Part 4- ESN

4.1

• Table 4.1

4.2a

• MOU Addendum will be provided to school districts from Spring 2025 forward.
• When securing clinical practice placements, cooperating teachers will receive a letter/email about clinical practice details and requirements, including TPE 7.
  • CT Letter for methods placement (EDSP 542a Introduction to Clinical Practice in ESN)
  • CT Letter for clinical placement (EDSP 542b Final Clinical Practice in ESN)
• Each semester, the department provides orientation meetings for mentor/cooperating teachers and university supervisors. The information provided at these meetings includes the TPEs 1–7 and Dyslexia Guidelines:
  • Updated DLT University Supervisor and Cooperating Teacher Handbook 
  • CT Orientation
  • University Supervisors Training

4.2b

During the department orientations, which take place prior to the beginning of each semester, all candidates, including those who have chosen an intern option in their last semester, are introduced to the DLT Student Resource site, which lists the TPEs, and DLT Candidate Handbook, regarding TPEs 1–7, including the Dyslexia Guidelines.

In Clinical Practices (EDSP 542a and EDSP 542b), candidates have been informed of the following:

• At the beginning of each clinical practice, candidates will collaborate with their university supervisor and cooperating teacher to plan their clinical practice using a Field Experience Plan (EDSP 542a and EDSP 542b) to practice the skills in the selected elements within TPEs 1–7. 
• Candidates will complete bi-weekly reflective journal activities (EDSP 542a and EDSP 542b) by reflecting on their ability to demonstrate and engage with the skills in the selected elements within TPEs 1–7 (including TPEs 7.8a, 7.8b, 7.8d, and 7.8c) and how they can demonstrate ongoing improvement.
• Candidates will practice planning and delivering lessons using the DLT Lesson Plan template, which is linked to TPEs 1–7, which is linked to TPEs 7.6a-b (Section 7 of the Lesson Plan) and TPEs 7.7a-d (Section 9).
• Lastly, candidates will be assessed on the abovementioned skills through Clinical Evaluations (TPEs 7.8a, 7.8b, 7.8d, and 7.8c), Methods Mid-Term Dialogue, and Field Observations (TPEs 7.6a-b and 7.7a-b) with Lesson Plans (TPEs 7.6 and 7.7).

4.2c

• Practice 1: The required skills for TPEs 7.6 and 7.7 (Table 4.1) are practiced by:
1. Candidates designing six DLT Lesson Plans (TPEs 7.6a-b and 7.7a-b) for Field Observations – EDSP 542a and EDSP 542b
• Practice 2: The following outlines the process of practicing TPEs 7.8 (Table 4.1):

1. At the beginning of each clinical practice, candidates collaborate with their university supervisor and cooperating teacher to plan their clinical practice using a Field Experience Plan (EDSP 542a and EDSP 542b). 
2. Following their Field Experience Plan, they practice the specific required skills (Focus Area 6 and Focus Area 5), which include 7.8a, 7.8b, 7.8d, and 7.8c, for at least two weeks for each Focus Area. 
3. Then, candidates complete bi-weekly reflective journal activities (EDSP 542a and EDSP 542b) by elaborating on how they have been practicing the required skills and their plan to demonstrate ongoing improvement. 

• Assess 1: The required skills for TPEs 7.6 and 7.7 (Table 4.1) are assessed: 
1. Six Field Observations (TPEs 7.6a-b and 7.7a-b) – EDSP 542a and EDSP 542b
• Assess 2: The required skills for TPE 7.8 (Table 4.1) are assessed twice by university supervisors and cooperating teachers, based on observations and evaluations of their bi-weekly reflective journals using:

1. Methods Mid-Term Dialogue at the mid-semester (EDSP 542a) 

SPED Clinical Evaluations (TPEs 7.8a, 7.8b, 7.8d, and 7.8c)  at the end of the semester (EDSP 542a & EDSP 542b)