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Welcome
ULM Student Teachers
College of Education & Human Development
Spring 2011
Be sure you have signed in and picked up handouts
Congratulations!
Handouts
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Agenda for today’s seminar
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(you will need this to submit in TaskStream for PD Activities 1)
Schedule of Meetings and Important Dates
Student Teaching Calendar
Professional Organization Information
Responsibilities and Expectations
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Handbook for Clinical & Field Experiences
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Page 1 – 3 contain general policies
ULM Conceptual Framework (pg. 4)
Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions (pg. 5)
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Essential elements of teacher preparation and teacher quality
More on these this afternoon
6 – 15 deal with things prior to today
Flip to page 16
Student Teaching Policies and Activities
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Handbook Page 16
Legislative Requirements
for Teacher Candidates in
Undergraduate Degree
Programs
Student Teacher Activity Log
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Blank Activity Log form on
page 35 of Appendix
Hours logged in 5
categories
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Participation
Conference
Observation
Teaching
Other
Signed weekly by CRS and
kept in Professional
Notebook
Substitute for Classroom Teacher
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Cannot be used for CRS
or other teaching in lieu
of paid sub
Can fill in if emergency
arises for brief period of
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Professional Liability Insurance
***Must be a member of an organization within 14 days.
***Must turn in documentation to Tina Allen by
February 8th.
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Ouachita Association of Educators (OAE)–establishing student
chapter on campus
Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana (APEL)– student
chapter currently active on campus
National Education Association (NEA)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Professional Liability Coverage through Personal Homeowner’s
Policy
Lesson Plans
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Should be one written in ULM format for EVERY lesson
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Should be written in detail and approved by CRS in advance
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Hard copy placed in professional notebook
daily. Notebook should always be available in
classroom.
**These will be addressed more in the
seminar tomorrow.
Attendance
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Report at designed time and
remain until end of school day
Follow the cooperating schools
calendar
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if the school is in session you are
expected to be there
this includes state testing week
Unexcused absences are not
permitted
See page 19 for excusable absences
Report all absences to me by email
Professional Notebook
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List of required contents is on Appendix Page 15
Cover Sheet is on Appendix Page 16
Must be available in classroom at all times
TaskStream
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Field and Clinical Experiences program area
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Weekly Activity Logs
Primary and Outside Observations
Content program area
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Various other assignments throughout semester
Will be discussed after lunch
All assignments in TaskStream must be submitted
and graded by the last day of classes.
Students who have not submitted all assignments
will receive a grade of “I” for the course.
Responsibilities of Student Teachers
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Behave in a professional ethical manner
Adhere to all policies of cooperating school & ULM
Attend all seminars
Demonstrate mastery of content
Provide US with schedule of classes
Classroom supervisor has final decision in your teaching schedule
 Meet attendance requirements of cooperating school
 Provide time beyond scheduled teaching for conferences
 Be evaluated by supervisors and/or other professional
staff
 Prepare daily lesson plans which meet Louisiana Teacher
Standards
Daily Lesson Plans
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Required to have a written plan for every lesson taught
Submit to classroom supervisor several days prior to
allow revisions to be made if necessary
Must be in ULM format
All lesson plans should be kept in Professional Notebook
More on lesson plans at tomorrow’s seminar
Video Taping
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Must video tape one lesson during the semester
You are responsible for securing video camera
Video will be uploaded to TaskStream
Responsibilities of. . .
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. . . the classroom supervisor
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. . . the university supervisor
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pg. 22 – 23
. . . the coordinator of field
experiences
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pg. 20 - 22
pg. 23
Read through these
responsibilities before Thursday
Observations by Student Teacher
(Directions & Form Appendix pg 32 - 34)
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Primary Observation
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This week on your
classroom supervisor
Students with 2 placements
will also do another on
second CRS during first
week of second placement
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Outside Observations
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You will do 5
Cannot be done on your
classroom supervisor
2 can be done on another
teacher in your school
Remaining 3 must be done
at other schools that are
diversely difference from
placement
Suggested Semester Schedule
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First Few Days
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First Full Week
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Observation of Classroom Supervisor (primary observation)
Daily Schedule
Remaining Weeks
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Second Month – 5 Outside Observations
Third Month – Solo Week
Fourth Month – Second Solo Week (if needed)
Fifth Month – Return to teaching 2 hours a day
Suggested Daily Schedule
Two Hours Assisting
Two Hours Planning
Two Hours Teaching
Sign and Turn in
Student Teacher Agreement
15 minute break
Ms. Tina Allen
Coordinator of Field Experiences &
Teacher Candidacy
Strauss 228
342-1271
[email protected]