Clinical Experiences

Field Experiences – Most of the Professional Education courses in both Elementary and Secondary Programs include corequisite field experiences.  These experiences provide students with increasing amounts of responsibility in school settings and serve as preparation for full-time student teaching.  Cooperating teachers complete a training workshop to become familiar with our procedures and conceptual framework.  Such collaborative relationships allow practicing professionals to share their expertise with future educators, help bridge gaps between teacher preparation and practice, and form lasting networks.

M201 - Corequisite to PSY-P 280 (Psychology Applied to Teaching)
This field experience emphasizes participation at a limited level – small group and individual tutoring experiences – also planning and evaluation experiences with the classroom teacher and observation of exceptional students.  

Evaluation form for EDUC-M 201 (pdf)

M301 - Corequisite to EDUC-M 314 (Secondary General Methods) and EDUC-M 312 (Junior High/Middle School General Methods)
Students participate at a more involved level, including whole group planning and teaching.

Corequisite to EDUC-E 339, EDUC-E 340, EDUC-E 328, EDUC-E 343, EDUC-M 324 (Elementary Methods courses)
Observations and limited teaching within specific content areas.  Some methods courses and their field experiences are taught through collaborative programs with elementary schools.

Evaluation form for EDUC-M 301 (pdf)

M401 - Corequisite to EDUC-E 341 and EDUC-E 325 (Reading II and Social Studies Methods – Elementary)
Students are in classrooms five mornings each week and have increased responsibility for planning, teaching, and evaluating whole group and small group lessons.  The student teaching portfolio is created during this experience.

Corequisite to Secondary Methods courses in the content areas
Students are in classrooms for two periods (or one block) five mornings each week and have increased responsibility for planning, teaching, and evaluating whole group and small group lessons in their content areas.  The student teaching portfolio is created during this experience.

Evaluation form for EDUC-M 401 (pdf)

 

Student Teaching

Student Teaching Handbook -- This link will take you to the Student Teaching Handbook in PDF format.  You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to be able to access this document.  If your computer does not have this software it can be downloaded free from the Adobe web page.  From the Table of Contents page you can link directly to major sections of the document (marked with red rectangles).

The Handbook for the Practicum Experiences is in a separate PDF document.

Applying for Student Teaching

Requirements for Admission to Student Teaching
Instructions for Applying for Student Teaching or Practicum Fall 2007 - Spring 2008
Registration for Student Teaching

Student Teaching Application (printable, pdf format)

Student Teaching Audit Form

Policy on Multiple Student Teaching Placement Requests