EDFE 130 Mandatory Meetin g

1. EDFE 130 Mandatory Meeting

2. College of Education and Behavioral Sciences School of Teacher Education Other Schools Early Childhood K - 12 Elementary Secondary MAT EdD

3. People you will work with during student teaching

4. Expectations in the Program: Professional Teaching Standards – National Level • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) • CAEP: Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation • SPA: Specialty Professional Association: • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) • Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) • Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) • National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) • National Association of Gifted Children / Council for Exceptional Children (NAGC/CEC) • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) • National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) • National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

5. Expectations in the Program:Professional Teaching Standards – State Level Colorado Professional Teaching Standards • Teachers demonstrate knowledge of the content they teach • Teachers establish a respectful learning environment for a diverse population of students • Teachers facilitate learning for their students • Teachers reflect on their practice • Teachers demonstrate leadership • Teachers take responsibility for student growth

6. Expectations on Campus and in the Field • Knowledge • Skill • Professionalism and Disposition

7. Professionalism and Disposition • http://www.unco.edu/teach/forms.html

8. UNC Professional Disposition Qualities Rubric for Pre-Service Teachers

9. UNC Student Teaching requirements: • Candidates must pass the Praxis or Place test prior to Student Teaching. • Candidates may not take any additional courses with Student Teaching without prior approval from the program coordinator and the STE Director • All PTEP field experiences and methods courses, need to be successfully completed prior to Student Teaching.  • Student Teaching outside the immediate UNC supervision area may or may not be approved. • Candidates must attend all mandatory teacher education orientations. • Candidates must establish and maintain minimum GPA requirements in each level of the appropriate program. • Teacher Candidates cannot be placed in a school where they were once students or where they have a close relative attending and/or working.

10. Student Teaching Placement √ Student Teaching is a 16-week, full time field experience; K-12 student teaching is divided into 2, 8-week placements to satisfy licensure requirements. √ Research Placement Locations: http://www.unco.edu/teach/stplacements.html √ Out of State Student Teaching √ International Student Teaching - requires an appointment √ You are only guaranteed a student teaching placement; NOT your personal preferences.

11. Student Teaching Application Process √ Be registered for EDFE 130 the semester prior to student teaching. √ Submit the Request for Placement survey & print the confirmation page. Survey includes:  Resume & Letter of Introduction  3 placement preferences; 6 for K-12 placements √ Submit the complete EDFE 130 paperwork packet by Sept. 10. http://www.unco.edu/teach/check.html √ Wait as patiently as possible and stay in communication. 

12. Questions? Dr. Margo Barnhart margo.Barnhart@unco.edu Lynette Kerrigan lynette.kerrigan@unco.edu 970-351-1623 McKee Hall, room 216