Applying for Student Teaching Spring 2015

1. Applying for Student TeachingSpring 2015

2. Goals of this Session • Review Student Teaching regulations • Explain the placement procedure • Outline the application process • Explain background checks • Discuss the importance of a professional application • Expectations from school districts • Expectations during student teaching • Answer questions

3. Contents of Folder • Power Point presentation notes • Rules and Regulations concerning Student Teaching • Sample Application and Personal Data Sheet • Map of 100-mile radius area • List of Partner Schools/Co-Teaching Flyer • Tips for answering essay questions • Praxis II Test information • Background Check information • Credential File information (optional) • Checklist

4. Rules and Regulations for Student Teaching • Arranging your own placement is highly inappropriate and prohibited • Students will not be assigned to a secondary school from which they graduated • Students will not be assigned to a cooperating teacher who has taught the prospective teacher candidate as a student

5. Rules and Regulations (cont’d.) • Students cannot student teach in any school building where they have relatives in attendance • Students will not be assigned to any school building where a relative is currently employed • Students cannot student teach in any school district where a relative is a member of the School Board • It is strongly encouraged that students NOT be employed during the student teaching semester.

6. Placement Procedures • Applications for Fall are due in our office by the first Tuesday in February. For Spring by the first Tuesday in September • You will be notified by UNK email if your application is accepted or denied. • Contracts are sent to principals or superintendents. • Reminder calls are made. • Second contracts are sent when schools are unable to comply with request.

7. Placement Packets • You will be notified through UNK email when your placement packet is ready in the Educator Certification Office. Included in the packet will be: • Letter indicating your cooperating school and teacher(s) • UNK registration information (register as soon as you get your packet—not before; see your advisor) • Dates of placement • Cooperating teacher packet(s) for YOU to deliver • Reminder to notify Educator Certification Office of any failures/incompletes received

8. On-line Application • Available on the Educator Certification Office webpage • Directions to Student Teaching Application form: Go to http://unk.edu/certification. Click on Student Teaching Application about halfway down the page. Copy and paste into a Word document • You must use Microsoft Word

9. Information for Application • Local and permanent address and phone number • NU ID# • UNK Loper Notes Email address • Two emergency contact names, addresses, and phone numbers • Your catalog date • Your GPA • Identified areas of endorsement (no student teaching required for minors or coaching endorsements) • Three preferred school districts • Name(s) of your advisor(s) and signature(s) (face-to-face students only) • KEEP THE APPLICATION ON ONE PAGE ONLY!

10. Acquiring Advisor’s Approval • If you have two advisors, both need to sign • If you have any substitutions or waivers in your program, make certain your advisor has notified the registrar’s office • Ask your advisor to check your degree audit • Don’t wait until the last minute to seek your advisor’s signature • Note for online students: the ECO will obtain your advisor’s signature when your application is received

11. How Long Will I Student Teach? • 16 weeks for one subject endorsement, two subject endorsements at same grade level (not including ESL), one field endorsement, or one field and one subject endorsement (same content area and grade level, not including ESL) • 20 weeks for two field endorsements, two subject endorsements at different grade levels, or one field and one subject in a different content area/grade level (not including ESL) • 2 semesters for one field and two subject endorsements (not including ESL)

12. Where Should I Student Teach? • UNK Partner Schools • Alief School District in Houston, TX • Consider your endorsement • Consider a multicultural setting • Be open to a new experience • Get advice from your advisor

13. Partnership Schools • Co-Teaching model (see flyer) • Cooperating teachers trained in co-teaching methods • Student teacher and cooperating teacher attend a pairs workshop together before semester begins • Lessons are planned together and both are teaching in the classroom 90% of the time

14. Student Teaching in Alief ISD (Houston, TX) • Over 80 languages spoken in the district • Student teachers are paid $12.47/hour • Help is provided to find housing • Employment is nearly guaranteed, especially in secondary math & science • All grade levels and subject areas eligible • Background check paid for by district • Must have 3.0 or higher GPA to apply • Note: usually the calendar for Alief means students in 20-week placements will have to go back to finish after graduation

15. Student Teaching Outside of 100 Miles of Kearney • There will be an additional fee of $150 added to your tuition if you choose to student teach more than 100 miles from Kearney (within Nebraska) for mileage and supervision. • This would include Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk, Ogallala, Sidney, and any school districts outside the circle on the map in your folder.

16. Student Teaching Out of State • If you have a compelling reason to student teach outside of Nebraska (other than Alief), you are responsible for: • finding an appropriate placement (contact HR dept. at the school district) • finding a university supervisor • all fees connected with hiring a supervisor and paying a cooperating teacher, if required • providing the Educator Certification Office with contact information for the school, the cooperating teacher, the university supervisor, and yourself • seeing that all required paperwork is returned to the Educator Certification Office • A meeting with the Director of Field Experiences is required.

17. Personal Data Sheet • Given to principals and superintendents when placement request is made • Given to your cooperating teacher(s) when placement is finalized • Given to your student teaching supervisor

18. Tips for Essay Questions on Personal Data Sheet • Personal Data Sheet must be kept to two pages • Compose your answers in advance • Check for grammar and spelling errors (use spell check) • Ask someone to proof your essays • Be brief, but complete • Be honest • Make sure you sign the second page!

19. Acquiring Your Transcripts • Requests are made to the Registrar’s Office on myBlue • Please request only ONE, then make your own copies. BE SURE TO WHITE OUT YOUR SS# BEFORE COPYING! • Request that they be sent to you after current semester’s grades are posted

20. Accepted Applications • Admission to Teacher Education Program • Submission of Application to Student Teaching • Overall UNK GPA of 2.5 or higher (before 2013 -14 catalog) or 2.75 • A grade of “C” (2.0 GPA) or higher in TE 204 and TE 206. • Satisfactory completion of the Case Study of a Lesson and a grade of C or above in TE 314, TE 472, TE 320, TESE 474, MUS 356, PE 471, OR ART 365 (program specific) • Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 2 field experiences • Satisfy any additional program-specific requirements (all courses completed) • Apply for background check • All required documents completed • 1 copy of the Application • 4 copies of the Personal Data Sheet for each endorsement • 4 copies of your transcripts for each endorsement

21. Required Background Check • Nebraska State Department of Education now requires background checks for student teachers • UNK uses OneSource-The Background Check Company • Students must: • Complete the online process required to initiate the background check (http://www.onesourcebackground.com/ to Quick Links at lower right, then Student Login, select UNK, then Student Teaching) • Pay the $26.75 background check fee. (Payments are made directly to OneSource through PayPal.) • Submit court papers to the Educator Certification Office for any type of misdemeanor or felony with the exception of MIP/DUI which occurred since the self-disclosure Rule 20/21 form was completed for admittance to TE

22. Deadlines for background check requirements: • By the deadline for submitting your student teaching application, you must go online and complete the process to initiate the background check • You must include court papers with your student teaching application or bring/send them to the ECO before you submit your application • Failure to complete these requirements on time will result in the postponement of your student teaching semester

23. Praxis II • U.S. Dept. of Education: assessment for “highly qualified”-----Praxis II • Nebraska Department of Education requirement for certification • May be taken at any time • Go to the website below for times, locations, and information on which test(s) are required in Nebraska • http://www.ets.org/praxis/ne/requirements

24. Requirements During Student Teaching

25. Requirements During Student Teaching

26. Requirements During Student Teaching

27. Using TaskStream • TaskStream will be used for submitting your assessments during student teaching. • You will need to SUBSCRIBE for a semester (RENEW subscription) and then ENROLL in the TE400 DRF for your endorsement(s) • Directions will be provided on Blackboard.

28. During Student Teaching • Log on to Blackboard at least once a week. • Keep us informed of any address or name change. • Keep the Registrar’s Office informed of any address or name change. • Apply for Graduation (undergraduates only) • February 1st for Spring Commencement • September 15th for Winter Commencement • Check your email account at least weekly

29. Role of the Supervisor • Supervisors will make initial contact within the first couple weeks of teaching. • Supervisors will make a minimum of 5 formal observations. • Supervisors and cooperating teachers will assist you in meeting requirements. • Supervisors and cooperating teachers will complete your final evaluations.

30. To access the handbook:Student Teaching Handbook online http://unkcms.unk.edu/academics/certification/index.php KEEP A COPY OF ALL MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO OUR OFFICE Thank you for your time and attention. Best wishes for a successful student teaching experience

31. For Information: Ann Knipping Director of Educator Certification Office & Field Experiences C125, COE Building 865-8937 knippingam@unk.edu Mary Frew Office Associate C128, COE Building 1615 W. 24th, Kearney, NE 68849 865-8937 frewm@unk.edu 3/2014