Are there any restrictions on student/intern teaching placements for completing the PACT TPA?
The candidate must be able to exhibit some degree of discretion to modify the curriculum in the event it is not meeting the students’ needs. Curricula requiring a candidate to ask only scripted questions or read a script are unsuitable placements. If candidates can tailor the script to their students and/or supplement the scripted activities, then they are able to display enough of their own knowledge and skills to be assessed. In the past, very few placements using Open Court and other “scripted” curricula have been so restrictive as to be unsuitable placements.
