Orientation for Student Teaching
Messiah College Teacher Education Program
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Background for the
Professional Semester
• Students have completed at least two school-based
field experiences prior to student teaching.
• Students have completed all of the coursework in
the Professional Core.
• Students are completing complementary
assignments in a Professional Issues course and in
some majors a content pedagogy and/or seminar
course.
Supervision Requirements:
Cooperating Teacher
• Ongoing informal verbal feedback to the student
• Weekly teaching observations (large or small group) with
written feedback on the Performance Observation Report
form.
• white copy-- college supervisor
• yellow copy -- student
• pink copy—cooperating teacher
• Input into the Messiah Midterm and Final of the student
teacher
• Timely communication of concerns with the college
supervisor
Supervision Requirements:
College Supervisor
• Five live observations with written feedback on the Messiah Performance
Observation Report (NCR)and conference with student
• Conference with student after completion of Student Self-Monitoring
Video Assignment
• Messiah College Midterm Evaluation
• Complete with input from the student teacher and the cooperating
teacher.
• Complete the PDE 430
• Submit forms via MCSquare
• Messiah College Final Evaluation
• Complete with input from the student teacher and cooperating
teacher.
• Complete the PDE 430
• Submit forms via MCSquare
Guidelines for Live
Performance Observations
• Ideally, the college supervisor/cooperating teacher is
observing the student teacher doing at least some whole
group instruction.
• The dates of the live observations may or may not be
announced to the student teacher.
• Soon after the live observation the college supervisor/
cooperating teacher will conference with the student and
review the observation form.
• The student teacher’s written instructional plan must be
available for the college supervisor to review at the time of
the observation.
Guidelines for Video
Student
Self-Monitoring
Assignment
• Video assignment downloading directions on Canvas
• Instruction may be of large or small group instruction.
• Both videos and self-reflection must be uploaded to Canvas.
• Phases 1 of this assignment must be completed prior to the
mid-term conference. Phase 2 must be completed at least 1
week before the experience ends.
• If needed the college supervisor will be able to view either
video by going into the Canvas site in the assignment folder.
• Do NOT post your video on any
public site such as YouTube or
Facebook.
Student Planning Expectations
• Written plans are to follow the Messiah College Planning
Model (As taught in Instructional Design, Art ,HPE, or Music
Curriculum & Unit Instruction courses.)
• The cooperating teacher is a resource for the student
teacher. The co-op may provide the student with preliminary
plans, teaching materials, curriculum documents, or other
relevant resources to assist the student in effective planning.
• The student teacher is to submit plans to the cooperating
teacher 48 hours in advance of teaching.
• If the plans are not submitted in a timely manner or are not
satisfactory by the time the student is to teach, the
cooperating teacher may not allow the student teacher to
teach.
Final Evaluation
• The Messiah College Final Evaluation Form is to be completed
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and signed electronically by the college supervisor with input
from the cooperating teacher.
The PDE 430 Form is to be completed by the college supervisor.
The college supervisor will conference with the student teacher
to explain the final evaluations and remind the student of the
need for electronic signature.
Both final evaluation forms are to be submitted by the college
supervisors to the Teacher Education Program Office via
MCSquare at the end of the semester.
The evaluation forms are automatically submitted to the Field
Experience Office once all parties have provided electronic
signatures.
Both final evaluation forms will be available to the student in
MCSquare after TEP Office review at the end of the semester.
Guidelines for School Visits
• Students should follow the school district calendar including
attending teacher in-service events.
• Student teachers should arrive when teachers are required to
arrive and stay at least until teachers are allowed to leave at the
end of the day.
• If a student teacher is absent from school either due to
illness/family emergency or taking a professional development
day, he/she is to complete the online absence form found in the
TEP tab in MCSquare. The cooperating teacher and the college
supervisor will be notified when the Field Experience
Coordinator has approved the absence and listed the make up
days as appropriate.
• Be actively engaged in classroom activities throughout the
semester.
Contact Information
Questions about this field experience can be directed to the college
supervisor and/or the Field Experience Coordinator,
Mrs. Kathleen Eshbach
keshbach@messiah.edu
717-796-1800 x2680