Special Education Endorsement Program Practicum

As a student in Walden’s Minnesota state-approved* special education endorsement program, you will participate in a full-time, supervised six-week classroom teaching experience. This practicum provides you with opportunities to gradually assume responsibility for total classroom management, curriculum development, and daily instruction.

You will work with a cooperating teacher who holds current credentials in the licensure area that you are pursuing to coordinate this practicum experience. A Walden faculty supervisor will observe and evaluate you during your practicum. You will complete a total of six weeks of supervised teaching in a grade-level setting that is different from your current license level and that meets Minnesota criteria for licensure.

To learn more about this practicum experience, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

*Not applicable in all states. Walden University’s endorsement programs are approved by the Minnesota Board of Teaching for endorsement or add-on licensure in Minnesota. Candidates for this program must already hold a valid P–12 teaching license. Walden’s enrollment advisors can provide individuals with guidelines and other information about endorsements. It remains the individual’s responsibility to understand and comply with the out-of-state endorsement requirements for the state in which he or she seeks to be endorsed.