Student/Supervised Teaching

Student/supervised teaching is the culmination of all degree programs. Student teaching consists of minimally one complete semester of 14 weeks, following a full-time school schedule, and includes a weekly seminar.  The weekly seminar is an integral part of student teaching and all course assignments for the seminar must be completed as assigned.  Professional behavior and deportment are critical to successful teaching and will be assessed during the student teaching experience.

 Placement of teacher candidates in classrooms for student teaching is a complex process, necessitating finding appropriate schools and grade levels to fulfill certification and degree requirements.  Considerable time is also required to ensure that each candidate will be placed in the most suitable seminar group.

Therefore, candidates for student/supervised teaching in Fall semester must meet first with the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and secondly with the Office of Field Placement by March 15 of the preceding Spring semester.  Candidates for student/supervised teaching in Spring semester must meet first with the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and secondly with the Office of Field Placement by October 15 of the preceding Fall.  Students who do not meet these deadlines must postpone student teaching. Fingerprinting must be completed after acceptance into the program.

 Beginning with the Spring 2014 semester, all students will complete an electronic portfolio, the “edTPA,” as a requirement for successful completion of student teaching. For those seeking their first NY State teacher certificate, the edTPA must also be submitted to NYSED.  Thus, the edTPA will normally be completed during the student teaching semester.  

Candidates who do not successfully complete the edTPA during student teaching may seek additional mentoring through the School of Education before or after graduation, for which there will be an additional tuition charge.  Such students must seek their own placements in schools as necessary.