Student Teaching and Work

The student teaching semester includes two student teaching placements and the course ED 411 Reflective Teaching Seminar. Additional work 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 work during student teaching, written permission must be granted from the Teacher Education Admissions Committee. TEAC reserves the right to deny any work requests. 

Procedures and Guidelines for student teachers who request to work on or off campus during student teaching include the following:

• The semester prior to student teaching, the prospective student teacher should submit a letter by December 1 or May 1 requesting to work while student teaching to the Teacher Education Admissions Committee and send it to the teacher education program office. The letter needs to include financial justification, specific details about the job situation including hours, and provisions made for assuring that it will not interfere with the student teaching experience.
• If approved, work must be confined to no more than 10 hours per week that do not interfere with student teaching responsibilities.
• If during Student Teaching there is indication that work hours hinder student performance and jeopardizes student success in completing the program, the Director of Clinical Partnerships in conjunction with the Teacher Education Admissions Committee (TEAC) has the right to ask the student to terminate employment and/or student teaching for the duration of the semester.