Additionally,
students at Arizona State must prove classroom mastery through a series of performance - based assessments developed by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, or NIET.44 During these assessments, a mentor teacher observes and records a teacher
candidate; both the mentor teacher and the teacher
candidate then use the video and
student work to
analyze the lesson together.45 The partnership between the university, participating schools, and the nonprofit NIET has created the opportunity to integrate effective teaching practices into practicum and coursework.46