How to Train a Student Teacher
Build a Working Relationship. This is not a competition.
Make the student teacher a part of the classroom and school
community.
Prepare your students and keep them ‘in the loop’.
Student teacher should be teaching something the first day,
have their own desk area,
and their own set of seating charts.
The first week
My assumptions.
What I expect from you.
What you should expect from me.
Daily Schedule
Contract time
Calendar
You will observe excellent teachers here at the end of your experience.
I gotta be me! You gotta be you!
Student teacher quiz
Taking roll
Learning names
Recording scores
Building the student teacher’s confidence.
The first weekSubstitute info.
Phone numbers
Lunch info.
Supply requests
JPAS – teacher evaluation
Other teachers/administrators will give input.
Health issues
Rest, water, wash hands, food, germs from students, Spray Lysol on papers, disinfectant wipes, tissues, hand sanitizer, Tylenol, Bandaids,
I gotta be me! You gotta be you!
Student teacher quiz
Taking roll
Learning names
Recording scores
Building the student teacher’s confidence.
Tag-Team Teaching ¡Choca la mano!
Student teacher transitions into
teaching some of your classes.
Advanced organizer on the board.
Demonstration
Scheduling: Who’s turn is it to teach?
meme/you
(which parts do you want to teach?)discussion on prep period
youyou/me
youyou
Practice Vocal support. Breathing.
Standing to teach. (wandering)
Plays to which side of room?
Garbage words.
Physical ‘tics’.
Tempo = how fast/slow you speak the language. Also how fast/slow activities go.
Transitions = sing, keep giving instructions, count backward, set timer.
got C.U.E.?
Creative, Useful, Emotional
Butting in is OK. ‘Clean’ language – slang?
Questioning – ¿Cómo se dice? ¿Qué es esto? ¿Comprenden?, wait time.
yes-no, either-or
Memory tricks, RAPS,
songs, rhymes,
Order of instructions
PracticeTiming = how long for each
activity? How much to push them? How about extra time?
BEGINNING middle END
15 min. 20 min. 10 min.
How much Spanish? = when they give you the ‘I don’t get it’ look.
At-the-door quizzes
Comprehensible input (cognates, verb forms, command forms, subject pronouns, kids using their notebooks)
got C.U.E.?
What do you look like up there?
Facial expressions.
Eyes. Eyebrows. Smile!
Body location (brain friendly)
Video tape.
Classroom ManagementSmile, sounds, proximity,
humor, sarcasm.
Use all body parts.
Practice in front of mirror.
Hand, fingers, arms, voice, eyes, eyebrows, nose, lips, teeth, feet, ears, elbow.
Praise phrases – Come up with at least 10.
¡Fenomenal! etc.
Classroom Management
Who’s listening?
School-wide discipline plan
–Think time –3 strikes
Follow through.
(eat the paper)
See the whole room at once.
Hear every voice.
Know when to ignore.
Discipline Faces
Observing your Student Teacher
Their authority. How much freedom do they
have? Refer students to them.
Management. Procedures
Pointing to visual aides.
Using visual aides.
Are you actually talking about what is in your hands?
Writing on whiteboard. Move your body too.
The law of the pack.
Observation Notes from Cooperating Teacher
Always write down the positive first.
Let's talk about...
The teachers circle of influence and awareness.What certain students are doing.
The University adviser..
Organizationplanning
paperwork
making copies
secretarial stuff
answering emails
storing papers
filing system
grading papers
Skyward grading program
Printing progress reports
Student aide’s job
Planning and Collaboration
Cooperating teacher has the curriculum map and scope and sequence.
Student teacher will plan, prepare and teach one unit.
Cooperating teacher shares all ideas that they have, then let the student
teacher take it from there.
Get out of the way!
Student teacher should have the opportunity to teach 2 class periods without you in the
room for at least 3 weeks.Student teacher should take over 3 or 4
classes. Not all of them. You still teach 1st period and tag-team during
2nd period.
Observation opportunities
Student teacher should observe other master teachers in your building near
the end of their student teaching experience when you are integrating yourself back in as the main teacher.
They will know better what to look for after having their teaching experience.
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