Teacher Cadet Field Experience Assignments:
1. Bulletin Board Assignment: You will design, plan, and create a bulletin board located either in the
cooperating teacher’s room or in the hallway near the room. You will need to discuss the bulletin
board concept with the cooperating teacher in order to design a board that is appropriate. You
may also use materials from the cooperating teacher or from mrs. howard; however, YOU are
responsible for doing all of the work. Mrs. Howard has several Bulletin Board help books.
Pinterest and Google are also good places to find help. See Mrs. Howard if you need help. The
Bulletin Board should be left up for display for at least a week. When the board has been
completed, you will want to take a picture of it for your portfolio. The Bulletin Board project is
due 10:00 on November 24. When you have the Board completed, please let Mrs. Howard know
so that she can come by to grade it. This will count as one major grade.
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Bulletin Board Rubric
Name: _____________________________ Board Theme: _____________________________
___ Age Appropriate (15)
___ Applies theme (20)
___ Neat/Attractive (40)
___ Colorful and appealing layout (15)
___ Displays student work/achievements (10)
TOTAL POINTS: _______ COMMENTS:
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2. Learning Style or Interest Inventory Assignment and Rationale Essay: During your first few days in the
Field Experience, you will need to complete either a Learning Style Assessment or an Interest Inventory
of your entire class. if you are working with more than one class, complete the assignment using all of the
students with whom you are working. You will compile your information, analyze it, and then develop a
plan (or rationale) to incorporate your findings into your lessons with your students. The Rationale Essay
is due on November 19th by 8:45 AM.
The Rationale Essay will count as one major grade. Follow the steps below to complete the assignment.
1. You will give your class(es) either an interest inventory (that you create) or a learning styles
questionnaire (located in your textbook). Think through the age/grade level of your students and
what assessment would be most valuable to you, as a teacher.
2. Create the assessment and administer it with all of your students.
3. Combine your results and analyze them to find out important information about your students.
4. Develop a teaching plan (rationale) and write it up in essay form. Follow the following
outline for the essay:
Section 1: Describe your class(es)...total number of students, demographics, academic ability,
number of IEP’s or 504 plans.
Section 2: What are the results of your survey? What information did you find by completing the
assessment? Break your results into percentages. What is most popular? What is least
popular? Look for trends among genders and races.
Section 3: What will you do in planning your lesson to incorporate this information? What will you
make sure your lessons include?
Section 4: How will you use the information from the assessment to build a rapport with your
students?
Essay should be typed in MLA format. Content and Grammar will be graded. Final Copy should be
professional in appearance. You will also need to include a blank assessment. Keep all student
responses for your portfolio.
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Interest/Learning Styles Rational Rubric
Name: ____________________________________
Assessment: _____________________________
_____ Completed the Inventory with all students (10)
_____ Analyzed Information thoroughly (30)
_____ Developed detailed plan of action (50)
_____ Grammar and Mechanics (10)
TOTAL POINTS: ________ COMMENTS:
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3. Email Assignments: See additional handout. No late emails will be taken. Each email counts as
a homework grade. Be detailed and specific.
4. Lessons: During the Field Experience, you will teach two lessons that will be graded. Your Cooperating
Teacher will grade the lessons using the rubric in your packet. Each lesson will count as a major grade.
You will need to turn in your detailed Lesson Plan to Mrs. Howard upon completion of the lesson. The
lesson plan will count as a major grade. After teaching the lesson, you will need to complete a Self
Reflection and turn it into Mrs. Howard. The Self-Reflection will count as a major grade.
5. Midterm and Final Evaluation: See Rubrics. Each will count as a major grade.
6. Current Events: Complete 8 Current Events by December 11. Follow the Current Events Assignment
from earlier in the semester. Each Current Event will count as one daily grade. You may turn them in as
you complete them.