Supervised Student Teaching Placement
The Office of Educational Placements and Partnerships (OEPP) is responsible for the coordination of the placement of teacher credential candidates in public school classrooms. The Office of Educational Placements and Partnerships works closely with the District Human Resources Director of the given school District for the selection and approval of candidate placement. Placements will be based on compliance with CTC and USU criteria for diverse classroom settings. Candidates are encouraged to request their placements; however, they may not always be possible.
USU and the CTC values a diverse academic learning community. Therefore, all teacher credentialing placements will be in diverse classrooms. Diversity is defined by the CTC as:
“Throughout this set of TPEs, reference is made to "all students" or "all TK–12 students”. This phrase is intended as a widely inclusive term that references all students attending public schools. Students may exhibit a wide range of learning and behavioral characteristics, as well as disabilities, dyslexia, intellectual or academic advancement, and differences based on ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, religion, and/or geographic origin. The range of students in California public schools also includes students whose first language is English, English learners, and Standard English learners.”
Multiple Subjects: The elementary experience is designed for candidates to learn the teaching of English Language Arts and Mathematics in a K-8 setting. Candidates will be exposed to elementary settings with diverse populations, including English Learners (EL) and students with special needs. This classroom should contain a population, where English Language Development (ELD) and Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) lessons are taught.
Single Subject: The secondary experience is designed for candidates to learn the teaching of a specific single subject in a 7-12 setting. Candidates will be exposed to secondary settings with diverse populations, including EL and students with special needs. Specifically, classroom settings will contain an English Learner (EL) population, where English Language Development (ELD) and Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) lessons are taught.
Bilingual Authorization in Spanish: Candidates seeking Bilingual Authorization in Spanish must be placed in a classroom where Spanish is used as the language of instruction. Candidates will be required to conduct literacy and academic content lessons in Spanish for one extended teaching assignment. However, they must also demonstrate skills in teaching reading in English as well.
All teacher credential candidates will be assessed in teaching lessons which include ELD and SDAIE. Candidates pursuing a Bilingual Authorization will be assessed on SDAIE and ELD lessons, as well as, on lessons taught in Spanish.
If the Public School and USU calendars differ, candidates are required to follow the School site calendar. Some schools are on a traditional calendar while others are on a year-round calendar. Therefore, candidates will follow the schedule of the school site in which they have been placed.