example, attending grade level team meetings, faculty meetings, and parent conferences if appropriate. Planning : Development and competency in lesson planning are essential for teaching effectiveness and meeting goals. Teachers build lessons around relevant student experiences to encourage optimum student achievement and engagement, to support student independent thinking, and to develop student interest and love of learning. Please keep the following in mind: a. The MAT Elementary Education program requires that candidates generate a formal lesson plan for the required whole class lesson. The specifics of lesson planning will be introduced in seminar. The topic and content of the lesson should be discussed with the cooperating teacher. The required lesson plan format and expectations for candidate instruction will be explained by the seminar leader. b. The cooperating teacher must review and initial the plan to signify approval before the lesson is taught and is asked give feedback before and after the lesson is taught. Plan should be provided to the cooperating teacher in advance in order for the candidates to receive feedback on their planning before actually teaching the lesson. It is helpful if the feedback is written notes and not simply verbal. Exit Interview: This is an option for the seminar leader. If choosing to do an exit conference, it is held at NLU with the teacher candidate and seminar leader. The goal is to discuss the Practicum I experience including the logged hours, course requirements, and university requirements. The seminar leader determines the grade for Practicum I after considering allelements. *Please note: Teacher candidates, while completing Practicum hours in the classroom, may not serve as a substitute teacher. If the cooperating teacher is absent, a qualified substitute teacher must be in the classroom at all times. Up to ten hours of subbing can be applied toward the thirtyhours upon approval by the seminar leader.
Responsibilities The Teacher Candidate is responsible for fulfilling the following requirements: • Plan a schedule for completion of hours with the cooperating teacher • Be an active participant in the 1-6 classroom and in seminar • Complete all assignments as explained on the syllabus, in class, and D2L The cooperating teacher is responsible for fulfilling the following requirements:
• Provide written and oral feedback on planning • Provide written and oral feedback on instruction • Approve the lesson plan in advance of teaching • Introduce the multiple roles of a teacher in today’s classroom
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