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EDFP 401: Apprenticeship I: ESL
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EDFP 402: Apprenticeship II: Elementary
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EDFP 401: Apprenticeship I: ESL
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EDFP 444: Apprenticeship II: Secondary English
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EDFP 455: Apprenticeship II: Secondary Math
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EDFP 488: Apprenticeship II: Secondary Science
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EDFP 499: Apprenticeship II: Secondary Social Studies
Clearances
In order to be prepared for these practicums, students must have the proper clearances on file including the Criminal Background Check form, Bloodborne Pathogens training, and the Video Recording Consent form. More information on these clearances and can be found below.
Video Recording Consent Form
Students in education clinical experiences may be required to record themselves in the classroom. These recordings will be used to provide feedback and help students develop as educators. Please select and complete the Video Recording Consent form using the link above.
Criminal Background Check Consent Form
In order for a background check to be conducted by the Field Placement Office, students must select and complete the criminal background check consent form using the link above. Although Livescan fingerprints are not needed to meet University requirements, fingerprinting may be required by the specific site where your field experience is scheduled. Your site supervisor or other site personnel will inform you of such a requirement.
Bloodborne Pathogens Certificate Upload
Please review the Bloodborne Pathogens Training Video and complete the quiz using the links below:
Bloodborne Pathogens Training Video
Bloodborne Pathogens Quiz
Once complete, you will receive a confirmation document with your score, which should be submitted through the Bloodborne Pathogens Upload link for review. You must receive a score of at least 16/20 to pass.
Please Note: The confirmation may take up to 1 hour to receive after quiz completion.
The Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) requires additional clearances and paperwork before students are eligible to begin their clinical experiences on site. Students must complete the ECEC Field Placement Packet and submit it to the ECEC at 18501 Rotunda Drive, Dearborn.
Additionally, practicum hours are scheduled directly through the ECEC. Students registered in courses with ECEC clinical experiences must complete this practicum student information form.
For further information, contact the ECEC Office, 313-593-5424
For Our Education Partners
Cooperating teachers are professional educators who choose to mentor teacher candidates. Cooperating teachers support and evaluate teacher candidates in planning and preparation, classroom management, implementation of pedagogical content knowledge, and professional development and dispositions. As professional educators, they provide feedback and engage in reflective conversations with teacher candidates to support professional growth. They fulfill an irreplaceable role in the teacher candidates’ career trajectory.
Field Experiences include the following per the Michigan Department of Education’s Clinical Experiences Requirements:
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Intentional observation of masterful teaching with accompanying reflection and debriefing of how the activities connect to the teacher preparation curriculum
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Co-planning and co-teaching with a masterful mentor teacher
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Co-assessing and analyzing resultant student work
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Participating in guided and supervised teaching of individual students as well as small groups and whole classrooms
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Collaboration with education professionals
If you have at least two to three years of experience teaching effectively, as indicated on your teaching evaluations, and you are interested in mentoring, we invite you to email us at [email protected]