This Handbook was prepared to provide information and suggestions that will assist you as you work with the student who will teach under your guidance. Because you have been carefully selected to work with a student teacher, it is not necessary to review what constitutes good teaching. Accordingly, we make these suggestions not as inflexible rules for you to follow but as guidelines to facilitate mutual respect, responsibility, and growth. Each student teacher, just as each student in your classroom, is a unique individual. These components guide curriculum and student field experiences.
Student teaching is the final field experience in program implementation.
We are especially serious about the notion that practice should facilitate movement toward our goals and that these goals should be consistent with our philosophy and conceptual framework. We encourage anyone to call attention to any activity that does not seem consistent with these components. If for whatever reason you do not believe that you can work with us to move the student toward the stated goals, please inform us immediately We will redirect the placement as soon as possible. If you have any questions or if there are any problems, please contact me or Cheryl Sandora, Director of Field Placements. We want this experience to be the best possible for all.