Student teachers complete 15 full weeks of full time student teaching after some form of pre-student teaching practicum. Interns pursue a full load of coursework during the year long field experience that leads to the completion of a Master of Arts in Teaching Degree. This degree contains a research component often related to the work performance at the school site. Coursework during student teaching is generally limited to one course and one student teaching semester 5. Interns can qualify for a monetary stipend awarded by the school district.
Interns are eligible for substitute pay if they are used as substitute teachers.
Student teachers receive no stipend and are not eligible to substitute teach. Interns receive weekly feedback from the school based clinical instructor, attend a site liaison conducted weekly seminar and receive approximately 7 observations per semester from the university clinical instructor. This varies from university to university. Formal mid-term and final evaluations are conducted during a three week conference that includes the university clinical instructor, the school based instructor, and the intern. This conference occurs four times during the year long field experience.