STUDENT TEACHINGFall Semester 2011

Department of Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology

The Players of the Field (Placement)• Teacher Candidate (TC) – any student enrolled in an initial teacher

preparation program in MSIT• Intern – a teacher candidate who is enrolled in Practicum I• Student Teacher (ST) – a teacher candidate who is enrolled in Practicum II/III

(Student Teaching)• Teacher Resident – a teacher candidate participating in the NET-Q grant and

completing a year-long, full-time placement at an assigned PDS school• Mentor Teacher (MT) – the certified teacher at the school site who hosts the

teacher candidate and provides ongoing leadership and mentoring• University Supervisor (US) – a member of the education faculty at GSU or a

part-time instructor who supports his/her assigned teacher candidates in their field experiences and serves as instructor of the field-based course

• Coordinator of Field Experiences – MSIT staff member who arranges field experiences and serves as the link to the department for all issues related to field experiences

• Associate Chair – MSIT administrator who coordinates all initial teacher preparation programs in the department

Access to Syllabus, Handbook, Forms, and Other Resources

• Open your student teaching course in LiveText (EDCI 7670/7680 or EDCI 4700). Look on the Overview page and click on the URL next to Syllabus and Other Resources.

• The Resource document may also be accessed at www.livetext.com . Enter the following code in the Visitor

Pass Area: FEABBBF9. You should share this information with your mentor teacher.

LiveText Requirement• Students must submit all assignments through LiveText;

no assignments will be accepted through email or other means.

• The students’ first assignment is to set up the course template in LiveText: https://c1.livetext.com/doc/7047195#7047195

• The course template will be used for all assignments.

• Ample assistance for LT is available. Inability to use LiveText is not an acceptable excuse for late assignments.

Important note:

Assignments for the student teaching courses are described in the course syllabus and/or the course templates. It is the intern’s responsibility to read and follow the instructions and to submit each assignment correctly and promptly, using the course template in LiveText.

Graded Assignments

Teacher Work Sample (7 parts) 35

Lesson Plans 4 @ 5% 20

Conference Reports 2 @5% 10

GSU Supervisor Observations 3 @ 5% 15

Professional Behavior and Dispositions 1 10

Student Reflections on Teaching 2 @ 5% 10

TOTAL 100%

The Teacher Work Sample

• Comprehensive thematic teaching unit• 7 processes

1. Contextual Factors

2. Learning Goals

3. Assessment Plan (must include pre- and post-)

4. Design for Instruction

5. Instructional Decision-Making

6. Analysis of Student Learning

7. Reflection and Self-Evaluation

Why the TWS?

•Provides systematic framework for planning, teaching, and evaluating

•Documents the effectiveness of instructional practices

•Provides data to inform future teaching strategies

Teacher Work Sample - Planning

1•Contextual Factors

2•Learning Goals

3•Assessment Plan

4•Design for Instruction

Note!

Regardless of the due dates posted in your course in LiveText, the first four sections of the TWS must be completed and approved by your university supervisor before you begin teaching your unit.

Teacher Work Sample - Teaching

5•Instructional Decision-Making

Teacher Work Sample – Analysis and Reflection

6

•Analysis of Student Learning

7•Reflection and Self-Evaluation

Timeliness of Assignments

Points will be deducted from any assignment that is turned in late (after the posted due date):

1-3 days late (minus 5 percent);

4-7 days late (minus 10 percent);

8-10 days late (minus 15 percent);

More than 10 days late (minus 20 percent).

No credit will be given for work submitted after the last day of class.

Non-graded Assignments

• Three-way conference reports• Student information form – send copy to US and to Office

of Field Placements during Week 1 of your student teaching semester.

• Timesheet – must be completed by student teacher and signed by mentor teacher each week; must always be available for US to review

• All forms are available in the LT Resources document• Sign up for edWeb and join the GSU MSIT ITP community:

http://www.edweb.net/gsumsititp.

Non-graded Assignments

Timely submission of non-graded assignments will be considered by US when figuring grade for Professional Behavior and Dispositions.

Preparing for Student Teaching

• Become thoroughly familiar with the Handbook for Field Experiences, the syllabus for student teaching, and the PowerPoint presentation for student teaching (all available in the Resources document).

• Become thoroughtly familiar with the navigation of the course in LiveText; set up the course template and submit the first assignment.

• Check your profile on any social networking sites to be sure there is nothing that would portray you in an unprofessional manner. (See related article.)

• Read and be familiar with the standards of ethics from the GaPSC.

Your First Week of Student Teaching• Set up the prepared mentor teacher welcome video and

view it with your mentor teacher. Discuss your beginning/ending dates, your hourly schedule, and your assignments for the semester. Address any questions/concerns she or he may have.

• Get familiar with as many aspects of the school as possible.• Complete LT assignments for Week 1 • Learn the names of students in your assigned classroom.

Use seating chart to help you with this.• Contact your university supervisor to schedule a three-way

conference within the first two weeks. Use the form provided for this purpose and post it to your LiveText template promptly.

Professional Appearance• Dress for success! Your appearance will have a significant impact on the ways you are perceived by students, teachers, and other school personnel. It will also affect the way you view yourself as a professional.

• Dress to impress! Even though the teachers may dress informally, you should consider your entire field experience as a job performance assessment.

• Your professional appearance will be considered in the evaluation of your Professional Behavior and Dispositions.

Clothing

• Check the faculty handbook for guidelines. • When in doubt, dress more formally than

required.• Talk to your mentor teacher about what is

appropriate for teachers at your school.• If you need to supplement your wardrobe,

shop for sales, bargains, thrift stores; purchase basic items that can be mixed and matched.

What Not to Wear

• No clothing that depicts inappropriate images or words

• No short skirts (more than 3” above the knee)• No halter tops, clothing with holes, tight or clingy sweaters

• No baggy pants or visible underwear• No visible cleavage, muffin tops, or midriffs• No visible tattoos or body piercings (except ears)

Pathways for Communication

1• Mentor Teacher

2• University Supervisor

3• Program Coordinator

4• Coordinator of Field Experiences (Pethel)

5• Associate Chair of Department (Ariail)

6• Chair of Department (Fox)

Personal Use of Technology • Teacher candidates may not use electronic devices (e.g., laptops, cell phones, iPads) for personal reasons at any time during the field experience.

• Cell phones must be turned off during instructional time. Laptops may be used for class purposes only.

• TC’s are not to use the Internet for personal reasons at any time while on the school campus.

• TC’s must not provide their personal contact information (personal email addresses, phone numbers) to students.

• TC’s should not “friend” students on social networking sites, such as Facebook.

Questions?

Have a great year!