Student Teaching Handbook - Butler University

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