EDFE 130 Mandatory Meetin g

1. EDFE 130 Mandatory Meeting

2. College of Education and Behavioral Sciences School of Teacher Education Other Schools Early Childhood K - 12 Elementary Secondary MAT EdD

3. People you will work with during student teaching

4. Expectations in the Program: Professional Teaching Standards – National Level • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) • CAEP: Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation • SPA: Specialty Professional Association: • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) • Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) • Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) • National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) • National Association of Gifted Children / Council for Exceptional Children (NAGC/CEC) • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) • National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) • National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

5. Expectations in the Program:Professional Teaching Standards – State Level Colorado Professional Teaching Standards • Teachers demonstrate knowledge of the content they teach • Teachers establish a respectful learning environment for a diverse population of students • Teachers facilitate learning for their students • Teachers reflect on their practice • Teachers demonstrate leadership • Teachers take responsibility for student growth

6. Expectations on Campus • Knowledge • Skill • Professionalism and Disposition

7. Expectations in the Field • Knowledge • Skill • Professionalism and Disposition

8. Professionalism and Disposition • http://www.unco.edu/teach/forms.html

9. UNC Professional Disposition Qualities Rubric for Pre-Service Teachers - Revised

10. UNC professional teacher education program requirements: • Candidates must pass the Praxis or Place test prior to Student Teaching. Candidates need evidence of passing the Praxis or Place exam by 12/1 for spring ST and 7/15 for fall ST. • Candidates may not take any additional courses (except EDEL 453 for Elementary) with Student Teaching without prior approval from the program coordinator and the STE Director • Undergraduate Elementary Candidates must achieve a “B” in EDEL 445 and an “S” in EDEL 446 to proceed to ST. • All PTEP field experiences and methods courses, (except for EDEL 453 in elementary program and Ch303 in the MAT:EEL program,) need to be successfully completed prior to Student Teaching.  • Student Teaching outside the immediate UNC supervision area may or may not be approved. • Candidates must attend all mandatory teacher education orientations. • Candidates must establish and maintain minimum GPA requirements in each level of the appropriate program. • Teacher Candidates cannot be placed in a school where they were once students or where they have a close relative attending and/or working.

11. Placement Expectations • Research Districts • Request for Placement Survey (Due February 10th) • EDFE 130 Packet (Due February 10th) • Placement Process • Be Professional

12. How do you handle issues with Professors? • Communicate with the professor; If issues not resolved, then • Communicate with the program coordinator; if not resolved, then • Communicate with the department chair or the school director of the unit where the professor is housed; if not resolved, • Communicate with the College Dean.

13. Questions?