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FBI KIOSK will be in 212 Stevens Hall on the dates below:
Fall Semester - September 15 & 16 from 9 AM to 3 PM each day
Spring Semester - To Be Announced
Student Teaching
Student Teaching is the culminating experience of an education major consisting of one or two placements. Please read through carefully in order to obtain all necessary documents required by the experience.
NOTE: Successful completion of all methods/block courses, student teaching and internship requires communication skills sufficient for entry level in to the profession. If communication skills are not sufficient , as determined by the Speech, Language, and Hearing Screening, remediation through the Speech and Hearing Clinic may be required.
Graduation Fee: Students can access the graduation application online at http://www.clarion.edu/27449/.
Certification Fee: The certification fee is $40. NO CASH TRANSACTIONS ARE ALLOWED. Payment must be in the form of a money order or a check (payable to CUP). This must be done in the Office of Field Services, 102 Stevens Hall, at the beginning of the graduation semester.
Announcement: Please remember to contact your cooperating teacher at least 10 days before the beginning of each placement. Also, please complete the Personal Data form (found below on this web page) and take it with you on the first day of each placement and give it to your cooperating teacher.
Policy for Withdrawal, Reassignment or Termination of a Field Placement: please click here.
All students enrolled in student teaching must complete the following forms prior to beginning the actual classroom field experience:
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FBI Clearance (click here) is now required for student teaching. This is a recent legislative requirement. Please read the ENTIRE document as the procedures and directions are very specific.
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PDE-338G General Application for PA Teacher Certificate - The Office of Field Services (OFS) requires all student teachers to complete this certification form and submit it to the OFS at the beginning of their student teaching semester with the required fee. The OFS sends all certification applications to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation in Harrisburg, PA. Original signatures are required on the PDE 338G form. PDE will not accept a faxed signature or copies of a signature.
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Checklist of Requirements - This document lists all forms, etc., needed prior to student teaching.
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Personal Data Form (PDF): It is the responsibility of the student to complete and send this personal data form to each assigned cooperating teacher prior to the first day of the student teaching experience.
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Praxis - Pass all Praxis I tests before beginning the methods/block experience. For more information about these tests, visit the web page.
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Checklist of Requirements - This document lists all forms, etc., needed prior to the methods/block.
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Clearances - Act 33 & 34 - These clearances are valid for one year. They must be valid throughout the student teaching semester.
Now you can access your Criminal History Clearance online through the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP):
On the PSP webpage, under Online Services, click Criminal History Request. This moves you to the PATCH system page.
Scroll down the PATCH System page to the bottom and click Go to the PATCH Application Website.
A Security Alert will come up. Please click OK.
ON this page below where it says, Welcome to Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History, please click Submit a New Record Check.
On this page, please review the Terms and Conditions for the use of PATCH. Scroll to the bottom of the page. Here, by clicking the Accept button, you will move into the page to begin the process. If you click Decline, you cannot go further and get your clearances online.
On the Personal Information page beside Reason For Request:, click on the down arrow. Then click on Education Act 34.
From this point you will need to move through the remaining pages as directed to pay for and receive your clearance printout.
You will receive the clearance printout after the application has been completed online unless there is a need for extensive research by the PSP. A debit or credit card is required for payment for each clearance request.
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Confidentiality Statement (PDF)
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Mantoux (TB) Test Form (School Personnel Health Record Form now includes the TB form - click here): This test is valid for two years. It must be valid throughout the semester. This test MUST be completed through the Keeling Health Center. The Center schedules this test for education majors once each semester. Please contact the OFS and watch for signs on campus for the dates to schedule for this test near the beginning of each semester. New information about your TB test - Important - click here.
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Physical Examination Form (School Personnel Health Record Form): This physical is valid for one year. It must be valid throughout the semester. This physical MUST be completed through the Keeling Health Center. The form can be printed from the Keeling Health Center web. The Center schedules these physicals for education majors once each semester when the student signs up for the Mantoux Test. Please contact the OFS and watch for signs on campus for the schedule dates near the beginning of each semester.
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Liability Insurance: This insurance is required prior to the beginning of the actual classroom field experience. This coverage can be obtained through personal insurance or by purchasing insurance through one of the following professional associations ? PSEA, ACEI, NAEYC. The liability requirement coverage is $1,000,000.
>PSEA Application - http://www.psea.org/topic.cfm?SID=14
>ACEI Application - http://www.acei.org
>NAEYC Application - http://www.naeyc.org/
NEW - Student Educator Professional Liability Insurance through the Forrest T. Jones Company, insurers of professionals in many professional organizations. Check out their member list and their website at http://www.ftj.com/TIE/pages/plstudfeatures.asp . You may be a member of one or more of their professional associations. Then you can get $1,000,000 liability coverage for only $15.
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Health Insurance: This insurance is preferred but not required prior to the beginning of the actual classroom field experience. If the district or agency requires this coverage, the student will need to have it. Most students already have health coverage during their college experience. If a student needs this coverage, information can be obtained through the OFS or at the Keeling Health Center. The University endorses the Consolidated Health Plan. A complete review of the health plan coverage can be reviewed at www.chpstudent.com or by calling (800) 633-7867.
The following documents are used during the Student Teaching Experience:
Please read carefully for the information pertaining to your major! This information is also available on the Student Teaching CD which can be purchased in the University bookstore.
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Student Teaching Manual This Manual is also part of the Student Teacher resources CD.
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Special Education Student Teaching Manual (PDF) - SPED 450 & SPED 455 This information is needed by Special Education student teachers.
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Student Teacher Performance Profile Scoring Rubric - This rubric is used by both the Cooperating Teacher and the University Supervisor to evaluate the student teacher on the Student Teacher Performance Profile form.
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Student Teaching Performance Profile: These evaluation forms, one for each major, are used to define the student teacher's progress throughout the placement. They may be used periodically by the Cooperating Teacher to show the student teacher strengths and weaknesses and to document progress or the lack of progress if necessary. They will be used by the University Supervisor and the Cooperating Teacher to evaluate the student teacher at the end of the placement. Please click on the desired STPP major below to download and print the document:
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Progress Monitoring Practices - Progress monitoring is a scientifically based practice that is used to assess students academic performance and evaluate the effectiveness of instruction. Progress monitoring can be implemented with individual students or an entire class. All student teachers are required to complete an assessment of their classroom students' academic progress as affected by the student teacher's performance during each 6-credit placement. This assessment information and the results thereof are to be submitted to the Office of Field Services before the end of the semester. Please click here to obtain more information and to access the forms.
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Teacher Candidate Work Sample (PDF) - This Work Sample is only required for the following majors - elementary, early childhood, library science, modern language, music, and social studies education. This form is to be completed at the end of each placement and given to the University Supervisor. The form is used to review one of the student teacher's lesson plans to determine the plan's effectiveness. If applicable, good, fair, and poor examples of pupil work should be attached to show the results of the lesson. This is an exercise for the student teacher to become more aware of their lessons and their involvement with their pupils.
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Early Childhood Lesson Plan Format - This is the lesson plan format to be used for Early Childhood lesson plans.
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Instructional Strategies and Management Lesson Plan Format - This is the lesson plan format to be used during the Instructional Strategies, Block, and Student Teaching
Placements:
PLEASE NOTE: STUDENTS/PARENTS/SIGNIFICANT OTHERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO CONTACT SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND/OR COOPERATING TEACHERS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS ABOUT POTENTIAL STUDENT TEACHER PLACEMENTS.
School District Agreements - Students often ask where they can be placed for their student teaching experiences. The following information is provided to help answer this question. However, the information is provided here only as a guide with which students may identify potential preferences on their student teaching application.
Students are NOT permitted to student teach in the school district where they attended school as a student.
There is no guarantee that a student will receive his or her placement requests.
The Office of Field Services (OFS) tries to place students based upon their application requests. However, students must realize that placements depend on 2 major requirements, which are beyond OFS control:
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Principals within the schools MUST approve the student teacher placements. For example, the OFS may request student placements within a school based upon the student?s application preferences. However, if the principal says no to the placement requests, the student cannot be placed there.
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University department faculty MUST approve the school for placements within their teacher education program. For example, a school may have teachers in an identified program. However, if the school?s program is not approved for placement by the University department faculty, the OFS will not place students there.
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Distance Policy - Student teachers, externships, and internships will be placed within a 50-mile radius of Clarion University. All University fees are applicable within the 50-mile radius. Variance to this policy may be considered by the Director of Field Services. Students assigned to an externship, internship, or student teaching outside the 50-mile radius of Clarion Campus are exempt from Health Center, Student Center and Recreation Center fees and are only required to pay one-half of the Student Activity fee. The student must notify Student Accounts Receivable Office (800-672-7171 or 814-393-2253) concerning the exempt status to receive appropriate fee reduction.
To review information concerning affiliated schools, click the following:
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School List - HTML
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Additional School Information - The elementary and early childhood education programs within the district/school list have been approved for placements. With this approval, the OFS requests these placements directly. Faculty within the teacher education programs listed below match their student teacher candidates* with their approved school placements and then give the list to the OFS to finalize placements:
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Biology
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Communication Arts
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Communication Science Disorders
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Chemistry
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Earth And Space Science
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English
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Environmental Science
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French
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General Science
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Library Science
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Mathematics
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Rehabilitative Sciences
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Social Studies
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Spanish
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Special Education
If a student in one of the programs listed above is interested in specific placements within the district/school/agency list, the student should discuss his or her placement requests with the department faculty.
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General Information:
Educator Resource Web: To access the Educator Resources Web, go to the University homepage, click on "Web Tools", then click on "Blackboard". Use your full email address and password to login. Then click on "Educator Resource Web". Then click on "Organizations". This web is in this section.
Helpful Hints for Student Teachers ? This section provides information that should be useful for any student teacher. New documents will be added periodically throughout the year. Click on one of the links at the end of the document titles below to view and/or print the information:
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Adapting to Change (PDF)
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A Discussion of a Positive Learning Environment and Classroom Management (PDF)
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Motivational Strategies (PDF)
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There's No Room for Bulletin Boards or Displays in the Classroom! (PDF)
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For help with resumes, professional advice, and applications, visit the Career Services website: http://www.clarion.edu/career/
Pennsylvania Department of Education link to Title 22 and Chapter 235, ?Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators?. Please review this information prior to and throughout the field experience to further develop your own professionalism.
Block/Student Teacher Parking Permit (PDF) - Residence Hall students on block or who are student teaching face a unique problem regarding parking on campus. To help alleviate these problems and to promote the academic mission of the University, Public Safety issues Student Teacher permits. For details regarding this permit, please click on the file format above. For questions or to inquire about a student teacher permit contact Public Safety by calling 393-2111.
