Single Subject Student Teachers Will:

1. Participate in a middle school or high school for the entire public school semester. The characteristics of this assignment are outlined in “Characteristics of Single Subject Student Teaching” (Chapter 2).

2. Design unit, weekly and daily lesson plans and share these with your directing teachers.

•  Weekly lesson plans must be shared with directing teachers at least one full week in advance of teaching.

3. Schedule and participate in a weekly conference with each directing teacher (Form #6).

• The purpose of these conferences is to revise and refine plans for the coming week and to reflect on feedback during the current week.

4. Confer weekly with university supervisor, following the supervisor’s observation of a lesson.

• Email the lesson plan for the lesson to be observed to your university supervisor at least 24 hours in advance of an observation.

5. Observe other teachers at least once per week throughout the entire semester.

6. Demonstrate professional conduct and obligations at the school site (Chapter 1), including the following:

•  Participate as a full member of your department and school staff.
• Attend all department and staff meetings.
• Participate in all available site-based and district-based professional development opportunities to the full extent possible.

7. Be open to suggestions and learn to become aware of how others perceive you.

8. Communicate effectively and regularly with directing teacher(s), university supervisors, site administrators, seminar leader, and fellow student teachers for the purposes of working together to provide experiences, which benefit the participants and address the candidate learning outcomes.

9. Keep a notebook of lesson plans, feedback, and reflection on your teaching.

10. Participate in two Progress Conferences, using Form #7, Progress Conference with Teacher Candidates: (1) in the 5th week of the semester with directing teacher(s) and university supervisor; and (2) in the 10th week of the semester with the university supervisor and the directing teacher.

11. Schedule and meet individually with directing teachers and university supervisor to discuss the completed Evaluation of a Single Subject Candidate's Teaching Performance form, Form #9, at the end of the student teaching semester.

12. Complete the Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA).

13. Meet with the Credential Analyst to finalize your credential filing with the CTC.

14. Complete Program Evaluation forms, Forms #15A to #15F at the end of student teaching.

15. Complete the Program Completion Questionnaire, Form #14.