The seminars provide a planned time to make connections between theory and practice through focused discussion of current issues in education. These seminars, along with the field based experience result in the development of products related to the Beginning Teacher Standards. A lesson plan should be submitted for EACH lesson that is taught and presented to the cooperating teacher ONE DAY prior to the implementation of the lesson. Generally, the student teacher begins to write and use one formal lesson plan each day beginning the second week of student teaching in accordance with the time schedule established by the cooperating teacher. One of the primary causes of failure in student teaching is lack of effective planning and proper preparation for teaching.
Planning helps student teachers organize materials.
Being ready provides a feeling of confidence for the student teacher, as well as ensuring a more effective learning experience for students. A pacing calendar is provided in this manual. Daily attendance is required of all student teachers. Occasionally, students may be absent due to illness, accidents, religious holidays, or a death in the family. However, students who have long or repeated absences, for whatever reasons, will be required to retake the student teaching experience, EDC 484.