1. Student Teaching Orientation August 16, 2018
Welcome Mentors!
Student Teaching
Orientation
August 16, 2018

2. Welcome! Let’s introduce ourselves! Name
What do you want to get out of the next hour?
What do you need to know?
What are you most excited about? What has you feeling a little apprehensive?
9:50-10:00

3. UM-Flint Education Unit
Education Unit Mission
Our mission is to guide and support the growth and development of our teacher candidates into caring educators and engaged citizens who embrace our guiding principles in their understanding of the many aspects of their roles in schools and society.
Education Unit Vision
Our vision is to prepare teachers who, as active agents, are committed to shaping classrooms, schools, and communities that reflect the ideas of a democratic society.
10:00-10:05 Education Unit is made up of those at the university committed to preparing elementary and secondary teachers—includes UM-flint faculty, staff, university supervisors, and YOU. Mentor teachers are an integral part of teacher preparation.

4. Mentor Teachers In other words: You rock! All of you have:
a belief that all children can learn
a commitment to teach the whole child
willingness to take initiative and solve problems
high professional and instructional expectations
willingness to examine assumptions, beliefs, and practices
respect for diversity
patience and compassion
commitment to lifelong learning
In other words: You rock!

5. Mentor Teachers What does it mean to be a mentor?
What anxieties or challenges do you foresee?

6. Student Teaching Experience
Seminar will be weekly
Elementary students may need to leave early to arrive to campus by 4:00
Secondary starts at 4:30
Teacher candidates evaluated using the Charlotte Danielson Framework
Dispositions assessment

7. Responsibilities/Activities
Rough Overview
Weeks
Responsibilities/Activities
1 & 2
Observe and assist cooperating teacher
Learn and participate in all classroom and school routines
Work with small groups of students
2-7
Take over the class schedule gradually: one content area, subject, or period at a time.
Co-plan with mentor teacher
Co-teach with mentor teacher
6-8
Sometime between weeks 6 and 8 complete midterm evaluation and disposition assessment and conduct evaluation meeting
7-14
Take full teaching responsibility for 7-8 weeks (if co-teaching, then the teacher candidate becomes responsible for most of the work/leading efforts), including:
creating lesson plans
assessment and grading
conferencing with parents
13-15
Sometime between weeks 13 to 15 complete final evaluation and conduct evaluation meeting.
14 & 15
Gradually phase out of teaching

8. Mid-Term and Final Evaluation
Regular formative feedback is encouraged
Danielson Framework
Scoring criteria
Expectations at Mid-Term and Expectations at Final
Preponderance of evidence and generating notes
Consensus Meeting for Mid-Term (sometime between week 6 and 8; for final sometime betwee week 13-15
Questions

9. Dispositions What are dispositions?
Issues and concerns; communicate with supervisor
Formal Disposition Evaluation week 6-8
Scoring criteria
Expectations
Entering data into Tk20
Questions

10. Assessment Overview Role Assessment Tk20 Mentor Teachers
1) Professional Dispositions Assessment
2) Mid-term Student Teaching Evaluation of Candidate Performance
3) Final Student Teaching Evaluation of Candidate Performance
Mentors are responsible for submitting Professional Dispositions Assessment in Tk20 if needed.
University Supervisors
2) Mid-Term Student Teaching Evaluation of Candidate Performance
(Assessment Four)
Supervisors are responsible for submitting the Professional Dispositions Assessment AND the consensus Mid-Term and Final Student Teaching Evaluation of Candidate Performance.

11. It is evaluations made simple.
Tk20
Tk20 is our tool that allows you to submit your Professional Dispositions online.
It is evaluations made simple.

12. Evaluations Made Easy
Be on the lookout for an with your Tk20 username and password.
Log in at
To access your students’ Professional Dispositions evaluation, Click the ‘Field Experience’ tab on the right.
We will always you instructions to complete it.
If you need support, contact us!

13. Stages of Concern for Teacher Candidates
Read the 4 stages of concern on your handout
How do these resonate with you? Do they seem accurate based on your experience with student teachers or as a student teacher?

14. Discussion In your table group:
Review and discuss information presented and your individual questions
What support do you need from UM-Flint?
Identify any lingering thoughts/questions
Please add any new questions to your list that have come up from your group
After a few minutes we will ask each group to share bits of their discussion.
10:30-10:40

15. Would you like to stay in touch as a group this semester? If so, how?
Virtually via social media or video chat
Meetings on campus
Meetings at your school with just the mentors in your district?
Mentor Meetings

16. Questions? What lingering questions do you have?
Please feel free to contact us at any time!
Thomn Bell, Director for the Center for Educator Preparation
Annie Whitlock, Elementary Program Coordinator
Suzanne Knight, Secondary Program Co-Coordinator
Laura McLeman, Secondary Program Co-Coordinator and SEC 499 Instructor
Thank you for your time! Have a fabulous semester!
11:00