Record Keeping & Procedures

Record Keeping & Procedures


The following are helpful guidelines for the student teaching forms and record keeping procedures used during the professional semester. All forms are provided at the beginning of the semester and are available online: http://www.emu.edu/education/st-forms/

These include:

Student Teacher Roles guidance 

  • outline and guidance of the various roles the student teacher plays—observer, co-teacher, and teacher-in-charge

Daily Lesson Plans guide and templates

  • outline and guidance for daily lesson planning

Record of Hours

  • used by the student teacher to record and tabulate clock hours of student teaching
  • record up to eight hours per day, averaging 35-40 clock hours per week of student teaching in all activities
  • approximately 20 clock hours per week should be in “primary” and “co-teaching” responsibilities
  • share with your assigned university consultant no later than 8:00 am on the Monday morning following the week being reported

Weekly Progress Report 

  • reflection of student teaching experience to be completed each week by the student teacher and the cooperating teacher
  • share with your assigned university consultant no later than 8:00 am on the Monday morning following the week being reported