Student Teaching Handbook - Butler University
Student Teaching Handbook - Butler University
Student Teaching Handbook - Butler University
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• Decide the format of your lesson plans and what they will look like for your cooperating teacher.<br />
• Show the cooperating teacher your lesson plans and have her/him ok them and make suggestions to them.<br />
• Discuss which subjects or units you will be picking up and teaching. This will help give you an idea of<br />
what you need to start preparing for. Ask about the resources that are available to you.<br />
• Talk to the cooperating teacher about differentiation, multiple intelligences, and learning styles. Ask them<br />
for suggestions about classroom management.<br />
• Assessment: talk about developmentally appropriate ways to assess the students. Discuss midterms, weekly<br />
reports, and report cards and what your role will be in each of these.<br />
9. Document communication with every parent/family. This includes phone calls and visits to the school, discipline<br />
situations, and as well as positive interactions that can be used to make positive phone calls.<br />
10. Create a resource file. Collect a variety of materials for use in your own classroom. These may include activities,<br />
handouts, tests, innovative teaching strategies, or any other items or ideas that might be useful for that first year<br />
of teaching. Ask the principal if it is ok to pin a note above the copy machine requesting teachers to place in<br />
your envelope any great worksheets, seat work, etc...that you may take with you when you leave this semester.<br />
11. Ask for help if you need it! You may feel like you need more responsibility or you may feel like you have too<br />
much too soon. Communicate your ideas and thoughts with your university supervisor and cooperating<br />
teacher.<br />
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