Do's and Don'ts of Student Teaching

Do's and Don'ts of Student Teaching

DO	DON'T
|  be excited, pleasant, and cheerful to everyone in the    building.	|  appear to have an attitude.
|  be on time EVERY DAY.  If possible, arrive at school    before your teacher does.	|  be the first person to leave the building in the    afternoon.
|  dress appropriately and professionally.	|  wear something if you are unsure about it.  No one    expects you to have a different outfit every day, but    be appropriate.
|  ask what you can do to help.	|  put off doing a task your teacher has given you.  Do it    right away.
|  ask many questions.	|  be afraid to ask to if you don't understand.  Take    notes so you don't forget.
|  cut down on working hours outside of school.	|  work at all if possible.  You will have a lot to do while    you are student teaching and you will need as much    time as possible.
|  complete and give your teacher your lesson plans on    time.	|  wait for the teacher to ask for your lesson plans.
|  be professional in discussing the children in your    classes.	|  listen to or pass along gossip.
|  be present every day for student teaching.	|  be absent unless you are truly sick.
|  examine the content of any Myspace, Facebook, or    other social networking web pages you have created    or are part of.	|  risk compromising your student teaching experience    by allowing inappropriate content to be available.    Don't assume you students can't find you on the web,    because they can.
|  turn off your cell phone and put it away when you are    in the school building.	|  allow cell phone use to interfere with your    professionalism in the classroom.
|  show initiative.  Volunteer to work on projects outside    of your classroom.	|  forget that you have been working at the university    for many years to prepare for student teaching.  Put    forth MAXIMUM effort and demonstrate that sense of    self-efficacy you have been developing.