Sixteen-Week Recommended Weekly Student Teaching Schedule
(If not following the Co-Teaching Model exclusively)
Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Special Education, Multiage
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The student teacher will…
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The mentor teacher will…
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1st week
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- Observe the classroom. Assist teacher in instruction. Become familiar with the students.
- 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.
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- Plan with the student teacher for subjects to teach in the future.
- Identify available resources.
- Determine opportunities for co-teaching.
- Help student become familiar with school policies and procedures.
- Introduce student to other faculty members and staff.
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2nd week
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- Responsible for one subject area. May involve traditional and/or co-teaching model(s) .Reflect on teaching on a daily basis.
- Read edTPA handbook.
- Continue recommendations from week one.
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- Evaluate teaching on a daily basis.
- Determine where co-teaching might be used as a means to increase student learning.
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3rd week
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- Responsible for two subject areas. May involve traditional and/or co-teaching model(s). Reflect on teaching on a daily basis.
- Begin edTPA portfolio. (See colloquium and Student Teaching syllabi for task due dates.)
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- Evaluate teaching on a daily basis.
- Determine where co-teaching might be used as a means to increase student learning.
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4th week
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- Responsible for three subject areas. May involve traditional and/or co-teaching model(s). Reflect on teaching on a daily basis.
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- Determine where co-teaching might be used as a means to increase student learning.
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5th week
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- Responsible for four subject areas. May involve traditional and/or co-teaching model(s). Reflect on teaching on a daily basis.
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- Evaluate teaching on a daily basis.
- Determine where co-teaching might be used as a means to increase student learning.
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6th–15th week
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- Assume all teaching responsibilities. May involve traditional and/or co-teaching model(s).
- Assume all responsibilities for managing an entire classroom. Reflect on teaching on a daily basis.
- Complete Midterm evaluation during Week 8.
- Complete edTPA portfolio by assigned deadline.
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- Evaluate teaching on a daily basis.
- Determine where co-teaching might be used as a means to increase student learning.
- Complete Midterm evaluation done in collaboration with University of Akron Supervisor and Student Teacher.
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16th week
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- Return a portion of the teaching responsibilities to the classroom teacher, OR continue teaching and/or observe other situations. Decisions about returning responsibilities to the mentor teacher are made by the student teaching team on an individual basis based on individual needs.
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- Final Evaluation done in collaboration with University of Akron Supervisor and Student Teacher.
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