The Student Teaching Handbook

1. The Student Teaching Handbook Staci Fuqua, Director Education Student Services UT Martin

2. Section 1 • Introduction • Student Teacher Placement • Removal from Student Teaching and Failure to Recommend

3. Important Points about Terminating a Placement • The student teacher is responsible for compliance with all student teaching policies. • If you feel that you need to drop student teaching, contact me early. • If a school system requests your removal, we do so immediately. • Student teachers may be terminated for unsatisfactory progress or violation of policies or regulations.

4. Section II Roles, Responsibilities, and Requirements

5. Student Teacher Responsibilities – Attendance (Most Important Points) • Prior Notice • Excessive Absences • Unexcused Absences • School-Related Activities • Orientation and Seminars

6. Section II, continued • Subbing • Corporal Punishment • Outside Work • Transportation • Conduct and Dress - Your CT already has a job. Be polite during faculty meetings and in-service, even if others around you are being rude.

7. Conduct and Dress • Follow your school’s dress code. • Phones • Social Networks • Email Addresses, Content, and Transmission

8. Other S.T. Policies • Student teaching is your priority (not coaching, e.g.) Line up child care options if needed. • Submit lessons plans to your CT and/or your supervisor prior to implementation. • Avoid gossip. Be friendly. Smile. Respect everyone, especially the custodian and secretary :)

9. Four Components of S.T. Required by State of TN • Observation - See Notebook Table of Contents • Participation - Jump in immediately. Be enthusiastic! • Full Teaching - The CT decides, but establish good communication about your needs. • Co-Curricular - Many of these can be used for the portfolio and/or Student Teaching Notebook.

10. Cooperating Teachers • Selected by the principal • Suggestions are not requirements for CT’s. • Help them fax or mail the forms they are required to submit. • We can’t make them observe you weekly, but most will.

11. University Supervisors • Full-time or adjunct faculty of UTM • They assign your grades for student teaching with the input of cooperating teachers. • They will hold a mid-semester and a final seminar with you. • They observe and evaluate 2 times per semester. (More if necesssary)

12. The Principal • Part of the mentoring team • May drop in to evaluate you • Looking for prospective teachers

13. Director of Education Student Services • Placement • Policies • Procedures • Evaluation of the program

14. Section III • Grievance Procedures for the Cooperating Teacher and the University Supervisor (pg 20) • Explain problem • Document • Outline in writing how to rectify situation • Deadline for compliance • These are closely associated with removal from student teaching and failure to recommend.

15. Section IV - Licensure • Mrs. Jenny Hahn, Mrs. Jenny Hahn, Mrs. Jenny Hahn • Additional Endorsements, Mrs. Jenny Hahn • Other States, Mrs. Jenny Hahn • Renewal, Mrs. Jenny Hahn Who can answer licensure questions??

16. Section VI - Evaluation • Eleven State Standards aligned with… • Conceptual Framework for Initial Programs which is aligned with… • Framework for Evaluation and Professional Growth which is aligned with… • The University of Tennessee at Martin Student Teaching Performance Assessment Evaluation by University Supervisor