NCTQ

Instituting High Standards for Student Teaching Participation and Placement

Great student teaching programs don't just set high standards for their teacher candidates before they enter the classroom, they set high standards for everyone involved in the student teaching experience—from placement schools to site supervisors to cooperating teachers.

The following represents the ingredients for instituting high standards in student teaching. Click on the links below to learn more about the policies and procedures strong student teaching programs use to keep standards high.

• Entrance requirements for student teaching
• Selection of placement schools
• Selection of cooperating teachers
  • Criteria for selection
  • Process for selection
• Selection of site supervisors
  • Criteria for selection
  • Process for selection

Where strong examples are not available, NCTQ has suggested ways for programs to approach these key ingredients.