The student teaching semester includes two student teaching placements and the course ED 411 Reflective Teaching Seminar and Portfolio. Intercollegiate athletic involvement is strongly discouraged. Student Teaching takes precedence over all other activities for the semester and is to be seen as a full-time, full load program. In the event that a student wants to participate in intercollegiate athletics during student teaching, written permission must be granted from the Teacher Education Admissions Committee. TEAC reserves the right to deny any athletic involvement requests.
Students who wish to participate in intercollegiate athletics during their professional semester shall notify the Coordinator of Field Placements at their interview for student teaching.
In advance of the professional semester the Coordinator of Field Placements, the coach, and the athlete, together in conference, will plan the specific absences and departure times, giving attention to the following guidelines.
The involvement shall not necessitate:
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