Secondary Student Teaching

Catalog description

Student teaching is a full-semester, full-time, full-day, 14-week student teaching experience of the teacher preparation program for SJU students seeking initial teacher certification. The Pennsylvania Department of Education (http://www.education.pa.gov/) defines student teaching as a set of organized and carefully planned classroom teaching experiences required of all candidates in a preparation program. Student teachers are assigned to one or more classrooms, closely supervised and apprenticed by a certified teacher who serves as the cooperating teacher, and provides regular feedback to the student on their classroom teaching performance. Student teachers are also assigned a university mentor who observes student teachers in their field placement and provides feedback on the six domains of student teacher competencies as outlined by PDE. In conjunction with student teaching placement in the school, all student teachers are required to attend a weekly seminar in student teaching conducted by a university professor. All student teachers are required to abide by PDE Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators. A maximum of one additional course may be taken during the student teaching semester. Students should complete the "Application for Student Teaching" (https://sites.sju.edu/education/student-teaching/application-student-intern-teaching/) at least one semester in advance of student teaching.