1. 1 Student Teaching Orientation Office of Student Teaching and Field Experience 303 Central Hower Wendy Jewell, Coordinator wjewell@uakron.edu 330-972-7987 Barb Baltrinic, Liaison bbaltri@uakron.edu 330-972-5427 Katie Feudner, Administrative Assistant caf44@uakron.edu 330-972-7961

2. Student teaching is the Capstone Project that allows you, after successfully completing the semester, to apply for your Teaching License. It is considered to be the most important and challenging component of teacher preparation programs. It is a sixteen week “Professional Internship.” Student Teaching

3. The objective of student teaching is to provide experiences where students seeking licensure can effectively demonstrate skills in each of the following areas: Planning and Preparation Navigating the Classroom and School Environment Instruction (engaging students in meaningful inst.) Assessment (Formative and Summative) Professional Responsibilities Behavior Management Professional Dispositions Student Teaching

4. Your student teaching experience requires a large time commitment from you. Full Time Internship. Monday through Friday. 7-8 hours at the school during the day. Evening and weekends will be spent planning and preparing for future instruction. You will be required to report the same time your Mentor teacher is required to report. You may also be required to attend evening and weekend conferences and school events. Student Teaching

5. Begin to think about how you will manage all your responsibilities and commitments during this time. Student teaching is a 16-week interview and can be a gateway to a job opportunity.

6.  The State of Ohio has mandated that all pre-service teachers must complete a TPA (Teacher Performance Assessment) during the student teaching experience.  Required as part of your Student Teaching course. If you do not complete and upload final edTPA portfolio you will fail the course.  Cost to you as a student is $300. edTPA Requirement

7. What is edTPA?  edTPA is a pre-service electronic portfolio designed by educators to answer the essential question: "Is a new teacher ready for the job?" It tests application of skills.  edTPA is a summative assessment of the teaching practice that is in alignment of the Ohio teaching standards.  It is a collection of artifacts and commentaries.  It is based on a learning segment of 3-5 days.  Assessed by the State of Ohio using 15 rubrics.

8.  You will receive additional information in future Student Teaching meetings.  You will receive edTPA support through your Colloquium class.

10. edTPA Participating States

11. Information on the edTPA can be found at: edTPA.com

12.  The following slide is the State of Ohio License progression.  During your Student Teaching Internship you will be at the Pre-service Preparation level.  Once you complete all your program requirements and graduate, you will apply for the Resident Educator Teacher License.  During your first four years of teaching, you will complete the Resident Educator Summative Assessment Portfolio. State License

13.  You will need to pass the Resident Educator Summative Assessment Portfolio to move towards your five year Professional License.  This portfolio is similar to what you will do for the edTPA.

14. Ohio’s Teaching Continuum Preservice through Lead Teaching

15. To be eligible to student teach you must meet the following requirements: 1.Be admitted to the College of Education. 2.Completion of all program requirements. 3.Have a cumulative grade point average of a 2.5 or above. 4.Have a cumulative grade point average of a 2.5 or above in your content area(s). 5.In your professional education coursework you cannot have a grade below a C. Any professional educational coursework with a C- or below must be retaken. Student Teaching Requirements

16. 6.Passing scores on all of your content areas for the Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE). OPI for foreign language students. 7.Passing OAE Content or OPI scores turned in to the Office of Student Teaching by the required deadline. 8.Clean FBI and BCI report. 9.Submission of completed student teaching application by required deadline. 10.Approval from the Student Teaching committee. Student Teaching Requirements

17. Ohio Assessment for Educators and OPI (Foreign Language Students) You must pass your OAE Content area(s) exam By April 25, 2016 If you are Foreign Language, you need to take and pass the OPI By April 25, 2016 If you do not pass and have your scores in by the required date, you may appeal to the Student Teaching Committee. Appeals must be turned into Wendy Jewell by April 25th. The appeals process will be posted on the Student Teaching website.

18.  There is a 30-day wait time before you can repeat the test.  There is significant wait time before you receive your official scores.  If you have more than one content area, you must pass both content areas to meet the student teaching pre- requisite.  You will need to have passing scores on both the OAE Content test and OAE APK in order to apply for your teaching license.  Only the OAE Content test is required to be eligible to Student Teach. Important information regarding the OAE

19.  With new CAEP Accreditation Standards, all Student Teaching placements are made within a 50-mile radius from the main campus at The University of Akron.  Teacher Candidates will be placed in local school districts with which we have developed partnerships and which meet the criteria for each Teacher Candidate’s licensure area. We also take into consideration where Teacher Candidates have completed their field work. We work to ensure that each Teacher Candidate receives experience in diverse settings within their College of Education experiences. These partner schools can be public, private or charter schools, as long as they are accredited by the State of Ohio. Student Teaching Placements

20. AkronBarbertonCoventry Cuyahoga Falls HudsonNortonSpringfield Stow–Munroe Falls RootstownWadsworthWaterloo Current District Partners

21. Eligibilitiy of Student Availability of Site/Mentors Locations/Typologies of Other Field Experiences Licensure Needs Student Teaching Placement Process

22.  Candidates may not make their own placements.  Candidates may not student teach in the school district that they attended.  Candidates may not student teach in districts where a relative works or where relatives attend.  You cannot Student Teach in a district in which you are employed.  Most districts require you to interview with them prior to them accepting you as a student teacher. Placement Process

23. *Go to the Student Teaching website and complete the online application.  The online application will take less than 30 minutes to complete.  Collect all the required information before you begin filling in the application.  Once you start the application, you cannot stop and save.  If you do not complete the application and submit, you will need to start the application over again.  The electronic application will be available after January 4. The Office of Student Teaching will communicate to you when the link will go live. The Application

24.  Licensure Area: (Attention ECIS/EC dual majors: you must check ECIS/EC as your licensure area on the application)  Select Licensure area with specific content area if applicable. Ex. Middle Level – SS and LA AYA – Science Application Sections

25. SCHOOL DISTRICTS *Which school districts did you attend in Ohio?  Which school district did you graduate from and what year did you graduate?  Do you have relatives affiliated in any Ohio school districts? Mother/Father Sister/Brother Husband/Wife/Domestic Partner Your own children If you do have relatives affiliated in Ohio school districts, please list the SCHOOL DISTRICT and RELATIONSHIP to you for each relative Application Sections

26. FIELD EXPERIENCE and Education Course Service Learning Experiences: You will be asked to use a dropdown box which will indicate various College of Education courses with field. Locate the various courses you took which had field experiences. You will be asked to type in the location of where you did your field work. (i.e. Barberton High; Language Arts) Additionally, if you completed other field or College of Education service learning experiences, please add that information in the additional boxes available. Include the course number, course name, how many hours of field/service you completed, and the location. Preparing this information in advance is important. We need you to self-report your field as accurately as possible.

27.  Preplan what you will list under the following sections of the application:.  Type these into a word document so you can copy and paste the responses into the application  List of places where you did your field work  List of Travel, Leadership, Honors, etc.  List of Accomplishments  Please be sure all your writing is written in a professional manner. Check for spelling and grammatical errors. The part of the application will go to the school district. Have someone read your essays to give you feedback. Preparing to Complete the Application

28. When you have done all your preparation work, go to the Student Teaching website and click on “Apply to Student Teach” http://www.uakron.edu/education/current-students/student- teaching/teaching/index.dot  Fill out all required information. Click “Submit.”  A copy of the application will be sent to your UA email address.  The copy of your application will serve as a receipt that you have applied for Student Teaching. Retain a copy of your Student Teaching Application for your records. The Application

29. There will be a Student Teaching Placement meeting on April 28, 2016. The meeting will be from 4:00 -5:00 p.m. in the Central Hower Auditorium. Please do not call and ask for your placement before that meeting. Some students may know their placement if they interviewed or the accepting Mentor Teacher contacted them. We do not give out official placements until April 28. *Please note that you will not be officially cleared to Student Teach until all requirements are met. Typically this is after grades post in your last semester of classes. Even if you have received a Student Teaching placement, it will be cancelled if you do not meet all requirements. When will I receive my Student Teaching placement?

30.  You will follow district/building calendar, hours of operation, and all district procedures and policies.  Follow professional guidelines in alignment with the Ohio Teaching Standards, the district policies and the University of Akron’s code of student conduct.  If you have added a misdemeanor or a felony since you turned in your cleared BCI and FBI to the district, you must report it to the Director of Student Teaching at the University. Not reporting it or the nature of the offence can result in immediate removal from your placement. University of Akron Expectations during student teaching

31.  If you voluntarily start your placement early, you will end your placement as scheduled at the end of the semester.  If you are offered employment by a district during your student teaching, you will still end your placement as scheduled at the end of the semester.  You cannot be hired as a sub for a district and Student Teach. Expectations (continued)

32.  If you are removed from a placement, you are not guaranteed another placement within the same semester. Depending on the reason for removal, a decision will be made by the Student Teaching Coordinator or Committee if you are allowed to obtain an additional student teaching placement.  You must be able to meet the physical demands of Student Teaching. (ex. standing for long periods of time) Expectations (continued)

33. Social Media *When you are placed in a district the School district considers you a representative of their school. *If you use any form of Social Media, you need to be sure that all of your posted content is professional. (language, photos, images, political and religious commentaries) *Take the time to review all of your Social Media postings and edit as needed. *If a school district considers your postings inappropriate and unprofessional, they may not accept you as a Student Teacher, or once you have begun your placement they may ask for you to be removed.

34. Information will be communicated to you through your UA email. It is important that you check your UA email frequently. Use your University email on all applications. You must register for student teaching courses. (A list of required courses will be emailed to you at the beginning of registration for Fall 2016 classes.) IMPORTANT INFORMATION

35. The last day to apply for Fall 2016 Student Teaching is February 8, 2016. Late applications may not be accepted! Critical Due Dates Submission of Student Teaching Applications

36. 1.Student Teaching Orientation – online or face to face meeting on December 18, 2015. 2.Roll out meeting (Placement meeting) April 28 th 3.Pre Student Teaching meeting - August 25, 2016 from 1:00-5:00. This is a required meeting. There are no makeups for this meeting. You will receive email reminders for these meetings. Required Student Teaching Meetings

37.  You will need to apply for Graduation.  It is usually six months prior to graduation that your application is due.  Contact the Registrar’s office for all graduation information. It is typically posted on their website. Graduation

38.  As stated previously, all courses need to be completed prior to student teaching, with the exception of the course you are currently taking.  You need to make sure your DARS is accurate. If it is not you need to work with your Academic Advisor and Program Specialist, Kelly Chaff, to fix the errors on the DARS report. This is your responsibility.  DARS is what we use to clear students for Student Teaching. If your DARS shows you are missing coursework, you will not be cleared for Student Teaching. DARS Homework

39. How to read your DARS

40.  Ignore the first red block. This is about general graduation requirements.  Look at the second red block.  If there is a + this means you have completed required courses.  If there is a – there is a course not taken or the advisor has not waived or substituted a course. If so, please see your advisor Look at your DARS

41.  If you see a GREEN √ this means all is good!  If you see a RED X this means you need a course/or courses. You need to register, or talk to your advisor to waive or substitute a course Looking at your DARS

48. Please send e-mail to klchaff@uakron.edu and cc your advisor. It can take several weeks to process all requests.

49. Come to Central Hower 303 Email wjewell@uakron.eduwjewell@uakron.edu or Call 330-972-7987. Questions?