CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

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CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• STUDENT TEACHING APPLICATION MEETING
• Dr. Sophia Jones-Redmond,
  Director
• Faythe Brannon, Assistant to the Director
• Cassandra Riley,
  Secretary
• OFFICE OF FIELD PLACEMENT

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OFFICE OF FIELD PLACEMENT

• Room ED 322
• Phone (773)
  995-2392
• Fax [phone]
• 
  ofp_at_csu.edu
• Preparing to Student Teach

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Agenda Highlights

• Overview
• Application Process
• Deadline Dates
• Chicago Public Schools Application Process
• Option Program

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Student Teaching Definition 23 Ill. Admin. Code,
Section 25.620

• Earned after completion of sophomore year
• b. Supervised part of a State-approved teacher
  preparation program
• c. Completed at grade level(s) in area of
  specialization for certificate sought
• d. Conducted under the active supervision of
  field-based supervisor qualified in your area of
  study.

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STUDENT TEACHING APPLICATIONPOLICY

• Students file an application one academic
  semester before they plan to student teach with
  Office of Field Placement.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT TEACHING

• Official admission to the College of Education
• Attend student teaching application meeting
• Pass content area test
• Pass all required course work in the program of
  study and all departmental requirements

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REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT TEACHING continued

• Submit an official application for student
  teaching to the Office of Field Placement the
  semester prior to student teaching
• Current resume
• Criminal Background Check
• CPS requirements completed (if student teaching
  in a Chicago Public School)

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REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT TEACHING

• Deadline Dates
• - November 1st (Spring semester)
• - April 1st (Fall semester)

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Submit the following documents to Office of Field
Placement (ED-322)

• Application signed by an advisor and applicant
• Valid TB Test
• Resume
• Application fee of 45.00 (cash or money orders
  only)
• Copy of content area test
• Criminal Background Check
• Confirmation letter from CPS (if applicable)
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CSU Requirements for Applying to Student Teach

• Program Evaluation document must be submitted
  directly to the
• Office of Teacher Certification

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STUDENT TEACHING DATES

• Fall
• 1ST Eight Weeks
• August October
• 2ND Eight Weeks
• October December
• Spring
• 1ST Eight Weeks
• January March
• 2ND Eight Weeks
• March May
• Exact dates are based on CSU calendar

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Important Documents

• Program Evaluation To be submitted directly to
  the Office of Teacher Certification by the
  student
• Pre-Audit Submitted directly from the department
  to Office of Field Placement
• Student Teacher Application Submitted directly
  to Office of Field Placement by the student

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Student Teaching
Placement

• Student teachers will not be assigned to
  a school
• where
• a. They have worked or are currently working
• b. Any of their family members currently work
• c. Any of their children currently attend
• d. Where they have previously attended school.

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Chicago Public Schools (CPS)Student Teaching
Application Registration Procedures

• Application (4-steps)
• Registration (5-steps)

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Application Process CPS (only)

• Online Application Form
• Current Resume (specific requirements)
• Three Application Questions (500 word min.)
• Lesson Plan (45mins)
• Important Note Print out confirmation note sent
  by CPS

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Application Process CPS (only)

• http//www.cps-humanresources.org/sti/joinus_new.a
  sp

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Registration ProcessCPS (only)

• On-line Student Teacher Registration form
• Confidentiality Agreement
• Certification of Freedom from Tuberculosis
• Student Teacher Acknowledgement Form
• CPS Fingerprint Application Form
• F\SCAN0001.pdf

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Deadline Dates Student Teacher Application
Process

• OFP November 1st (Spring Semester)
• April 1st (Fall Semester)
• CPS Check CPS website

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OPTION Program

• Post-baccalaureate full-time substitute teachers,
  completing initial teacher education programs at
  CSU, may qualify to student teach in their own
  classroom without relinquishing their position or
  salary if they meet the following criteria

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STUDENT TEACHING OPTION FORPOST-BACCALAUREATE
FULL-TIME SUBSTITUTES

• Criteria
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• Minimum grade point average of 3.0 in each of the
  following areas all course-work required in the
  program, area of specialization or concentration
  and professional education.
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• Minimum of six semesters of full-time teaching
  experience with total responsibility for an
  assigned classroom.
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• Classroom assignment matching the area of
  certification the semester prior to student
  teaching.
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• Minimum of 3 positive evaluations of classroom
  teaching performance from current school
  principal.
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• Request letter from schools principal for
  student teaching placement in current classroom
  and identification of a site-based supervisor.
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• Recommendation letters from two teaching
  colleagues at the school.
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STUDENT TEACHING OPTION FORPOST-BACCALAUREATE
FULL-TIME SUBSTITUTES

• Professional development outside of coursework in
  the form of in-services, workshops, conferences,
  and/or memberships in professional organizations.
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• Portfolio of sample curriculum materials and
  lesson plans.
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• Passing scores on the Illinois Certification Test
  of Basic Skills, Content Area and Assessment of
  Professional Teaching.
• Completion of 50 secondary and 50 elementary
  field experience hours for K 12 programs.
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• Minimum of 100 field experience hours in public
  schools if student teaching assignment is in a
  private school (no field experience hours can be
  waived for teaching experience).

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Closing Comments

• DO NOT PROCRASTINATE
• Contact advisor immediately and turn in
  application packet on or deadline date
• PASS Subject Matter and APT tests early