By virtue of its setting in Western New York, the TEI program has access to a variety of educational settings that are then made available to its students.
Students experience urban, suburban, and rural schools.
Discussions, at the schools and at the university, frame and extend the experiences. Students also develop a reflective inquiry project in collaboration with an experienced classroom teacher, who then becomes the first placement cooperating teacher during the spring semester. This project encourages the students to reflect clearly upon what they are observing and studying in the classroom. During the spring semester, students practice teach in two collaborative placements at two different grade levels. Most students experience at least one urban placement during student teaching.