This document provides information and requirements for student teaching experiences, including the roles and responsibilities of student teachers, cooperating teachers, university supervisors, and other parties involved. It outlines expectations for professional conduct, dress, required assessments and tests, field experience hours, and reasons a student teacher may be removed from their placement. Guidelines are provided for a successful student teaching experience, characteristics of effective teachers, and tips for strengthening teaching skills.

2. Student Teaching and
Methods Practicum
Professional Teaching Series
August 3rd, 2011

3. Pre-field Pre-field Who
Primarily
Experience Experience Does PotPouri
6750/6755
Requirements Procedures What?
10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point ? Point
20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points ? Point
30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points ? Point
40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points ? Point
50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points Gazillion Point

4. Praxis I and
Praxis II

5. According to WDPI what
certification tests must be
passed prior to receiving a
state teaching license?

6. Fingerprints,
Background Check
TB Test

7. What things must be
accomplished prior to
enrolling in a field
experience class?

8. A successful placement is
more likely when you
contact this person
Early and Often

9. What is a
Cooperating
Teacher?

10. Being:
Prepared
On-time
Dependable
Are examples of this . . .

11. What are some
characteristics of the
professional educator?

12. The Illinois Basic
Skills Test

13. What test satisfies elem.
content testing for both
Illinois and Wisconsin?

14. 5755 - During the
school day when
students are present

15. What hours may be
counted to fulfill the
minimum 50 required
hours

16. The purpose of this course is
to begin teaching using
incremental steps, i.e. one-
to-one, small groups, larger
groups, whole class

17. What is the methods
practicum 5755?

18. In this field experience
course, the student teacher
takes the role of the person
in charge of the classroom

19. What is 6755/6750?

20. Examples include:
For Men: Collared shirts &
appropriately fitting slacks with belt
For Women: Appropriately fitting
dresses, dress slacks, tops which
cover shoulders, midriff, cleavage

21. What is considered
professional dress for
everyday of the field
experience?

22. Examples include:
student information is confidential
Participation in additional classroom
and school community functions, i.e.
faculty meetings, conferences, clubs,
student activities

23. What are some
elements of
professional conduct?

24. This person ensures that
all docs and evals. are
completed and available
for the univ. spvr.

25. Who is
the student teacher?

26. An administrator who
should be invited into the
student teacher’s
classroom

27. Who is
the building principal?

28. This person collaborates at an
initial meeting, conducts
observations, and provides
informal and formal feedback
and written evaluations

29. Who is
The university supervisor?

30. This person has appropriate
classroom experience, academic
degree, and willingness to share
teaching knowledge

31. Who is
The cooperating teacher?

32. This person may co-observe
with the univ. spvr. and
facilitates student teaching
placements

33. Who is
The university representative
for student teaching
placements?

34. Due to time demands of the
67506755 course students may
not register for additional . . .

35. What are academic
courses?

36. Sometimes seen as peripheral,
these sessions include important
information for students in
6750/6755, and are a required
course component

37. What are
“Professional Teaching
Series”
Seminars?

38. Be open to ideas
Do not go overboard in
attempts to get the students to
like you
Demonstrate pride in the
teaching profession

39. What are some
teaching guidelines?

40. •An incident that jeopardizes the health,
safety or well-being of a district employee,
student, or other person
•When performance negatively impacts
teaching/learning process

41. What are reasons for
which a student teacher
may be removed from
student teaching?

42. Creates an environment conducive to
learning
Uses alternative explanations or tools to
promote student understanding
Understands and practices collaboration
and cooperation in all relationships
Is punctual, responsible, dependable

43. What are some
Characteristics of a student
teacher in a very successful
field experience?

44. September 22nd

45. What is the date of the
next PTS?

46. The Livetext Portfolio

47. What is the required Key
Assessment for
6750/6755?

48. Act
Your
Age!
Audio
Clue

49. Why do your students
sometimes act in ways that
make you wonder “what
were you thinking”?

51. What does an
interdisciplinary math,
P.E., and music lesson
look like?

52. •Make a student work collection
•Observe a different class at the same
grade level
•Plan and teach a follow-up lesson
•Make an educational game
•Set-up work stations based on differing
learning modalities

53. What things can I do to
strengthen my
pedagogical toolbelt?

54. Make your wager

55. Final Answer

56. Final Question