Student Teaching Requirements 1. Attendance: Daily attendance at school is mandatory . Student teachers are expected to be at school all day every day that teachers are expected to be in attendance. Student teachers follow the school calendar rather than the university calendar for holidays. Appropriate arrival and departure times should be discussed with the cooperating teacher and the university supervisor. Additionally, since meetings are part of the real world of schools, student teachers should attend all those that the cooperating teacher attends: grade level team, staffing, district, and faculty. Candidates may not miss more than 3 days of classroom experience during student teaching. If candidates need to miss more than three days due to illness or family emergencies, then additional days equivalent to the days missed will be added to the student teaching term. If student teachers must be absent from school at any time, for illness, religious observances, or serious personal matters, their professional responsibility is to immediately contact the cooperating teacher and supervisor. The seminar leader should also be made aware of any absences. Please note that after three days of absence, arrangements to make up missed days must be discussed with the cooperating teacher, university supervisor, and seminar leader. 2. Substitute Teaching during ELE590 Substitute teaching will be limited to no more than 5 days in the student teaching placement classroom while the cooperating teacher is absent. Consent must be given by the program chair in consultation with the teacher candidate. Student teachers may not move or be hired in another classroom or building. 3. Reflective Journal : This continues in Student Teaching. Maintaining a reflective journal provides an important record of candidate growth and gives the supervisor a greater understanding of what the candidate is experiencing. The supervisor will discuss his/her expectations regarding the content and format of the journal. Journal prompts are often provided by supervisors. 4. Daily Planning : As a beginning teacher, development and competency in lesson planning is essential for teaching effectiveness and meeting goals. Teachers build lessons around relevant student experiences to encourage optimum student achievement and engagement, support student independent thinking, and develop student interest and love of learning. Please keep the following in mind: The university requires that candidates generate a formal lesson plan for every lesson taught (excluding some brief, daily routine activities). This starts with the very first lesson. The
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