Guidelines for Student Teaching Internship - The Citadel

Section 3: Expectations of the Student Teacher InternThe student teaching intern is an apprentice in a laboratory setting who works under thesupervision of a cooperating teacher. The cooperating teacher with the assistance of the collegesupervisor will work to guide and support the intern’s professional growth and development.The student teaching interns are guests in the public school and in no way should seethemselves as personnel with freedom and autonomy. It is expected that the teachinginternship should be a time to experiment and try a variety of instructional strategies andmaterials. However, all instructional activities must be reviewed and approved by thecooperating teacher. The teaching intern has an obligation to become a part of the team andwork cooperatively with all members of the professional staff. It is essential that the teachingintern adhere to the highest ethical standards.Failure to meet responsibilities and/or unprofessional behavior will result in thetermination of the teaching internship. This termination can originate from the collegesupervisor, cooperating teacher, or other school personnel.A. ResponsibilitiesIn addition to the goals and objectives for the teaching intern set forth earlier in theseGuidelines, he/she is expected to:1. read all materials provided in the seminars: the student intern will be held responsiblefor the contents;2. attend all scheduled Citadel campus meetings and seminars;3. attend all classes in the cooperating school for a full sixty (60) days;4. recognize the "guest" status of the intern in the school;5. recognize that final authority for classroom procedures rests with the cooperatingteacher;6. demonstrate active rather than passive behavior in the classroom by volunteering toassume responsibilities, preparing lesson plans that go beyond textbook suggestions,and asking questions concerning objectives and overall plans;7. demonstrate a professional manner at all times;8. participate in The Citadel's South Carolina System for Assisting, Developing, andEvaluating Professional Teaching (ADEPT) orientation sessions for student interns;9. read and comply with all approved policies and practices of the cooperating school;10. keep accurate records as required by the cooperating school and college;11. participate in all duties, school meetings, and activities in which the cooperating teacheris involved. Assignments of interns do not include activities or duties assigned to thecooperating teacher for which any additional stipend is received;12. participate in parent/teacher conferences conducted by the cooperating teacher;The Citadel, School of Education 13