PHASES IN STUDENT TEACHING

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Specific Responsibilities1. AttendanceStudent teachers are expected to be regular and prompt in attendance. The arrival and leaving timesrequired by the school of all its faculty should be the minimal time observed. Plan to follow thecooperating teacher’s hours; if they are unusual, discuss them with your college supervisor.2. AbsencesGenerally, absences are excused only for illnesses. If another unusual event occurs, discuss this withyour cooperating teacher and college supervisor, or with the Director of Teacher Education.A Student Teaching Absence Form MUST be completed for ALL absences (See form on page 25).The form must be signed by the cooperating teacher, the college supervisor, and the Director ofTeacher Education and filed with your records in the Education office. If you are ill, the cooperatingteacher, your supervisor, and the Department of Education must be notified as soon as possible. TheEducation Program phone has 24 hour-a-day Voice mail. Calls to your cooperating teacher and toyour college supervisor should be made according to a prearranged procedure. The Department ofPublic Instruction (DPI) expects a minimum number of placement days to meet student teachingrequirements. You may need to make up your missed day(s).3. Dress and BehaviorStudents are expected to dress and behave appropriately during the time they are student teaching.“DO THE PROFESSIONAL TH<strong>IN</strong>G” is a guideline that is foundational to your student teachingexperience.4. SchedulesStudents are expected to complete a Master Schedule at the beginning of each placement. Samples ofthese forms are found at the end of this handbook. Forms are obtained through the EducationProgram office or can be photocopied from the handbook. The master schedule can be delivereddirectly to the Education office during the hours 8:00-4:30, dropped in the drop box outside of theBarstow Education building, or Faxed to 524-7571. Failure to file these forms may lead totermination of your student teaching and/or a lowered grade.5. OverviewsAn overview of each placement is required, and is placed in your file. These are due at the end of thefirst week of each placement.6. Lesson PlansAll students are required to prepare daily lesson plans following one of the sample guidelines andformats found in this handbook, or another agreed upon format. It is critical that you teach with awritten plan that has been approved and initialed by your cooperating teacher. Failure to do so maylead to termination of your student teaching and/or a lowered grade. All lesson plans should be keptin your student teaching folder for your supervisor to check.7. Observations and ConferencesYour College supervisor (and your Cooperating College Supervisor, if you are in a secondary or K-12placement) will visit you in your placements. Generally these visits and observations are scheduled.Your supervisor will visit at a time that you are scheduled to work directly with students, and willexpect to view a copy of your lesson plan when he or she arrives. Cooperating teachers and collegesupervisors will confer with a student following an observation of teaching. Students should take anactive role in this process, including initiating conferences as appropriate or necessary.9
8. SeminarsApproximately six (6) mandatory seminars are held throughout the semester on the Carroll Collegecampus from 4-5:30 p.m. We use these times to discuss key issues, meet with your collegesupervisors in small groups, and have guest speakers present information. Your cooperating teachercan help arrange for you to leave your participating school at a time so that you can arrive on campuspromptly. Attendance is taken, and failure to attend will result in a lowered grade.9. Student Teaching JournalsThe Carroll College Education Department strives to help student teachers develop a repertoire ofmethods for instructing and managing students. The ability to reflect upon and evaluate one’sinstructional practice is essential in improving and growing as a professional. To that end, studentteaching journals that reflect upon your day-to-day experiences from the past week are required by thebeginning of the next week. Your college supervisor will read and comment on your entries. Pleaseconsult with your College Supervisor concerning the preferred method of submitting your weeklyjournal entry—email, faxing, or submitting hard copies to the Education office.Guidelines for Student Teachers’ Weekly JournalsC.L.A.S.P.During the Carroll College Student Teaching experience, student teachers are required to completereflective daily journals and submit them to their College Supervisors on a weekly basis. This maybe done using email, faxing, or submitting hard copies to the Education office.Every week student teachers must address each of the following topics in their journal entries at leastonce:CLASPCommunications and PartnershipsCommunication and collaboration with the community, families, students, colleaguesLearning Management and MotivationClassroom management, discipline, and motivation to learnAssessmentFormal and informal Evaluation or Measurement of student performance, and how thatinformation is used in instructional practice.Subject Material / ContentInstruction use of materials, procedures, and information to address the needs of learners andmeet school-based curriculum standards and grade level expectations.Planning and AdaptingAccommodating the learning needs of all students through differentiation and adaptation ofthe curriculum; the use of techniques and strategies should reflect an understanding oflearners’ cognitive, emotional, and physical differences10
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