Orientation for Student Teaching Messiah College Teacher Education Program

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Orientation for Student TeachingMessiah College
Teacher Education Program
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Finding detailed information about the
Professional Semester

• Teacher Education Program website
• Professional Semester Handbook
• Model of Field Experience Supervision

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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.

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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 copycooperating teacher
• Input into the Messiah Midterm and Final of the
  student teacher
• Timely communication of concerns with the college
  supervisor

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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

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Guidelines for LivePerformance 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 teachers written instructional plan
  must be available for the college supervisor to
  review at the time of the observation.

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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.

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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.

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Final Evaluation

• The Messiah College Final Evaluation Form is to
  be completed 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.

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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.

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Contact Information

• Questions about this field experience can be
  directed to the college supervisor and/or the
  Field Experience Coordinator,
• Mrs. Kathleen Eshbach
• keshbach_at_messiah.edu
• 717-796-1800 x2680