FALL 2019 Student Teaching ROUND UP Office of Clinical Experiences

Student teaching away from campus Common Market (through another MNState institution) limited options Aldine, TX-8 or 16 weeks International Opportunities: China for El Ed with Dr. Lo, UNI and South Africa for 8 weeks next meeting Thursday, October 25 at 10-11 am in EB B107

Student Teaching Application You will need to complete (You may want to take pictures or notes and use checklist: Eligibility sheet for YOUR major (hard copy-today) Paper “Back-up” application (hard copy-today) Online app at www.stcloudstate.edu/oce Click on: “Field Experience and Student Teaching Application” Complete Online Application on a computer (not a phone) Due Date: Friday, November 9 to OCE by 4:30 pm

Student Teaching Application Apply for the CORRECT COURSE for your major List all schools you attended List schools where you are known Edit your school information if needed Do NOT list prior field placements

Eligibility Sheet Download Eligibility sheet for YOUR major SPED: Most is completed in the SPED Dept. Dbl Majors: fill out appropriate forms; get signatures from both major advisors Make sure that transfer credits are in!!!! Get this signed prior to due date (see who needs to sign: advisor, dept rep, content advisor, TDEV education advisor, etc.)

Eligibility Apply to major Attempt NES EAS GPA requirements 2.75 APPLY to Student Teach ON TIME, EVEN IF YOU MAY HAVE ELIGIBILITY ISSUES! GPA, not admitted to teacher education yet, courses yet to take, etc.

CFS & Secondary… Set an advising meeting NOW to meet and get signature(s) on your eligibility form! Email your advisor for appointment Make sure that your advisor reads your eligibility sheet carefully before signing DO NOT wait!

Eligibility Deadlines… El Ed: Oct 15th/Feb 15th semester prior to ST: Completion of all Incompletes and Appeals, and removal of all grades below C in required major courses (In Elem Handbook) Secondary Ed: Oct 15th/Feb 15th semester prior to ST: Completion of all Incompletes and Appeals, and removal of all grades below C- in required major courses (In Handbook) CFS: OCE Deadlines SPED: Apply to SPED + meet OCE Deadlines

Other Requirements SPED Teacher Candidates: You must ALSO APPLY in the SPED Department! SPED Deadlines are: March 1 for Fall Oct. 1 for Spring

NES Testing Requirements It is in your best interest to take all of the NES Essential Academic Skills tests before student teaching.

Student Information in App Information must be as current as possible! Husky Net Email only Student ID# Include schools you attended & graduated from (cannot place you there) OCE will not place you where you are known, have family/friends working, where your children attend, or are coaching Licensure area(s): include ALL El Ed: 1 placement for Block 3 & 4 EXCEPT for K

Tips for application preferences Where will you be living? Update online as needed! (Edit -> January 5, 2019) OCE places within one hour maximum drive time of where you live Including more information helps us make the best placement for you Accommodations needed? State this on application; Meet with OCE staff

Resume’ Include all SCSU field experiences and details, relevant working with children, in school settings, and any trainings, etc. Add contact information Check formatting, punctuation, spelling and grammar Proof your work! Ask a friend to proof your work! No color; No photos

Make it aesthetically attractive and easy to read Well spaced and organized Ask a second friend to proof it! Check it again

Essay Revise ED 200/300/SPED/CFS 200 Essay or begin again… Proof this document for conventions of English and tone Read your essay aloud…get a friend to read it…be professional! El Ed: if strong preference for K-3 or 4-6, state in app under requests, not in essay CFS: OCE will generally request across K-3

Resume and Essay Put into one document with Resume first, then Essay Less than 125k in RTF These documents are the ticket to getting a great student teaching placement

Feedback from administrators who declined to take TC At this time we would not be able to place Xxxxx Xxxxx. Her resume and paperwork do not meet our expectations for student teachers.

Feedback from administrators who declined to take TC Thanks for the email and the voicemail. You know I take the placement of student teachers into our classrooms and in front of our kids very seriously. She may very well be a good candidate, but I have to make a decision based on very little information. In the essay she submitted with her resume, she wrote extensively about how she's always known she would do 1 of 3 things with her life. She goes on to give reasons why the others won't work, so she then decided to pick teaching. While this may be true for some in education, it doesn't present as someone who is passionate about entering the education field or what we expect of those coming into our classrooms.

Other Requirements CPR & First Aid: Required for CFS and HPE only Liability Insurance: Education MN Apply Online! www.educationminnesota.org; “Who We Are”, “Student Program” (need credit card)

Other Requirements Criminal Background Check (CBC) required for most districts: OCE will include this information with your placement contract Complete CBC ASAP!! Do Not Wait!!

Other Requirements Orientation Attendance Mandatory: Friday August 23, 2019 ST begins August 26, 2019 You will receive reminder Email Jobs: Work can NOT interfere with your student teaching hours and demands!

Student Athletes You MUST meet with OCE staff to discuss practice and event/game schedules, PRIOR to OCE making a placement for you. Meet with OCE one semester ahead so we can plan for you!

Do Not Attempt to Secure Your Own Placement!!!!!

Placement Considerations Goal: placement within one hour of where you live Goal: Diverse placement opportunities within all field and student teaching OCE will place you in a location where you are not known… PELSB: Exp. must be across scope of license You will not be placed in schools where you have family/friends working, your children attend or you are coaching

Process to Secure Placements Applications received in OCE database You update as needed, until Jan.5, address where living, credentials, special requests OCE reviews essays and resumes and sends them back for editing (don’t make us do that!) OCE sends requests out to schools CHECK YOUR HUSKYNET…we may have Q’s OCE secures placement Hold placement meetings with you just before finals week: watch for posted signs! You will sign a contract

Special Programs/Options Common Market, Out of State, International opportunities Aldine, Texas opportunities (Houston) Partnerships: South Africa and China NEXT MEETING Thursday, Oct. 25, 10-11 am in B107 of Education Building

Application Process Like OCE Facebook page Print eligibility sheet Complete eligibility sheet Set meeting with advisor(s) and secure signatures for eligibility Prepare your resume and essay Complete app by November 9 Continue to edit until January 5

www.stcloudstate.edu/oce “Student Teaching” See Kathryn Young if you need additional information 320-308-4015 kyoung1@stcloudstate.edu www.stcloudstate.edu/oce “Student Teaching”