Admission to Student Teaching will be granted if students:

Note: Student Teaching Application Request for Placement must be submitted to the Office of Educator Preparation Program by the application deadline. This should be filed one semester prior to the intended semester for the student teaching experience.

• Must be admitted to Educator Preparation Program
• Complete and submit the appropriate application one semester in advance of the Student Teaching Semester by the deadline
• Have a cumulative 2.75 GPA on all courses taken
• Have a 2.75 GPA in teaching specialty area
• Complete a minimum of 80% of course work in the endorsement area(s) including all methods courses
• Pass ALL Praxis exams required for licensure in declared major.*

*The State Department of Education establishes passing scores for the CORE, Praxis II Subject Assessments, and Principles of Learning and Teaching exams. The scores are subject to change each year.

Student Teaching Application Information
If the deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the application will be due the following Monday. Permanent deadlines for student teaching applications are:

September 30 for the following Spring Semester
January 30 for the following Fall Semester

Request for Deadline Extension of Praxis Score Results

Passing scores for all required Praxis exams must be received in the Office of Educator Preparation Program by the last day of the semester before student teaching begins. Students unable to meet the stated deadline must schedule an appointment with the Field Placement Coordinator (Melissa Akins, 205C) to discuss individual circumstances preventing them from meeting the deadline.

Request for Extension - This extension only allows the student to report their Praxis scores after the deadline, this does not allow you to student teach without passing the Praxis exam.

Application for student teaching must be filed with the Office of Educator Preparation Program one semester prior to the student teaching semester. If the deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the application will be due the following Monday. Permanent deadlines for student teaching applications are:

September 30 for the following Spring Semester
January 30 for the following Fall Semester

Important Note

The Spring 2023 mandatory Student Teaching Seminar will be held January 2-5, 2023. The seminar will be three days, January 2-4, of virtual learning and one day, January 5, in person. This is a mandatory seminar for undergraduates and graduate students. You cannot student teach if you do not complete the virtual and in-person seminar. Please plan accordingly. Information will be provided at the “Information Meeting” on November 30th @ 4pm in the Gooch Auditorium.

To begin the student teaching application process, please follow the steps below.

Step 1

• • In order to complete and submit the Residency II (Student Teaching) Application you must complete and save the following documents to your computer to be uploaded into the application. You will not be able to submit your application without these documents.
    • Acknowledgment of Student Teaching Requirements & Intern Release Request
    • Autobiographical Data Form
    • Flight Plan
    • UTM & EPP Professional Ethics & Student Expectations
    • Recent Photo - This photo is going to be used as a professional reference. It does not need to be a professionally taken photo. You can use a picture from your phone, do not include a picture of you in a group, on the beach, in revealing, or inappropriate clothing.

Step 2

Click to Complete Student Teaching Application - Spring '23

• • Please use an Internet browser other than Internet Explorer (I.e., Firefox, Chrome, etc.) or click on the link that says "Open this content in a new window"
  • Once you complete the application you will receive an email stating we have received your application. You will receive updates by email (UTM email only) until the Information Meeting on November 30th.

Dates to Remember

• Information Meeting - Details of the will be provided at the meeting on November 30th @ 4pm in the Gooch Auditorium.
• Student Teaching Seminar - This is a mandatory seminar that will be held January 2-5, 2023. The seminar will be three days, January 2-4, for virtual learning and one day, January 5, in-person at the UT Martin campus in the Gooch Auditorium

Deadline

Strict placement request deadlines prohibit late application submissions

The Coordinator of Field Placements, Ms. Melissa Akins, is the only person who should contact a school or central office regarding placements. Students will not attempt to contact schools under any circumstances. All students will be notified once placements have been secured. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Melissa Akins 731-881-7215 or makins6@utm.edu.

Fall 2022 Orientation

• Orientation Agenda
• Residency II Calendar
• Residency II Fall 2022 Syllabus
• Residency II Notebook Organization
• Residency II Handbook 2021-22
• Residency II Assignments - Fall 2022
• Tennessee Teacher Code of Ethics
• Parking for Seminar
• TN Academic Standards

Welcome to Residency II! All candidates are required to develop and maintain a “Residency II” notebook throughout the experience. It is important that all notebook items are organized and kept up-to-date as this will be reviewed by the University Supervisor during each observation visit

The required notebook set-up and organization details are provided at the link below.

Residency II Notebook Organization

Student Teaching Resources

Please print a copy of each of the documents below and place in a 3-ring binder. These documents are required for seminar.

• Acknowledgment of Student Teaching Requirements & Intern Release Request
• CT Checklist for Walk-Through Observation (Weekly)
• Guide for Student Teacher Reflections of US and CT Observations
• EPP Lesson Plan Template (ALL But SPED) (Word Document)
• EPP Lesson Plan Template (SPED ONLY) (Word Document)
• Lesson Plan Feedback rubric - by US prior to Evaluation
• Permission to Video- Student Release Form
• Student Teacher Information Form - Submit completed form at seminar
• TEAM Evaluation Reflection Rubric
• TEAM General Instruction Rubric
• TEAM Professionalism Rubric
• UTM & EPP Professional Ethics Document
• Weekly Reflection Guidelines to U.S.
• Weekly Schedule-Instruction memo to Student Teachers (Word Document)
• Weekly Schedule form (Word Document)
• Weekly Schedule-Sample for Elementary majors
• Weekly Schedule-Sample for Secondary majors

For Student Teachers Only

• Student Teaching Placement Forms (Placement I and II) - Submit after 3rd day in placement
• Link for Placement I
• Link for Placement II

For Cooperating Teachers Only

• Cooperating Teacher Professional Information Record
• Mid-Session Student Teaching Dispositions Indicator - Completed by CT in Student Learning & Licensure

The “Learning Segment Proposal”

• Learning Segment Proposal
• Unwrapping Standards
• Action Verbs for Objectives
• Random Standards "Help"

Context for Learning and Task 1 Overview

• Task 1 Overview Video
• Overview of Context for Learning
• Thoughts About edTPA Submission by Dr. Eddie Thompson

Task 2 Overview

• Task 2 Overview Video- “What YOU Need to Know About Video and Other Components!”

Task 3 Overview

• Task 3 Overview Video- “Assessing Students”