Appalachian State University Fall 2014 Student Teachers information session

1. Student Teaching
Informational Meeting
1/29/14 – 2/4/14
Student Teaching Handbook
on RCOE Homepage!

2. Subliminal message
5010

3. VIPs in RCOE - OFE
• Dr. Robin Groce, Associate Dean (grocerd)
• Ms. Laura Anne Middlesteadt, University Program Associate,
(middlestdtla), 262-2252
• Ms. Jean Edwards, Administrative Support Specialist,
(edwardsjk), 262-6891: background checks; licensure for
secondary majors, Arts majors, FLL, Tech Ed and PETE
• Ms. Karen Rhymer, Administrative Support Specialist,
(rhymerkm), 262-2696: licensure for majors in College of Ed
building (Elementary, Middle Grades, SPED, Health Ed,
Business Ed, Family/Consumer Sciences and BirthKindergarten)

4. Who’s involved
• Teacher Candidate -- YOU!
• University Supervisor -- your “instructor” for the course
CI (or SPE) 4900
• Cooperating Teacher – your host teacher
• Academic Consultant – from your department (does not
apply to Elementary Ed majors)
• Associate Dean and Director of the Office of Field
Experiences, Dr. Robin Groce
• Student Teaching Coordinator, Laura Anne Middlesteadt

5. Placement protocol
• Academic Advisor Recommendations – “green sheets”
• Student preferences – given today on Placement Data
form
• Diversity of Field Placements (who/what/where)
• 50-mile radius to your address
• Reasonable proximity for your supervisor
• Availability of qualified, willing cooperating teachers
• YOU ARE NOT a Free Agent –
DO NOT attempt to obtain your own placement.

6. Subliminal message
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7. COMMUNICATION
• Watch “Appstate College of Ed” Facebook page for
announcements.
• Check with your academic program coordinator.
• ALWAYS check your ASU email account.
• Contact Karen Rhymer or Jean Edwards with questions
about Praxis II or licensure
• Our goal for placement notification is the end of this
semester. Check your ASU email DURING SUMMER
for any changes to your placement – these do happen.

8. Subliminal message
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9. School Calendar
• Start & End student teaching on ASU date --- given
in official placement letter.
• Early start forms if you want to begin before 1st
official day. Get from Laura Anne.
• Follow your school/county calendar during the
semester.
• Campus Meetings – Opening Meeting and Career
Fair/Seminar II, both at ASU. Dates will be in your
official placement notification.

10. Major Evidences
• Impact Project --- pay attention now
• Professional Development Plan (PDP) --- start this now –
contact Amanda Werts (wertsal) with questions
• Praxis II – can’t officially graduate without it – can walk
across the stage, but not receive diploma or licensure
without it – will get an “I”
Praxis II Code for ASU Office of Field Experiences -
5010

11. MTEL/NES
• Elementary Ed and Special Ed majors will have new
test requirements as of July 1, 2014.
• SPED majors will take Praxis II as well as 2 NES
tests.
• Elem. Ed majors will take 2 NES tests.
• You will receive an email confirming which tests and
other details within the next month from the office of
licensure.

12. International Student
Teaching
• RCOE contacts – Dr. Bill Peacock(peacockws)
or Ms. Jean Edwards (edwardsjk)
• 10 weeks in North Carolina, 5 weeks abroad
• Requires application, 3 reference letters, and a $150
deposit.
• Informational Meetings – Tues., Feb. 11th OR
Wed. Feb. 12th at 3 p.m. in RCOE room 124A.

13. Davie County Schools
• Special opportunity in this school district
• Contact:John Marshall, 336-751-5921,
marshallj@davie.k12.nc.us
• If you are interested, sign up at the conclusion of this
meeting to get on their listserv for information.
• Davie Co. representatives will be at THIS
semester’s Career Fair, March 24th, 2014

14. Health Clearance
• Physical screening
• TB Risk Assessment Form unless you have factors
indicating testing
• You will be given two copies at Student Health
Services. Bring one to Laura Anne.
KEEP ONE IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL FOLDER.
YOU WILL NEED THIS TO SUBSTITUTE TEACH
OR GET A PERMANENT JOB.
• We are not able to fax your health form to potential
employers. You must have your own copy.

15. Academic Clearance
• Fill out top portion after today’s meeting.
• Medical Clearance – from Student Health Svcs. or your provider.
TAKE THIS FORM WITH YOU TO YOUR SCREENING.
• College of Ed majors:
Take directly to Ms. Karen Rhymer in the Dean’s Office.
• Outside majors: Take to your department for processing and then
to Ms. Jean Edwards in the Dean’s Office.
• Come back to Dean’s Office in a few days and ask for your
processed form at the front desk. Read, sign, and
KEEP THE YELLOW COPY in your professional folder.
• Bring form to Laura Anne or SLIDE UNDER HER office door –
404F.

16. Criminal Background
Checks
• Complete ASU Criminal Background Check Form.
• Give form to Laura Anne.
• Complete on-line portion of CBC when prompted by
email from Jean Edwards.
• Most counties do their own background check in
addition – processes vary.
• ASU CBC’s and Watauga County CBC’s are due
immediately.

17. Forms
• Notecard
• Drug-testing waiver
• Placement Data Sheet
• Criminal Background Checks – ASU, Watauga if
it is your first choice of district.
• TURN IN TODAY OR NO LATER THAN
THURSDAY, FEB. 27TH.

18. FORMS, part II
• Student Teaching Clearance (2-part yellow and
white)
• Complete Health Examination Certificate
• DUE NO LATER THAN THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH

19. The Big Moment:
Placement Notification!
• People will receive notifications over a 6-week period
beginning as early as late March and ending as late as
mid-May.
• You will receive an official placement email from Laura
Anne. The subject will be:
YOUR STUDENT TEACHING PLACEMENT.
• Do not make living arrangements until you have received
this email.
• Contact your cooperating teacher as soon as possible
after you receive your confirmation letter. Arrange to visit
the school and meet your teacher and principal. Ensure
that you are in the correct curriculum for your degree.

20. Your Professional Folder:
• Praxis II Scores
• Health Examination Certificate
• Academic Clearance – yellow copy
• Professional Development Documents
• A printed copy of your official placement
notification

21. Thought for the day: