REQUIREMENTS

For admission to and approval for student teaching, the student must have fulfilled the following criteria:

1. Full admission to the Teacher Education Program (i.e., all conditions relative to admission satisfied and maintained).

2. Satisfactory completion of the professional foundation courses - EDU 201 and either ELE/PSY 310 for elementary majors or SED/PSY 312 for secondary majors. An overall 2.5 GPA is required. A 2.5 GPA in the professional courses is required. A 2.5 GPA the major area is also required.

3. Completion of all required methods courses and laboratory experiences.

4. Satisfactory completion of at least 80 hours of course work in the teaching area (major).

5. Satisfactory evaluation of pre-professional experience (observation assignment).

6. Satisfactory evaluation of Stage II of the pre-service portfolio.

7. Membership in Pi Delta Gamma, the education club, ( MENC for music students ) is highly recommended.

8. Passing all the appropriate parts of the Praxis II prior to student teaching experience.

APPLICATION

Student Teaching Application

Application for the Student Teaching Program must be filed by January 30 for fall semester and by September 15 for spring semester. Application forms may be obtained on-line or in the DeVos College of Education Building, Room 232.

THE STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

The enhanced student teaching must be for 15 weeks. Each assignment is usually about seven and one half weeks, however, the assignments may be for 10 weeks and five weeks.

The student teacher moves steadily through the phases of orientation, observation, and participation, gradually assuming more and more responsibility in planning and directing learning activities. Each individual student teacher should advance as rapidly as his/her learning permits and the situation dictates. Eventually every student teacher will assume full responsibility for planning, organizing, directing , and evaluating the teaching-learning environment. The cooperating teacher guides, coordinates, and stimulates the student teacher through his/her teaching experiences. It is recommended that the student teacher teach a full load for two weeks and then gradually give classes back to the cooperating teacher.

STUDENT TEACHER SEMINAR

Group Seminars:

During each student teaching semester, a series of seminars relating to student teaching is scheduled. In addition to these, there is a workshop immediately preceding the student teaching session. During the workshop, each student will be given information relative to his/her assignment and responsibilities in student teaching. Other conferences of a shorter duration will be scheduled by the Director of Educational Field Experiences and the various supervising teachers. Reports concerning his/her work in student teaching will be turned in at these meetings and problems encountered in student teaching will be discussed. Student teachers will be given the dates of these meetings. It is necessary that student teachers attend these conferences. These constitute the course, EDU 434, Student Teaching Seminar. A separate grade is assigned for this course. The class time is on Thursdays at 4:30-5:30 P.M.

Small Group Seminars:

On alternate Thursdays, student teachers meet with their university supervisor to discuss more specific issues related to individual student teacher’s settings.

Individual Conferences:

These conferences may be scheduled with the cooperating teacher or the university supervisor. The time and frequency of these conferences should be worked out with the teachers. It is suggested that a conference be held each week.

STUDENT TEACHING FORMS

Evaluation of Student Teaching by the Candidate

Cooperating Teacher Honoraria Request

Student Teacher Evaluation