Sixteen-Week Recommended Weekly Student Teaching Schedule

The student teacher will…

 The mentor teacher will…

1st -3rd week

• Observe the classroom.  Assist teacher in instruction. Become familiar with the students.
• Implement small group instruction, 1:1 instruction, tutoring, etc. 
• Become familiar with available resources, data and assessments.
• Become familiar with school policies and procedures.
• Meet other faculty and staff.
• Learn and begin to implement classroom management plan.
• Work with mentor teacher to identify research-based methodologies.
• Become familiar with grade level standards and curriculum.
• Read edTPA handbook.

• Share information regarding content that will be taught first by student teacher.  Determine where co-teaching might be used as a means to increase student learning.
• Help student become familiar with school policies and procedures.
• Introduce student to other faculty members and staff.

4th week

• Responsible for one to three classes. (Usually the same preparation)  May involve traditional and/or co-teaching Observe the classroom.  Reflect on teaching on a daily basis.
• Continue recommendations from weeks 1-3.
• Begin edTPA portfolio. (Refer to colloquium and Student Teaching syllabi for task deadlines.

• Plan subjects and/or classes to teach in the future.
• Determine where co-teaching might be used as a means to increase student learning.

5th-7th week

• Add additional classes or preparation.
• May involve traditional and/or co-teaching.
• Observe the classroom.  Reflect on teaching on a daily basis.

• Plan subjects and/or classes to teach in the future.
• Determine where co-teaching might be used as a means to increase student learning.

7th-15th week

• Assume all subject teaching responsibilities.
• May involve traditional and/or co-teaching model(s). Reflect on teaching on a daily basis.
• Complete Midterm evaluation in week ten.
• Complete edTPA portfolio by assigned deadline.

• Evaluate teaching on a daily basis.  Midterm Evaluation completed in week 8 done collaboratively with University Supervisor and Student Teacher.
• Work with University Supervisor to use this opportunity for goal setting. Determine where co-teaching might be used as a means to increase student learning.

16th week

• Return a portion of the teaching responsibilities to the classroom teacher OR continue teaching and/or observe other situations. May involve traditional and/or co-teaching model(s).
• Decisions about returning responsibilities to the mentor teacher are made by the student teaching team on an individual basis based on individual needs

• Final Evaluation done in collaboration with University of Akron Supervisor and Student Teacher.