Handbook

Student Teaching Handbook

Department TE Coordinators

Forms

Diverse Field Experience Site Form
Self Placement Form

Site Information

Clinical Checklist & Documentation
Student Teaching Checklist & Application
Criminal Background Checks
TB Test
Diverse Requirements
Housing & transportation to all sites are the student's responsibility.
Insurance Requirements
Placements are determined by Illinois State University.
Rights & Responsibilities
Self-Placement Form
Site Code of Conduct
TCH Student Teaching Requirements

When to Complete

Clinical Experiences are started as early as freshman year and completed before student teaching.

Apply to student teaching fall of junior year and complete during final semester.

Clinical Experiences

Clinical experiences are the first exposure to observation, tutoring, assisting, small group and whole class instruction in schools and other agencies. A minimum of 100 clinical hours are earned before student teaching and at least 50 of these hours are completed in diverse settings which are embedded into coursework.

Clinical Experiences are started as early as freshman year and completed before student teaching. Before starting any clinical experience, complete the clinical checklist. *Transportation to/from clinical school is the student's responsibility.

Professional Education Sequence

Secondary & K-12 majors complete clinical experiences in their major and Professional Education sequence:

EAF 228, 231, or 235 - Requires a Diverse Clinical Experience.
PSY 215 - No Clinical Experience required.
TCH 210 - Self-placement in agencies or schools outside the B/N area unless arranged by course instructor.
TCH 212 - Diverse clinical experiences at multiple local schools and agencies.
TCH 216 - Clinical experience at University High School (arranged by U-High).
TCH 219 - No Clinical Experience required.