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Education Specialist Intern Credential Program

Education Specialist Intern Credential Program

Credentials offered

  • Mild to Moderate Support Needs
  • Extensive Support Needs
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • *Deaf and Hard of Hearing

See here what each credential authorizes
 

Program Vision

The SDCOE Intern Program provides learning opportunities that support the development of innovative and reflective practitioners committed to enacting socially just educational experiences for all.

Program Structure

The program is designed around experiential learning. Much of these principles originated from John Dewey, Kurt Lewin, and Jean Piaget and can be encompassed in David Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model that focuses on a meaning-making process through direct experiences where the learner is actively involved, must reflect, analyze and conceptualize experiences to then make decisions and problem-solve to develop new ideas. 

After completion of prerequisite coursework (Preservice) and meeting the subject matter requirement, a candidate may be employed as an intern teacher in a full-time teaching assignment. Once employed, an intern candidate is eligible to enroll in the intern program for the credential area of interest as part of a cohort.

 The intern program coursework delivery model is 100% online with a combination of both synchronous and asynchronous learning. You will be expected to attend two 3-hour synchronous sessions each week. The courses in the intern program are eight to 10 weeks long and designed based on high-leverage teaching practices for special education where candidates will learn new information, apply their new learning to their classroom, and reflect upon their experiences and student data while collaborating with the instructor and classmates during the synchronous portion of the course.

Interns will be assigned a mentor at their school site and a clinical supervisor through the program. Instructors, clinical supervisors, mentors and program staff communicate and collaborate on a regular basis to ensure the highest level of support is provided to each candidate.  

Program cost

  • Preservice

    • $1,500 paid in monthly payments

    • DHH cost for preservice includes an additional course for a total of $2,000.00

 

  • 2 Year Intern Program

    • $7,000 per year paid in monthly payments ($14,000 total)

 

*DHH Candidates from outside of San Diego County may participate if we have established an Out-of-County agreement with your employing school district. Please make contact at intern@sdcoe.net for next steps in joining us!

Register here for the next information session

Still have questions? Email intern@sdcoe.net

SDCOE Intern Program is accredited by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing


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Intern Program contacts

For Special Education & Single Subject Intern Questions, Email: Intern@sdcoe.net
 


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other teacher intern credentials

If you are interested in becoming a special education teacher, the Teacher Effectiveness and Preparation Intern program provides a pathway to earning your Mild to Moderate Support Needs, Extensive Support Needs, Early Childhood Special Education and Deaf and Hard of Hearing credential while teaching in the classroom. 

The SDCOE Intern Program provides learning opportunities that support the development of innovative and reflective practitioners committed to enacting socially just educational experiences for all. This program is designed around experiential learning.