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Fall 2016
* Review Student Teaching regulations
* Explain the placement procedure
* Outline the application process
* Explain background checks
* Discuss the importance of a professional application
* Expectations from school districts
* Expectations during student teaching
* Answer questions
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* Power Point presentation notes
* Rules and Regulations concerning Student Teaching
* Sample Application and Personal Data Sheet
* Map of 100-mile radius area
* List of Partner Schools/Co-Teaching Flyer
* Tips for answering essay questions
* Praxis II (Content Assessment) Test information
* Background Check information
* Credential File information (optional)
* Checklist
*Arranging your own placement is
highly inappropriate and prohibited
*Students will not be assigned to a
secondary school from which they
graduated
*Students will not be assigned to a
cooperating teacher who has taught
the prospective teacher candidate as
a student
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* Students cannot student teach in any school
building where they have relatives in
attendance
* Students will not be assigned to any school
building where a relative is currently employed
* Students cannot student teach in any school
district where a relative is a member of the
School Board
* It is strongly encouraged that students NOT be
employed during the student teaching
semester.
* Applications for Fall are due in our office by the first
Tuesday in February. For Spring by the first Tuesday in
September
* NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!
* You will be notified by UNK email if your application is
accepted or denied. Be sure you are checking your UNK
email.
* Contracts are sent to principals or superintendents.
* Reminder calls are made.
* Second contracts are sent when schools are unable to comply
with request.
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* You will be notified through UNK email when your
placement packet is ready in the Educator Certification
Office. Included in the packet will be:
* Letter indicating your cooperating school and
teacher(s)
* UNK registration information (register as soon as you
get your packet—not before; see your advisor)
* Dates of placement
* Cooperating teacher packet(s) for YOU to deliver
* Reminder to notify Educator Certification Office of any
failures/incompletes received
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* Available on the Educator Certification Office webpage
* Directions to Student Teaching Application form:
Go to http://unk.edu/certification. Click on Student
Teaching Application about halfway down the page.
* You must use Microsoft Word
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* Local and permanent address and phone number
* NU ID#
* UNK Loper Email address
* Two emergency contact names, addresses, and phone numbers
* Your catalog date (when you started at UNK or switched
catalogs)
* Your GPA
* Identified areas of endorsement (no student teaching required
for minors or coaching endorsements)
* Three preferred school districts
* Name(s) of your advisor(s) and signature(s)
students only)
* KEEP THE APPLICATION ON ONE PAGE ONLY!
*
(face-to-face
* If you have two advisors, both need to sign
* If you have any substitutions or waivers in your
program, make certain your advisor has notified the
registrar’s office
* Ask your advisor to check your degree audit
* Don’t wait until the last minute to seek your
advisor’s signature
* Note for online students:
the ECO will obtain your
advisor’s signature when your application is
received
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* 16 weeks for one subject endorsement, two subject
endorsements at same grade level (not including ESL), one
field endorsement, or one field and one subject
endorsement (same content area and grade level, not
including ESL)
* 20 weeks for two field endorsements, two subject
endorsements at different grade levels, or one field and one
subject in a different content area/grade level (not including
ESL)
* 2 semesters for one field and two subject endorsements or
two fields and one subject endorsement(not including ESL)
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* UNK Partner Schools
* Alief School District in Houston, TX
* Consider your endorsement
* Consider a multicultural setting
* Be open to a new experience
* Get advice from your advisor
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*Co-Teaching model (see flyer)
*Cooperating teachers trained in co-
teaching methods
*Student teacher and cooperating teacher
attend a pairs workshop together before
semester begins
*Lessons are planned together and both are
teaching in the classroom 90% of the time
*Note:
Millard Public Schools also co-teach
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* Over 80 languages spoken in the district
* Student teachers are paid $12.40/hour
* Help is provided to find housing
* Employment is nearly guaranteed, especially in
secondary math & science
* All grade levels and subject areas eligible
* Must have 3.0 or higher GPA to apply
* Note: usually the calendar for Alief means students
in 20-week placements will have to go back to finish
after graduation
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*There will be an additional fee of $150
added to your tuition if you choose to
student teach more than 100 miles from
Kearney (within Nebraska) for mileage and
supervision.
*This would include Omaha, Lincoln,
Norfolk, Ogallala, Sidney, and any school
districts outside the circle on the map in
your folder.
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* If you have a compelling reason to student teach outside of
Nebraska (other than Alief), you are responsible for:
* finding an appropriate placement (contact HR dept. at the
school district)
* finding a university supervisor
* all fees connected with hiring a supervisor and paying a
cooperating teacher, if required
* providing the Educator Certification Office with contact
information for the school, the cooperating teacher, the
university supervisor, and yourself
* seeing that all required paperwork is returned to the
Educator Certification Office
* A meeting with the Director of Field Experiences is required.
*Given to principals and
superintendents when placement
request is made
*Given to your cooperating teacher(s)
when placement is finalized
*Given to your student teaching
supervisor
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*Personal Data Sheet must be kept to two
pages
*Compose your answers in advance
*Check for grammar and spelling errors (use
spell check)
*Ask someone to proof your essays
*Be brief, but complete
*Be honest
*Make sure you sign the second page!
*Requests are made to the Registrar’s Office
on MyBlue
*Please request only ONE, then make your
own copies. BE SURE TO WHITE OUT YOUR
SS# BEFORE COPYING!
*Request that they be sent to you after
current semester’s grades are posted
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* Admission to Teacher Education Program
* Submission of Application to Student Teaching
* Overall UNK GPA of 2.5 or higher (before 2013 -14 catalog) or
2.75 (2013 to present)
* A grade of “C” (2.0 GPA) or higher in TE 204 and TE 206
* Satisfactory completion of the Case Study of a Lesson and a
grade of C or above in TE 314, TE 472, TE 320, TESE 474,
MUS 356, PE 471, OR ART 365 (program specific)
* Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 2 field experiences
* Satisfy any additional program-specific requirements (all courses
completed)
* Apply for background check
* All required documents completed
* 1 copy of the Application
* 4 copies of the Personal Data Sheet for each endorsement
* 4 copies of your transcripts for each endorsement
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Nebraska State Department of Education now requires background checks
for student teachers
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UNK uses OneSource-The Background Check Company
*
Students must:
* Complete the online process required to initiate the background check
(http://www.onesourcebackground.com/ to TOOLS at the top, then
STUDENTS, select UNIVERSITY OF NEBRAASKA-KEARNEY, then
BACKGROUND CHECK: COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDENT TEACHER)
* Pay the $26.75 background check fee. (Payments are made directly to
OneSource through PayPal.)
* Submit court papers to the Educator Certification Office for any type
of misdemeanor or felony with the exception of MIP/DUI which
occurred since the self-disclosure Rule 20/21 form was completed for
admittance to TE
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* Deadlines for background check requirements:
* By the deadline for submitting your student teaching
application, you must go online and complete the process
to initiate the background check
* If you are applying for FALL student teaching, do your
background check after Jan. 25.
* If you are applying for SPRING student teaching, do your
background check after August 25.
* You must include court papers with your student teaching
application or bring/send them to the ECO before you
submit your application
* Failure to complete these requirements on time will result in
the postponement of your student teaching semester
* U.S. Dept. of Education: assessment for “highly
qualified”-----Praxis Content Assessment
* Nebraska Department of Education
requirement for certification
* May be taken at any time
* Go to the website below for times, locations,
study aids, and information on which test(s)
are required in Nebraska
* http://www.ets.org/praxis/ne/requirements
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Requirement
Due
Assessed by
Blackboard
Discussion Area
Bi-weekly
participation in
discussions
Checked
bi-weekly
Director of
Field
Experiences
Case Study of
a Classroom
Format and
directions on
Blackboard
Due at the end of
the 4th week of
placement for
EACH endorsement.
Use rubric for
scoring (on Bb)
(Start when you get
your placement)
University
Supervisor
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Requirement
Due
Assessed by
Mid-term SelfEvaluation
Completed by
student teacher
4th-5th week of
each student
teaching
placement
(orange form and
on Blackboard)
Shared and
reviewed by
Cooperating
Teacher and
University
Supervisor
Teaching Unit
Plan Case Study
Format and
directions on
Blackboard and
Cooperating
Teacher’s
handbook
At the end of
each placement;
if you have two
endorsements,
you will need to
do two Unit Plan
Case Studies
Cooperating
Teacher(s)
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Requirement
Due
Attendance at
Student Teaching
Seminar
Details will be
posted on
Blackboard
Details will be
posted on
Blackboard
Satisfactory Score
on Final
Evaluation
Final evaluation
will be scored
using the rubric
posted on
Blackboard
By the end of
each placement
Assessed by
Director of
Field
Experiences
One from
University
Supervisor and
one from each
cooperating
teacher
* TaskStream will be used for submitting your
assessments during student teaching.
* You will need to SUBSCRIBE for a semester
(RENEW subscription) and then ENROLL in the
correct Level 4 DRF for your endorsement(s)
* Directions will be provided on Blackboard.
*
* Log on to Blackboard at least once a week.
* Keep us informed of any address or name change.
* Keep the Registrar’s Office informed of any address
or name change.
* Apply for Graduation (undergraduates only, not those with
* Bachelor’s Degrees) on MyBlue ($25)
* February 1st for Spring Commencement
* September 15th for Winter Commencement
* Check your Loper email account at least weekly
*
*
*Supervisors will make initial contact
within the first couple weeks of
teaching.
*Supervisors will make a minimum of 5
formal observations.
*Supervisors and cooperating teachers
will assist you in meeting requirements.
*Supervisors and cooperating teachers
will complete your final evaluations.
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Educator Certification Office
KEEP A COPY OF ALL MATERIALS
SUBMITTED TO OUR OFFICE
Thank you for your time and attention.
Best wishes for a successful
student teaching experience
Ann Knipping
Director of Educator Certification Office
& Field Experiences
C125, COE Building
865-8937
knippingam@unk.edu
Mary Frew
Office Associate
C128, COE Building
1615 W. 24th, Kearney, NE 68849
865-8937
frewm@unk.edu
10/2015