NCTQ

Setting a Vision

Programs that set a vision for strong student teaching are clear about the role of student teaching within their program of study, the expectations their teacher candidates are held to and the goals these candidates should achieve.

The following represents the ingredients for setting a vision for strong student teaching. Click on the links below to learn more about how great student teaching programs set a vision for their teacher candidates.

• Student teaching's place as a capstone experience
• Goals to be achieved by the student teacher
• Optimal features of student teaching placements
  • Sufficiently long, particularly in the state in which the student teacher will be certified
  • A full-time commitment
  • Aligned with the K-12 calendar
  • In a high-poverty, high-performing school
  • In the classroom of a exemplary cooperating teacher
• Roles of personnel involved in overseeing the student teacher
  • Field placement coordinators
  • Supervisors
  • Cooperating teachers
  • Other school district personnel

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