Field experience/observation hours: 300 clock hours in a public or private school setting. This is an extended field experience and mentorship. The student teacher spends a minimum of six weeks in an elementary school setting and a minimum of nine weeks in a secondary school. The student teacher has the opportunity to implement their teaching abilities in actual school classrooms. The student teacher is observed, guided, and coached by a cooperating teacher in the accredited public or private school and a supervising teacher from the college. The cooperating teacher has a minimum of three years experience in teaching art. Responsibility for taking over the teaching by the RMCAD student teacher is gradually increased, allowing growth in a safe, supervised environment. The student teacher will keep a reflective journal and learning portfolio as an assessment instrument and a future resource. Feedback is consistently given and documented. A summative evaluation of the student teacher’s performance establishes proficiencies, which are translated into a Pass/ Fail grade. The student teaching seminar is taken concurrently. Longer student teaching experiences can be implemented if agreed to by both the cooperating teacher and the student teacher; however, maximum credit hours awarded for elementary are seven and for secondary are eight. Prerequisites: All AE courses, field hours completed and all required studio classes. Concurrent requisite: AE 4260 Student Teaching: Secondary and AE 4930 Student Teaching Seminar; must be an Art Education major