Mr.+Baldwin's+Comments

1. Transition to professional a. Difficulties i. Not as much fun? ii. Dressing professionally 1. Dress for school not college 2. Flip flops, not provocatively, not too tight 3. Look at other teachers 4. Look at school’s standards 5. Little things mean a lot in dressing 6. Use an iron 7. Be clean iii. Speech and speaking 1. No slang 2. Address people Mr., Dr., Mrs. a. Especially cooperating teacher and college supervisor b. And all colleagues at the school iv. Always have your materials 1. That’s no excuse for not being prepared 2. Semester three weeks of prep a. Won’t teach right away b. College has a plan c. You’ll follow a course to follow first 3 weeks i. Thursday ii. Friday iii. Monday eve d. Help cooperating teacher e. Planning units f. Correcting papers g. GET TO KNOW STUDENTS h. No teaching until you have a unit plan done and lesson plans done i. 48 hours before you teach the plans must be in ii. Cooperating teacher must sign off before you teach each lesson i. Follow the college’s protocol j. Week 4 you take first class or classes k. Week 10 to 14 you’ll have the full load i. Duties ii. Study halls iii. PA certification requires 2 weeks iv. YCP requires 4 weeks for an A in student teaching v. Then decrease to end l. Must keep a daily journal-can’t pass without it i. Share with cooperating teacher ii. m. NEVER criticize the cooperating teacher, school, or students i. NEVER do this in public either 3. How are you assigned? a. Principal may assign b. Having a student teacher is more of a liability for the cooperating teacher than an asset c. Some schools just hand them out i. Sometimes a student teacher is a reward for something else the teacher does d. You are a guest in the school e. You may not get what you want i. Middle school instead of high school ii. Economics instead of history iii. No guarantees in this area iv. Upper level psychology instead of your choice? Very possible. f. Number of teaching periods and number of different classes varies greatly g. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THIS AT ALL! 4. The supervisor a. Liaison with the college b. 15 visits and observations per semester c. First ones are introductory and informative d. Weekly or more for formal observation i. Meeting and discussing the lesson e. Supervisor delivers bad news-not the cooperating teacher f. Supervisor gives evaluation and the grade for student teaching i. Grade is very important ii. You need to get an A which is your ticket to interviews iii. 5. If you are unsuccessful there is another course you must complete in order to graduate a. Student teachers can be pulled if unsuccessful b. Special course is taught by the supervisor on campus c. If you fulfill that you will graduate BUT you get no certificate from the state 6. Don’t be absent unless you are really sick. 7. You are excused the day Millersville has their job fair. 8. What to do now? a. Become familiar with unit and lesson plans b. College format c. State standards d. SAS. State Academic Standards, e. Midterm and final evaluation i. Planning and preparation-can you make good plans ii. Instructional delivery-can you teach these plans iii. Classroom environment-do kids behave, follow rules, etc. this is the toughest 1. You need to have order 2. And respect iv. Professionalism 1. Dress 2. Punctual 3. Interaction 9. Myths about student teaching a. Show up and you get an A i. Not true ii. C is the lowest b. Jobs are easily available i. They are not easy to get ii. Very competitive iii. Be patient   || || 