The Student Teacher's Responsibilities

Make personal contact with the Cooperating Teacher to discuss lesson plans, schedules, observations, conferencing, and evaluations
Gather information about the school. Ask for copies of Student, Teacher, and Parent Handbooks, maps, schedules, school calendars.
Review important crisis information, such as fire drills.
Learn about duties the school requires of USU Student Teachers, such as:
- Be present at the school site during regular teacher hours
- Collaborate with Cooperating Teacher for planning and teaching lessons
- Be responsible for all teacher duties. These may include supervising, yard duty, cafeteria duty, before-school yard supervision, bus duty, staff meetings, in-service, etc.
Discuss student progress regularly with the Cooperating Teacher and University Supervisor.
Assist in routine tasks and responsibilities in the classroom and in general school tasks.
Attend mandatory weekly synchronous seminars via video conferences with the University.
Review the State Framework and the State and District Standards.
Design lesson plans carefully and submit them as appropriate to the Cooperating Teacher and University Supervisor.
Following each observation, meet with the University Supervisor to review.
Confer with the Cooperating Teacher and University Supervisor after the end-of-term evaluations.