1. Arranging & Documenting your Field Experience
College of Education
Office of Clinical Practice

2. Overview… Background Check and EMSP Insurance requirements
Planning and Scheduling Courses w/Field Experience
Documenting your hours
Reviewing your Field Experience Report

3. Requirements for your Field Experience
Background Checks
3 different background checks are required
Each level of background check is associated with a pre-determined course. * When you enroll in that course, you are flagged in our system to be notified to complete the next level of background check. * IMPORTANT: The notification will come to your WSU account as an “evite” from our background check vendor Castle Branch.
* Unless you receive a notification, your current background check is valid.
Freshman – Initial check – Before you enter any classroom -$ Admitted – Comprehensive check – When you are admitted into the College of Education -$ Student Teaching – Refresher check – Before you go out to do your Student Teaching - $26.00
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4. Requirements for your Field Experience
Background Checks
What are we watching for ?
Violence/Neglect against Children Felonies/Registered Sex Offender Patterns of Drug or Alcohol Abuse

5. Requirements for your Field Experience
Background Checks
What other offences come up on the report ? DUI or DWI Possession of a Controlled Substance ___________ Minor Consumption Social Host Ticket Public Urination

6. Requirements for your Field Experience
EMSP Insurance
EMSP Insurance Students need to renew their EMSP insurance each school-year. The subscription starts Sept. 1 thru Aug. 31
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7. Planning your Field Experience Courses

8. Planning your Field Experience Courses
List of Courses that have a Field Experience component Available on the Field Experience Website
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9. Courses with Field Experience Hours

10. Scheduling your Field Experience Courses

11. Scheduling your Field Experience Courses
In an ideal world –plan to schedule yourself between
20-40 hours of Field Experience per semester.

12. Scheduling your Field Experience Courses
Allow yourself 3-4 hour blocks of time through the week.

13. Scheduling your Field Experience Courses
Consider additional Field Experiences required by your major.
Work with your Advisor to plan a practical path for your remaining coursework.

14. Submit your Schedule
Using the Field Experience placement handout from your instructor…
Log onto the Field Experience Website
Arranging Your Field Experience
Field Experience Request page
dExperienceLandingPage.aspx
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15. Retrieving your placement information
Your Placement information will come to you in an from either
Sherry Emerson Jane Morken
Please contact your Cooperating Teacher as soon as you receive the .
will be sent to your WSU account

16. Documenting your Field Experience Courses

17. You will get a link(s) emailed to you
3 weeks before the end of the semester
You will get a link(s) ed to you
1 link for every course w/Field Experience

18. Complete the link as soon as you get it!
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Complete the link as soon as you get it!

19. Documenting your Field Experiences
Available on the Field Experience Website
MN Board of Teaching Requirements before Student Teaching All majors - minimum of 100+ Hours of field experience Elem majors – K-2 and 3-6 classroom experience
K-12 majors – Elementary, Middle School, High School experience
5-12 majors – Middle School , High School experience
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20. Documenting your Field Experiences

21. The information you add to the links will create your Field Experience report.

22. Add your own notes to this report

23. Review… Steps for your Field Experience
Background Checks and EMSP Insurance Requirements
Submit your schedule
Retrieve your Placement Information
Document your Placement details
Review your Field Experience Report