Student Teaching

Placement Policies Related Specifically to Student Teaching

• Students must successfully complete all education courses required prior to the student teaching block, including courses required for areas of concentration in middle grades and for certification in secondary and P-12 subject areas. No course other than a co-requisite may be taken during the student teaching experience.
• Students may not have more than nine (9) hours of general education courses remaining in the requirements for their undergraduate degree programs. Such coursework may not be taken during the student teaching experience.
• It is strongly recommended that student teachers not engage in any significant employment while student teaching. Significant employment is interpreted to mean 20 hours or more per week. If such employment adversely affects effectiveness in the classroom, regardless of number of hours, the student teacher will be asked to terminate employment or to terminate student teaching.
• No student teacher may serve as a substitute teacher when the classroom teacher is absent (i.e., a substitute teacher must be in the classroom if the Cooperating Teacher is absent).
• Student teachers may not be paid for assignments/activities to include, but not limited to, tutoring, substitute teaching, coaching (athletics, drama, debate, etc.), sponsorship of clubs/school groups.
• Student teachers may expect to travel to another county or school system to meet the criteria for placement already explained in the Placement Cluster section.
• Student teachers must adhere to the Professional Contact Policy before, during, and after their experience.