As a veteran teacher of 20 years, I now have the pleasure of mentoring teacher
candidates during their student teaching experience in my classroom, and my eyes have opened to the real issues facing teacher candidates today.
Not exact matches
During student teaching,
candidates put together a portfolio that illustrates their work with K - 12 learners, assessing their work and giving them feedback and showing how their planning addresses the needs of their class.
Similarly, in Oregon, teacher
candidates put to - gether work samples demonstrating the links between
teaching and K - 12
student performance; they do this
during student teaching and again in the first year of practice.
Ann Schulte, associate professor at California State University, Chico, says that preparation programs should be focused on working with and assessing teacher
candidates in the field, so they receive frequent observations and feedback
during their
student teaching experiences from someone with extensive knowledge of their abilities and classrooms.
It is little wonder, then, that when teacher
candidates do have opportunities to respond to
student writing
during their field experiences, including their
student -
teaching internships, they find them challenging.
Additionally,
students at Arizona State must prove classroom mastery through a series of performance - based assessments developed by the National Institute for Excellence in
Teaching, or NIET.44 During these assessments, a mentor teacher observes and records a teacher candidate; both the mentor teacher and the teacher candidate then use the video and student work to analyze the lesson together.45 The partnership between the university, participating schools, and the nonprofit NIET has created the opportunity to integrate effective teaching practices into practicum and cours
Teaching, or NIET.44
During these assessments, a mentor teacher observes and records a teacher
candidate; both the mentor teacher and the teacher
candidate then use the video and
student work to analyze the lesson together.45 The partnership between the university, participating schools, and the nonprofit NIET has created the opportunity to integrate effective
teaching practices into practicum and cours
teaching practices into practicum and coursework.46
For example, Elementary Education Endorsement
students enrolled in Language Arts Methods may only be selected for elementary placements
during a time the teacher
candidate is available and that corresponds with the time when Language Arts will be
taught at that partner school.