By January 1st (Preliminary Activities)
- Have visited your assigned Student Teaching site and met with your cooperating teacher
- Identify your personal work area
- Identify classes and units that you will be teaching
- Learn about resources available (media, library, community, e–mail, etc.)
- Obtain class rosters, seating arrangements, daily schedule, etc.
- Secure copy of the school policy manual and a map of the area
- Familiarize yourself with the rules of the school, department, and classes
- Review discipline procedures with cooperating teacher and develop rules for your classes
- Become acquainted with safety procedures – fire drill, tornado drill, active shooter drill
- Identify students with special learning needs and meet with appropriate personnel
- Establish housekeeping expectations – norms for office operator
- Determine appropriate dress code for teachers with cooperating teacher
- Determine your expected work hours with cooperating teacher
- Update teaching philosophy and résumé
1st Week
- Visit with administration, teachers, community, etc.
- Observe classes of instruction; Prepare/edit lesson plans for 1st and 2nd classes
- Complete, with cooperating teacher, your Student Teaching Experience Plan (p. 21-23) and email to your university supervisor by the end of the first week
- Conduct at least one SAE visit with cooperating teacher
- Assist cooperating teacher with FFA and other activities
- Submit weekly reflective journal to university supervisor (by Midnight Friday)
- Begin or continue work on edTPA submission
2nd Week
- Assume teaching responsibilities for 1st class
- Observe other classes of instruction
- Secure teaching materials for next class or classes
- Complete Task 1 of your edTPA Portfolio
- Conduct at least one SAE visit with cooperating teacher
- Meet with cooperating teacher daily
- Submit weekly reflective journal to university supervisor
3rd Week
- Continue observing/co–teaching classes with the cooperating teacher
- Tape edTPA lessons and cut video segments
- Conduct edTPA assessment
- Assist cooperating teacher with FFA and other activities
- Meet with cooperating teacher daily
- Submit weekly reflective journal to university supervisor
4th Week
- Continue observing/co–teaching classes with the cooperating teacher
- Complete written portions of Task 2 of edTPA portfolio
- Assist cooperating teacher with FFA and other activities
- Meet with cooperating teacher twice a week
- Submit weekly reflective journal to university supervisor
5th Week
- Continue observing/co–teaching classes with the cooperating teacher
- Prepare Task 3 written portion of edTPA Portfolio
- Assist cooperating teacher with FFA and other activities
- Meet with cooperating teacher twice a week
- Submit weekly reflective journal to university supervisor
6th Week
- Continue observing/co–teaching classes with the cooperating teacher
- Finalize Task 3 written portion of edTPA Portfolio
- Assist cooperating teacher with FFA and other activities
- Meet with cooperating teacher twice a week
- Submit weekly reflective journal to university supervisor
7th Week
- Add 2nd class to your teaching load
- Continue observing/co–teaching classes with the cooperating teacher
- Finalize and edit complete edTPA Portfolio
- Plan for 3rd, 4th & 5th classes
- Assist cooperating teacher with FFA and other activities
- Meet with cooperating teacher twice a week
- Submit weekly reflective journal to university supervisor
8th – 15th Week
- Add 3rd, 4th, & 5th classes (as directed by cooperating teacher & university supervisor)
- Teach a full load for a minimum of 5 weeks
- May move to less frequent conference schedule if directed by cooperating teacher (minimum of one conference per week)
- Plan lessons of instruction
- Conduct at least one SAE visit with cooperating teacher
- If appropriate, conduct one SAE visit without cooperating teacher
- Assist cooperating teacher with FFA and other activities
- Submit weekly reflective journals to university supervisor
16th Week
- Teaching duties as agreed upon by supervisors and intern
- Assist in preparing for summer activities
- Secure material that will help in employment
- Plan for transition of classes back to cooperating teacher
- Complete mock interview with school administrator
- Prepare final materials for cooperating teacher
- Submit weekly reflective journal to university supervisor
17th Week
- Complete additional assignments as directed by university supervisor
- Complete Student Teaching portfolio (handbook)
- Complete teaching duties & full transition back to cooperating teacher (grades, students’ projects, etc.)
- Attend the Georgia State FFA Convention in Macon, GA and serve as advisor to them
April 25th
- Final Student Teaching seminar and program evaluation at the Georgia FFA State Convention.