1. Criteria for the selection of sites for field experiences and clinical practice.
- See STEP Office Field Placement Policy Summary
2. Documentation of school partnerships:
- Professional Development School Network (PDSN) Partnership Agreements. Documents located in 321 Forcina Hall.
- Minutes of PDSN Meetings. Documents located in 321 Forcina Hall.
- School District Field Placement Coordinators Roundtable
3. Criteria for clinical faculty:
4. Professional development opportunities and requirements for school-based clinical faculty.
- See STEP Office Field Placement Policy Summary
5. Descriptions of Field Experiences
6. Student Teaching Handbook.
- Document located in 321 Forcina Hall.
7. Assessments and scoring rubrics used in field experiences:
Lesson Observation Rubric
This rubric is used by student teaching/internship supervisors to give feedback to candidates on their performance on each lesson observed. It is a pedagogical tool and is not used for data collection.
Teaching Performance Assessment
This is a summative assessment of candidates’ performance as a teacher in the field. It is typically completed at mid-term to provide feedback to candidates and is used for data collection at the end of all field experiences.
Teaching Dispositions Assessment
This is a summative assessment of candidates’ attitudes and behaviors identified as necessary to be an effective teacher. These expectations are introduced to candidates early in their program and are measured in the junior practicum and the senior student teaching/internship for all programs and in the sophomore year in several programs with sophomore field experiences. It is typically completed at mid-term to provide feedback to candidates and is used for data collection at the end of all field experiences.
8. Internship/student teaching assessment instruments:
- Same as above.
9. Summary of results of candidate assessments upon entering and exiting field experiences:
10. Completion rates for candidates in student teaching and internships by semester.
11. Criteria for the selection of Cooperating Teachers and Student teaching/internship II supervisors.
- See STEP Office Field Placement Policy Summary
12. Criteria for the selection of college clinical faculty.
- See STEP Office Field Placement Policy Summary