Supervised Field Experience Placement
The Office of Field Experiences (OFE) is responsible for the coordination of the placement teacher credential candidates in public school classrooms. The Director of the OFE 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 for placement. . Before beginning their field experience, the candidate will meet with the OFE to discuss placement possibilities.
Student teaching is rarely available during the Summer. Students who begin the program in the fall terms and continuously enroll in two courses each term must acknowledge that student teaching may be delayed until the following fall terms due to third party teaching placements availability. By not continuing during summer sessions, this may impact your continuous enrollment, financial aid (if applicable), and time to complete.
The following Courses may not be offered in the summer II term:
EDU 565/561 Student Teaching (Clinical Practice) I
EDU 562 Directed Student Teaching Seminar I
EDU 567/563 Student Teaching (Clinical Practice) II
EDU 564 Directed Student Teaching Seminar II
USU and the CTC values a diverse academic learning community. Therefore, all teacher credentialing placements will be in ethnically diverse classrooms.
Multiple Subjects: Candidates may teach in two of the following classroom settings: K-2 and 3-6. However, participation in two or more classroom placements is no longer required under the program standards. The elementary experience is designed for candidates to learn the teaching of English language arts. 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: Candidates may teach in two or more subject-specific teaching assignments that differ in content and/or level of advancement. However, participation in two or more teaching assignments is no longer required under the program standards. 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 District in which they have been placed.