The field experience is the heart of the Single Subject Credential Program. Whether a teacher candidate or an intern, all who are enrolled must engage in supervised teaching at the same time as they are taking teacher education courses. Expectations for the field experience include various activities prescribed by the cooperating teachers or district, as well as assignments for Single Subject courses that must be carried out in the field.

Both Teacher Candidates and Interns are supported at their site by a University Supervisor who will also formally observe and evaluate them in their field placements a total of eight times during the two academic year semesters of the program. Extensive information on Co-Teaching expectations is included in the Single Subject Program Handbook.

In addition to the requirements for admission to the program student teachers must complete the following prior to placement.

  • Character Identification Clearance. Proper forms may be picked up in the School of Education building 3.
  • Passing TB testing within two years of placement.
  • CPR certification - available online
  • U.S. Constitution (course or exam) on official transcript


Supervised Teaching I
 

TEACHER CANDIDATES
Co-Teaching is a new concept for CSUMB which places candidates in the field from the first day of school until the last day of the public school calendar. Placements are for a minimum of five half-days/week in courses that mirror the chosen credential (English, Foreign Language, Math, Science, or Social Studies) in at least two different levels of difficulty (such as American History and American History (SDAIE) or English 9 and English 11). Candidates are matched with trained cooperating teachers who work closely with the candidate using a variety of co-teaching strategies. Usually, Single Subject teacher candidates remain in the same school and with the same cooperating teacher for the entire K-12 year.

During the first semester, teacher candidates (student teachers) are expected to be at their school site every day, Teacher candidates usually are on duty from the regular beginning reporting time for cooperating teachers (usually about 7:30 A.M.) until about noon. During this time, teacher candidates team teach with their cooperating teacher for a minimum of two sections of classes in their single subject field. They also grade papers, plan lessons with their cooperating teachers, prepare materials, observe other teachers, complete assignments for CSUMB classes, and meet with parents, students, university supervisors, colleagues, administrators, and others.

Teacher candidates assume increasing teaching responsibility throughout the year at an individualized rate agreed upon by the cooperating teacher, university supervisor, and the candidates. Cooperating teachers as well as university supervisors complete an assessment for their teacher candidates during this first semester.

INTERNS
Intern teachers are regular employees of a school district or school. They teach in their assigned classes (in the subject area in which they are earning their credential) and participate fully in the life of the school and department. Each intern is assigned to an intern support provider, who usually is a teacher at the site who teaches in the same subject area as the intern. The intern is observed and evaluated by a university supervisor who is an experienced teacher in the same subject area as the Intern.

Supervised Teaching II and III
 

TEACHER CANDIDATES
During the Spring Semester, teacher candidates continue with their half-day teaching schedule (or longer if they choose) and take on increasing responsibility for planning, teaching, and evaluating their students. This is the time they complete their daily independent student teaching (often being the lead teacher of the teaching team) in the class sections in which they have been working throughout the year. They will need to plan a minimum of ten days of "solo" or lead teaching. The cooperating teacher and the university supervisor review the lesson plans in advance. The cooperating teacher and the university supervisor each evaluate the teacher candidate both at mid-semester and the end of the semester.

INTERNS
Intern teachers continue in their teaching positions as they did in Stage I The intern is evaluated by their university supervisor both at mid-semester and the end of the semester. (Districts and schools also evaluate interns throughout the year as they do all regular employees.)

Posted by Aaron Roy on Jan 30, 2012 -