On Campus Seminars Student Teaching Although MGE 505 seminars meet every week, during MGE 590/Student Teaching, there will be eight seminars. The syllabus and course schedule will be shared during the orientation at the end of MGE 505. It is important that candidates check their NLU email accounts a few weeks before Student Teaching is scheduled to begin. Candidates need to communicate the schedule of seminars to their cooperating teachers and confirm the schedule with the university supervisors. Seminar is scheduled in the early evening and attendance is mandatory. Seminars offer many learning opportunities and are forums for sharing ideas and challenges from the field. Important information about job applications and the procedures for attaining licensure will be discussed. Student Teaching is a quarter-long experience. Student teachers typically spend 10 weeks in the classroom, depending on the district calendar for their placement school. Refer to the calendar above for example dates, your dates may vary depending on the school’s schedule. 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, content area faculty, staffing, district, and other all faculty. 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 copy the supervisor and seminar leader . 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.
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 on to the student teaching term.
Substitute Teaching during MGE590 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. 2. Reflective Journal : This continues in Student Teaching. The purpose of maintaining a reflective journal is to provide an important record of candidate growth and to give the supervisor a greater understanding of what the candidate is experiencing. The supervisor will discuss his/her expectations regarding content and format of the journal. Journal prompts are often provided by supervisors. 3. Daily Planning : As a beginning teacher, development and competency in lesson planning
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