DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION

SECONDARY TEAM

2009-2010

JUNIOR-SENIOR HANDBOOK

Secondary Team Website: http://ed-web2.educ.msu.edu/team4/

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Junior-Senior Handbook Contents Welcome Message ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 Required Teacher Education Courses ........................................................................................................................ 3 Secondary Team Resource People............................................................................................................................. 4

Secondary Team Coordinators .............................................................................................................................. 4 Secondary Team Subject Area Leaders in the College of Education .................................................................... 4 Major and Minor Area Contact People.................................................................................................................. 5 Additional University Resources........................................................................................................................... 6

Frequently Asked Questions ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Secondary Team Field Placement Policies ................................................................................................................ 9 Criteria for Progression to the Internship................................................................................................................. 12 Criteria for Progression to the Internship................................................................................................................. 12

Requirements for Progression to the Internship .................................................................................................. 12 A. Academic Requirements............................................................................................................................ 12 B. Pass the required State of Michigan certification tests in the appropriate major and minor subject areas for secondary teaching .................................................................................................................................... 12 C. Conviction Disclosure Form....................................................................................................................... 13 D. Professional Criteria ................................................................................................................................... 13

Procedures for Decisions and Notification .......................................................................................................... 13 Academic Requirements and Conviction Disclosure Form ............................................................................ 13 Professional Criteria........................................................................................................................................ 14

State of Michigan Subject Tests............................................................................................................................... 15 Required Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) Tests for MSU majors: ......................................... 15 Required Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) Tests for MSU minors: ......................................... 16 World Language Oral Proficiency Testing.......................................................................................................... 17

Fingerprinting and Background Checks .................................................................................................................. 18 First Aid and CPR.................................................................................................................................................... 20 Professional Conduct Policy .................................................................................................................................... 21

Attendance and Punctuality ................................................................................................................................. 21 Confidentiality ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 Dress and Deportment in Schools ....................................................................................................................... 22 Alcohol and Illegal Drugs.................................................................................................................................... 22 Professional Communication............................................................................................................................... 22

Incomplete Grades ................................................................................................................................................... 23 Senior Year Time Line for Progressing to the Internship ........................................................................................ 24 Junior Year Time Line ............................................................................................................................................. 25 Internship Placement Resume.................................................................................................................................. 26

Internship Placement Resume Format ................................................................................................................. 27 Sample Resume #1 .............................................................................................................................................. 28 Sample Resume #2 .............................................................................................................................................. 29

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Welcome Message Dear Secondary Students,

Welcome to the College of Education and the Secondary Team! In 1988, a Michigan State University College of Education task force began redesigning the teacher education program. The result is a three-year teacher certification program with the final year being an internship in a school. One of the primary goals of our program is to develop a partnership between practicing teachers and teacher educators, working toward making meaningful connections between classroom field work and university coursework.

We believe that people do not learn from experience alone, but through experience in combination with careful preparation, good mentoring, discussions with colleagues, and well-designed courses. Therefore, we seek to develop sustained connections among teacher candidates, MSU faculty and staff, and practicing teachers.

The program blends classroom experience with inquiry and reflection in a series of dialogues with MSU professors and mentor teachers. We hope that, through this collaborative effort, the graduates of our program will be teachers who teach for understanding, who will reach diverse bodies of students, who will be thoughtful and skilled about linking subject matter in a responsive curriculum, who will cultivate learning communities, and who will be engaged in democratic reform. Working together, we plan to continue building a teacher certification program that reflects our collective visions of the kinds of teachers needed to meet the educational needs of an increasingly diverse student population in an increasingly complex society, informed by new perspectives about subject matter and learning.

We look forward to getting to know you and working with you. If you have questions, we encourage you to contact the appropriate resource person listed in this handbook. Sincerely, The Secondary Team at MSU

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Required Teacher Education Courses Year Semester

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Title

Average Fieldwork

What Students Do

Freshman or Sophomore

TE 150 3 Reflections on Learning

None o Study human learning o Reflect on own learning

Freshman or Sophomore

TE 250

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Human Diversity, Power & Opportunity in Social Institutions

Arranged o Study processes that distribute opportunity in society

o Examine effects of human characteristics and culture

o Consider justice issues

Admission to Teacher Certification Program

Junior Fall or Spring

TE 302 4 Learners and Learning in Context: Thinking Like a Teacher

Arranged o Analyze teaching - learning relationships

o Study teacher strategies for creating learning opportunities

o Think about knowing students and addressing their learning needs & interests

Senior Fall

TE 407 5 Teaching Subject Matter to Diverse Learners

4 hrs / week; interviews w/teacher and students about curriculum; planning and teaching individuals and small groups.

o Study what it means to understand subject matters

o Practice subject-specific strategies to promote student understanding.

o Learn about classroom organization consistent with those strategies.

o Content Area Literacy o Technology requirements

Senior Spring

TE 408 6 Crafting Teaching Practice

4 hrs./week o Continuation of TE 407

Internship Fall

TE 501 TE 801 TE 802

6 3 3

Internship in Teaching Diverse Learners I Professional Roles & Teaching Practice I Reflection & Inquiry in Teaching Practice I

25 hrs./week o Co-planning and co-teaching w/Mentor

o Curriculum development o Study own teaching o Explore teacher’s roles &

responsibilities in school & community

Internship Spring

TE 502 TE 803 TE 804

6 3 3

Internship in Teaching Diverse Learners II Professional Roles & Teaching Practice II Reflection & Inquiry in Teaching Practice II

Average 25 hrs./week

o Lead teaching and reflection w/coaching from Mentor & FI

o Study own teaching o Prepare portfolio and resume

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Secondary Team Resource People Position Name Office Phone E-Mail Team Leader Trudy Sykes 346 Erickson 353-5529 sykes@msu.edu Team Support Jackie Hohenstein 347 Erickson 355-1726 team4@msu.edu Team Coordinators see below TE Asst. Chair/Coord. of Teacher Preparation

Sharon Schwille 316 Erickson 355-1713 schwill2@msu.edu

TE Department Chair Suzanne Wilson 318 Erickson 353-5091 swilson@msu.edu College of Ed. Assoc. Dean for Student Affairs

Cassandra Book 518 Erickson 355-1787 cassbook@msu.edu

Student Affairs Office advisors

Joella Cogan Chris Gajda

134 Erickson 353-9680 coganj@msu.edu gajda@msu.edu

World Language Oral Proficiency Testing

Alicia Rice A614 Wells 432-3941 riceal@msu.edu

Financial Aid Mary Kimball 150 Administration 353-5940 bentley1@msu.edu

Secondary Team Coordinators These are the people to call if you have ANY questions regarding the Secondary Team. Please do not hesitate to call with even the smallest question. Trudy Sykes 346 Erickson 517-353-5529 sykes@msu.edu Bath, East Lansing, Fowlerville, Haslett, Holt, Howell, Mason, Okemos, Owosso, Webberville, Williamston Placements for: English, Social Studies Team Contact for: Art, Agriscience, Kinesiology, Music, CSD Kelly Hodges 348 Erickson 517-432-9601 hodgesk@msu.edu Carman-Ainsworth, Charlotte, DeWitt, Dwight Rich MS, Eastern HS, Eaton Rapids, Everett HS, Gardner MS, Grand Ledge, Lansing, Otto MS, Pattengill MS, Sexton, St. Johns, Waverly Placements for: Math, Science, World Language Southeast Michigan area: Sylvia Hollifield 248-723-9547 hollifi2@msu.edu Berkeley, Detroit, Farmington, Ferndale, Novi, Plymouth-Canton, Royal Oak, Southfield, Troy, Utica, Walled Lake, Waterford Placements for: English, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Language Grand Rapids area: Connie VanBelois 616-883-6066 vanc@msu.edu Comstock Park, Coopersville, East Kentwood, Grand Rapids Public, Greenville, Hudsonville, Jenison, Kenowa Hills, Lowell, Northview, Rogers, Sparta, Wyoming Park Placements for: English, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Language Secondary Team Subject Area Leaders in the College of Education These people coordinate the course instruction and field instruction in the subject-area-specific courses in TE. In agriscience, art, and kinesiology, these people also make the associated field placements. Subject Name Office Phone E-Mail Agriscience Jeno Rivera 311B Natl Resources 355-6456 jeno@msu.edu Art Jill McKillips 301H Erickson 282-4016 mckilli5@msu.edu

English Mary Juzwik Samantha Caughlan

308 Erickson 333 Erickson

432-4840 353-3736

mmjuzwik@msu.edu caughlan@msu.edu

Kinesiology George Harnick 207 IM Circle 353-9163 harnickg@msu.edu Math Michael Steele 348 Erickson 432-1504 mdsteele@msu.edu Science Gail Richmond 319 Erickson 432-4854 gailr@msu.edu Social Science Kyle Greenwalt 328 Erickson 353-0824 greenwlt@msu.edu

World Languages Jeff Bale 356 Erickson 353-0750 jbale@msu.edu

Major and Minor Area Contact People The table below lists the advisors or faculty contacts in the home departments for the various teaching majors and minors. If you have a question about a course substitution or need scheduling advice related to your teaching major or minor, these people can help you. From http://www.educ.msu.edu/students/undergraduate/default.htm - click on Contacts re: Teaching Majors/Minors

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Additional University Resources The university provides many other resources that can help support you during both the undergraduate courses and the internship. Links to these and other resources are also available at http://www.msu.edu/current/index.html. Accommodations for disabilities. It is Michigan State’s policy not to discriminate against qualified students with documented disabilities in its educational programs. If you have a disability-related need for modifications in any Secondary Team course, contact your instructor and the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities. Instructors should be notified as early in the semester as possible. For an appointment with a counselor, call 353-9642 (voice) or 355-1293 (TTY). Instructors in the course may request a VISA Form (Verified Individual Student Accommodations Form) from a student requesting services. The OPHS website is at http://www.rcpd.msu.edu/Home/.

Counseling Center. Plenty of normal, capable, intelligent, and reasonable persons sometimes face situations and problems that they find difficult to deal with by themselves. Your course instructors or Team Coordinator might be able to help. Also, MSU has an Office of Student Affairs and Services, with a Counseling Center, for which the phone number is 355-8270. The Center is at 207 Student Services Building. Website: http://www.couns.msu.edu/

Family Resource Center. Offers a range of services for families, including a babysitters' list and a family resource guide for students with children. See http://www.frc.msu.edu.

Learning Resources Center (LRC). The LRC provides instructional facilities, staff, and materials for MSU students interested in improving thinking, reading, writing, listening, study, time management, and test-taking skills. Appointments are not necessary. All services and workshops are provided free of charge. See http://www.msu.edu/~lrc.

Office of Supportive Services at MSU. "The Office of Supportive Services (OSS) is a multifaceted holistic retention initiative designed to address the needs of College Achievement Admission Program (CAAP) students; first generation and low income students, and students who meet other participant criteria." See http://www.msu.edu/~oss/.

Writing Center. Teachers are models and coaches of writing for their students, and must communicate effectively in writing with colleagues, parents, and others. For those reasons, teacher candidates are expected to write effectively and conventionally. If you need more help in meeting those expectations than you can get from your instructors and other teacher candidates, try the Writing Center at 300 Bessey Hall, 432-3610. Grammar Hotline: 432-1370. Website: http://writing.msu.edu/.

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Frequently Asked Questions When do we learn about methods of teaching my subjects? In TE 407 (Teaching Subject Matter to Diverse Learners) and TE 408 (Crafting Teaching Practice) the sections are organized according to subject matter majors. During the internship year, TE 802 and 804 continue to address planning and teaching subject matters. In TE 408, you will also spend some time during the lab component of the course addressing teaching methods in your minor area. When do we get experience in classrooms and really begin teaching? During TE 407 and 408 you will spend time each week in a classroom setting. Field assignments are closely linked to the coursework. They generally include observations, interviewing students, planning, and implementing short lesson plans with the whole class. You are not expected to take extensive responsibility for the full classroom until the internship year, and even then only for limited periods of time at first. All of this is designed to prepare you gradually to take the lead in the classroom during the spring of your internship year. When and where are my internship courses scheduled? Your 800-level internship year course work (TE 801/3, 802/4) is scheduled on Fridays (TE 801/3 for music majors being the exception to this) and begins and ends according to the MSU calendar. All coursework takes place on the MSU campus, except for those students completing internships in the Chicago Public Schools. When do I learn where my internship placement will be? During the fall of the senior year, you will receive an Internship Placement Request Form to complete. The form will ask for detailed information about your preferences and interests. You will then be asked to submit an internship placement resume to be given to prospective schools during the placement process. We hope that each student will know their placement and be able to visit the teacher and classroom prior to the end of MSU’s spring semester. It is impossible to guarantee this time frame, as we are dependent upon many factors in the school districts beyond our control. When does internship begin and end? Do we follow the school or the MSU schedule? First, know that a mandatory Opening Day Institute for interns and mentors is held the week before MSU classes begin. There are separate Opening Day Institutes for Lansing/Grand Rapids areas and for Southeast Michigan area. These dates are posted on the team’s website, and you should confer with your mentor teacher about this in advance so that you can both attend. You will be expected to begin your field placement officially on the first day that teachers in that district report for work. Generally, you will follow your placement school’s calendar for holidays and winter and spring breaks, although you must follow the schedule for MSU class meetings each semester, regardless of your school’s breaks. You will officially be finished with your internship on the last day of MSU’s spring semester, providing no extenuating circumstances arise that would extend the end date for your internship. What is the internship schedule like? Can I plan to work in the evenings? The internship schedule is intensive. You are expected to keep your weekdays until 5:00 p.m. available for internship-related activities. You will need to meet with your Mentor Teacher after school, attend faculty meetings and after school events, and attend university classes. You will also need time to plan and prepare lessons, grade papers, etc. Many interns do need to work during the internship year but it is recommended that you work no more than ten hours per week and on the weekends only. If a heavier work schedule appears necessary for you, talk it over with your team coordinator. How much does the internship year cost? Information about the tuition and fees for the internship year can be found on the financial aid website at http://www.finaid.msu.edu/. You can use the Cost Calculator to compute your estimated tuition and fees. For Your Level, select teacher certification intern. For How many credits? (one semester), enter 12. The calculator will return the cost per semester, so you will need to double this to estimate the total tuition and fees for the internship year.

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What kinds of financial support are available for the internship year? Many of the College of Education scholarships are still available for the internship year. Go to the College of Education website at http://www.educ.msu.edu/ for information about MSU-based scholarships. Applications are typically available for these scholarships in December. Because as an intern (except for music education student teachers) you are no longer an undergraduate, you will have independent student status for financial aid purposes. You will also no longer be subject to the undergraduate cap on financial aid. As a result, you will qualify for a financial aid package and should fill out a FAFSA form. For more information and to fill out the FAFSA, go to http://www.finaid.msu.edu/. Note especially the link for the Teaching Internship at the left. If you have questions, contact Mary Kimball in the Financial Aid Office. Can I make my own arrangements for an intern placement? Absolutely NOT. The Secondary Team develops and maintains working relationships with particular schools in particular districts. Each district has its own policies and procedures, and often we must work through the central administration of a district which reviews and gives approval for placements in particular schools. Our goal is to place interns in clusters so that an MSU field instructor can work with a group of interns in a school and so that interns have a peer support group as they move through this intensive and challenging year. If there are special circumstances you would like to discuss about an intern placement, talk to one of the Secondary Team coordinators.

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Secondary Team Field Placement Policies For English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and World Language Majors

In their field work, prospective teachers work closely with their collaborating teachers, MSU liaisons, and MSU course instructors to put together in practice what they have learned and continue to learn about subject matter, curriculum, pedagogy and learners. Field placements are made carefully to ensure that students have ample opportunities not only for practical experience but also for thoughtful reflection upon the analysis of that experience. Every year in the College of Education we place about 450 interns, along with approximately 1000 teacher candidates from earlier stages of the program. As we place them, we want to make placements that will satisfy all, but we must balance a range of considerations described below. Teacher candidates should especially note that:

• We do not permit teacher candidates or interns to seek or arrange their own placements.

• We ask teacher candidates to express some of their preferences regarding placements, and we do attempt to satisfy those preferences, but we cannot guarantee to do so.

Placements: • are subject to change • are made in partner schools • match the certificate • respond to urban need • protect the integrity of assessment and personal relationships • for TE 302 through 408 are in the Lansing area • for each candidate are from a range of settings • for the internship are made in several populations centers across the state • in distant sites have additional guidelines • follow a planned schedule • require the new intern to complete a Placement Confirmation Form Placements are subject to change The teacher preparation program does not control, for example, school district decisions to re-assign teachers, or teachers' decisions or move or retire, or teachers getting ill or pregnant. Thus, all placements are subject to change at any time due to circumstances beyond our control. Should this occur, we will make every attempt to find an alternative placement as soon as possible. Most teachers are off duty in the summer months, many go away for some period of time, and some desirable mentor teachers won't know their teaching assignments until August. So placement is likely to go slowly in June, July, and part of August, and early placements are not necessarily better placements. Top Placements are made in partner schools We place teacher candidates in schools where we have developed or are developing school-university partnerships for teacher education that support better placement conditions. This means that whenever possible, teacher candidates are placed in groups within schools that are within a compact geographic area, rather than being distributed across many schools with only one or two teacher candidates in each. When teacher candidates are placed in groups in compact areas, MSU personnel can spend more of their time working with teacher candidates and developing strong partnerships with schools and teachers. Top

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Placements match the certificate We place teacher candidates in situations that match the teaching certificates that they want to earn. Placing all candidates in situations that match their intended certificates takes priority over placing any candidate in a preferred grade level or situation. Top Placements respond to urban need We give high priority to placements in schools in urban centers that serve students who live in poverty, who live amidst substantial social problems, and/or who have special needs. We place teacher candidates where they can learn to teach diverse students in diverse settings. Michigan teaching certificates authorize the persons who hold them to teach all Michigan children in given grades and subject matters. When teacher candidates accept admission to our program, they accept the obligation to prepare themselves to teach all those children, in all those places. Top Placements protect the integrity of assessment and personal relationships We avoid placing teacher candidates in situations where they are already known or may already have close associations with school personnel or students. The operating principle here is that evaluations of performance should not be subject to bias arising from existing relationships or prior associations. For example: • We do not place teacher candidates in school districts they attended as K-12 students, unless the district was

a large urban district (e.g., Lansing, Detroit, Grand Rapids). In this event, we do not place teacher candidates in the schools they attended as K-12 students.

• We avoid placement in districts (or, in the case of large districts, in schools) where a close relative* of the teacher candidate is employed, enrolled, or a member of the school board.

Top Placements for TE 302, TE 407 and TE 408 are in the Lansing area Prior to the internship, we place teacher candidates only in the Lansing area. Most teacher candidates are carrying a full academic program, only part of which is in teacher education. Therefore, we place teacher candidates, in TE 302, TE 407, and TE 408 only in schools within an approximately 30-minute drive from MSU. Top Placements for each candidate are from a range of settings In general, we do not place interns in the same placement as their senior year unless there is a strong reason for an exception. That is, we prefer to give teacher candidates varied experiences in more than one setting across their program. Top Placements for the internship are made in several populations centers across the state For the internship, we place teacher candidates in several areas across the state, and particularly in major population centers including the Lansing area, the Grand Rapids area and the Southeast Michigan (Detroit and outlying suburbs) area. We do this partly to achieve the commitments described above and partly to help teacher candidates reduce the expense of the program by offering the possibility of serving their internships closer to home. Potential interns will indicate in November of the year prior to their internship their preference for the geographic area of their internship placement. We ask that interns consider their personal and financial circumstances carefully before indicating this preference, so that we can plan accordingly for placement strategies in the various geographic areas. If for any reason an intern’s circumstances require a change in geographic area, the intern should notify their placement coordinator immediately. Top Placements in distant sites have additional guidelines In making placements in areas other than the Lansing area, we follow these guidelines:

* “Close relative” means a connection between persons by blood, marriage, adoption, domestic partnership, or other personal relationship in which objectivity might be impaired.

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• Indicating a preference for a distant site does not guarantee placement in that site. When the number of requests for a distant site is greater than the number of placements available, a lottery system may be used to determine who will be placed in the distant site. Before resorting to a lottery, we will give preference to those teacher candidates who want placements in schools in urban centers or in schools that serve students who live in poverty, who live amidst substantial social problems, and/or who have special needs. Then, remaining teacher candidates who have requested a distant site area will be included in a lottery to determine who will get the remaining available placements. Note that all interns who indicate a preference for the Lansing area will be placed in the Lansing area.

• If a particular placement is offered in a requested distant area, and a teacher candidate declines it, that teacher candidate will not be guaranteed another placement in that requested distant area. That is, if the initial placement is declined, the candidates will go to the bottom of the list of candidates desiring that distant site, and if there are not sufficient placements to accommodate everyone who prefers that site, candidates who declined their initial placement will be placed instead in the Lansing area.

• We attempt to make placements that require commutes of no more than forty-five minutes, one way. We cannot guarantee this feature of the placements. Particularly in the Southeast Michigan area, commuting times may be longer.

Top Placements follow a planned schedule October: Teacher candidates who are on schedule for the internship in the next academic year and who will not have graduated by December complete the Secondary Course Record form (the “Blue Form”). These forms must be completed in collaboration with an advisor from the intern’s major area, and returned to the College of Education Student Affairs Office. Post-baccalaureate candidates need not complete this form, even if they are still taking coursework to complete their teaching major and/or teaching minor. November: Teacher candidates who are on schedule for the internship in the next academic year complete the online Internship Placement Request form by December 1st. November – January: Teacher candidates who are on schedule for the internship write placement resumes to prospective mentor teachers. Guidelines for writing a placement resume are in the Junior/Senior handbook. These resumes will be given to the school at which the Team is suggesting a placement. The Team contacts schools to talk about the number of interns each school would like to have. February – March: The Team works with schools and teachers to arrange placements. Although we will try to accommodate a prospective intern’s first choice of level (middle/high) or setting, we often cannot honor all of these in our attempts to match students with mentor teachers who are interested in working with an intern. March - May: Students are informed of those placements that have been arranged and the procedure to follow to contact their prospective mentor teacher. The prospective intern and mentor teacher report back to the Team to confirm the placement. The Team continues to identify placements for any interns who have not yet been placed. June, July, August (and in a few cases September): Finish placements that could not be made on the intended schedule, and re-place prospective interns whose placements fell through. Top Placements are not complete until the intern files a Placement Confirmation Form When prospective interns have visited the school and met the mentor teacher, they file a Placement Confirmation form with the Team. Interns receive the form along with the information about their placement. The form is returned to the Secondary Team. Top

Criteria for Progression to the Internship The information below is also available from http://www.educ.msu.edu/students/undergraduate/criteriaforprogression.htm Requirements for Progression to the Internship To progress to the internship a teacher candidate must: A) meet the Academic Requirements listed below, B) pass the required State of Michigan certification tests in the appropriate major and minor subject areas for

secondary teaching, C) submit a complete Conviction Disclosure Form, and D) meet the Professional Criteria set forth below.

A. Academic Requirements Before beginning the internship, teacher candidates must have:

(1) completed all teaching major and/or teaching minor(s) requirements as well as all teacher certification coursework and other courses required for teacher certification;

(2) been awarded the bachelor’s degree; (Note: Music Education Students complete MUS 495, "Directed Teaching", as part of their baccalaureate degree.)

(3) earned a Grade Point Average of 2.5 or above in each of the following: University overall cumulative Grade Point Average, teaching major, and/or teaching minor(s):†

(4) earned a Grade Point Average of 2.5 or above for pre-internship, professional education courses required for teacher certification‡, with no individual grade below 2.0,§

(5) passed all three components of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification Basic Skills test (reading, writing, and math); and,

(6) completed the Michigan State Department of Education technology requirement.

B. Pass the required State of Michigan certification tests in the appropriate major and minor subject areas for secondary teaching For those seeking secondary certification (including the K-12 majors of Music, Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Kinesiology, and Art), students must take and pass the MTTC in their major as a condition for progression to the internship (TE 501, CSD 894A, MUS 495).

For secondary education students, passing the separate MTTC content area test in their minor is a requirement for being certified to teach the minor and is a requirement for placement in the minor subject area in the internship. All secondary education students, except music, art, and physical science (comprehensive group majors), are required to complete an approved teaching minor. While it is in the best interest of secondary education teacher candidates to be certified in both their major and minor areas, the Michigan State Department of Education now permits secondary education students to obtain provisional certification in the major only without recommendation in the minor.

Updated 3-27-07 by Associate Dean of Student Affairs to reflect mandated changes in Michigan Department of Education Teacher Certification Code and MSU department name changes. † This requirement applies to teacher candidates who applied to Teacher Education during and after the 1994-95 academic year and who sought admission for Fall, 1995 or later terms. ‡ Pre-internship Professional education courses required for teacher certification including the following:

• TE 150, CEP 240/TE 250, TE 301/TE 302, TE 401-2/TE 407-8 • TE 842/3 (for Music and ASC majors) • STA 481-2 (for Art majors), • ASC 483 (for Audiology and Speech Science majors). § This requirement applies to teacher candidates accepted into Teacher Education after January 1, 1999.

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* Approved by the Teacher Education Council: Spring 1999 and October 1999. * Approved by the University Committee on Academic Policy: September 30, 1999 and October 28, 1999.

C. Conviction Disclosure Form It is important that prospective interns be appropriate candidates for teacher education. In Michigan, the State Board of Education may refuse to grant, or may impose conditions upon, a teaching certificate for an individual who is convicted as an adult of a felony involving moral turpitude or who is convicted of an act of immoral conduct contributing to the delinquency of a child. Conviction of these crimes may, therefore, preclude the teacher candidate from participating in the internship. To be eligible for an internship, the teacher candidate must complete, sign, and submit to the Teacher Education Department the Conviction Disclosure Form. Concealment or misrepresentation of information required to be disclosed in the Conviction Disclosure Form may result in denial of admission to the internship year or in denial of recommendation for teacher certification.

D. Professional Criteria The internship involves the intern in extensive co-planning and co-teaching with an experienced collaborating teacher and requires the intern gradually to assume responsibility for all aspects of learning and teaching in the classroom. To be eligible for an internship, the teacher candidate must have demonstrated a readiness to work in accordance with the Professional Standards for the internship year and an appropriate disposition for the profession of teaching. Therefore, a teacher candidate who meets the Academic Requirements listed above may be denied the opportunity to do an internship if, in the judgment of the Teacher Education Department, the teacher candidate has failed to meet any of the following Professional Criteria. The Professional Criteria are related to the Professional Standards used to evaluate interns’ progress during the internship year

(1) Reliability and Responsibility Teacher candidates must generally have been present and on time for professional commitments, including classes and field experiences. Teacher candidates must have regularly communicated about necessary absences or lateness according to the guidelines in the Professional Conduct Policy. Teacher candidates must have a record of meeting deadlines for course assignments and program requirements. A pattern of repeated absences, lateness, and failure to meet deadlines in courses or fieldwork is not acceptable. Any form of dishonesty (lying, plagiarism, forged signatures, etc.) about these and other requirements is not acceptable.

(2) Communication Skills and Social Relationships Teacher candidates must have demonstrated the ability to express their viewpoints and negotiate difficulties appropriately, without behaving unprofessionally with instructors, peers, or students. Teacher candidates must have shown that they are ready to accept constructive feedback in a professional manner. Teacher candidates must have demonstrated an awareness of appropriate social boundaries between students and teachers and have shown that they are ready and able to observe those boundaries. Extreme forms of behavior (such as outbursts in class, sexual or other harassment, threats of suicide or of harm to others) are not acceptable.

(3) Comfort with and Concern for the Learning of all Children Teacher candidates must be able to engage in informal conversations with children and keep their attention in such conversations. Teacher candidates must interact courteously, fairly, and professionally with people from diverse racial, cultural, and social backgrounds and of different genders or sexual orientations. Racial and other slurs are not acceptable, nor is conduct that violates the University’s Anti-Discrimination Policy or that would violate the Anti-Discrimination Policy if it were directed at a member of the University community.

Procedures for Decisions and Notification Academic Requirements and Conviction Disclosure Form The Student Affairs Office will have primary responsibility for confirming that a teacher candidate has met all Academic Requirements and submitted the Conviction Disclosure Form.

If a teacher candidate’s records are not complete or if a student has failed to meet one or more Academic Requirements or to submit the Conviction Disclosure Form, the Student Affairs Office will notify the teacher candidate and the Teacher Education Department (usually the teacher candidate’s Team) before May 30 prior to the beginning of the teacher candidate’ internship. If the deficiencies are not remedied before the end of the summer term, the Student Affairs Office will so notify the Teacher Education Department (the teacher candidate’s Team), and the beginning of the teacher candidate’s internship will be delayed until the beginning of the next internship after the deficiencies have been remedied.

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Professional Criteria The Department of Teacher Education and its representatives, including course instructors and collaborating teachers, have primary responsibility for evaluating whether teacher candidates have met the required Professional Criteria. The following procedures will be used to assure that teacher candidates are systematically evaluated according to the Professional Criteria and that potential problems are investigated:

• All collaborating teachers working with students taking TE 302, TE 407 and TE 408 will be asked to fill out a questionnaire concerning the students’ performance in the field, including their performance with respect to the Professional Criteria. Any classroom teacher indicating concerns about a student’s performance or professionalism will be contacted by the course instructor or another Team representative, and the Team will investigate the concerns.

• The Teams will request that course instructors teaching TE 302, TE 407, and TE 408 identify students who may not be meeting the Professional Criteria and provide information about their possible failure to comply with the Professional Criteria. The Teams will investigate any such concerns expressed by other course instructors.

• Teams will investigate concerns expressed by other course instructors, including instructors in other departments, which might involve a student’s failure to meet any of the Professional Criteria.

Generally, the Team Coordinator and/or Team Leader will review situations which may involve a teacher candidate’s failure to meet any of the Professional Criteria. If the likelihood of failure to comply with the Professional Criteria is serious enough to jeopardize the teacher candidate’s progress to the internship, the Team Leadership will review the case.

• If the Team Leadership concludes that the situation involves a failure to comply with one or more of the Professional Criteria that is so serious that the Team recommends that the teacher candidate not be allowed to progress to the internship because of it, the Team Leader will inform the teacher candidate and the Assistant Chair/Coordinator of the Teacher Preparation Programs of the recommendation and of the basis for it. The Assistant Chair/Coordinator will be responsible for reviewing the recommendation and determining that the teacher candidate may, upon meeting certain conditions, proceed to the internship, or that the teacher candidate will not be allowed to proceed to the internship. The Assistant Chair/Coordinator will contact, and preferably, meet with the teacher candidate prior to making this determination.

• If the Team Leadership concludes that the teacher candidate has failed to comply with one or more of the Professional Criteria, but that the failure is not, by itself, serious enough to prevent the teacher candidate from progressing to the internship, the teacher candidate will be notified of the failure and of the teacher candidate’s need to comply with the Professional Criteria in the future. If the teacher candidate again fails to comply with any of the Professional Criteria, the Team Leadership will again review the case. If, because of the teacher candidate’s repeated failure to comply with one or more of the Professional Criteria, the Team Leadership recommends that the teacher candidate will not be allowed to progress to the internship, the Team Leader will inform the teacher candidate and the Assistant Chair/Coordinator of the recommendation and the basis for it. The Assistant Chair/Coordinator will be responsible for reviewing the recommendation and determining that the teacher candidate may proceed to the internship upon meeting certain conditions or that the teacher candidate will not be allowed to proceed to the internship. The Assistant Chair/Coordinator will contact and, preferably, meet with the teacher candidate prior to making this determination.

The teacher candidate may appeal the decision to the Associate Dean of the College of Education.

State of Michigan Subject Tests All candidates for Michigan teacher certification must pass tests designed by the state of Michigan to ensure that certified teachers have the necessary basic skills and content knowledge to perform effectively in Michigan schools. The competency exams are known as the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC). Students are responsible for reading and understanding testing requirements as printed in the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification registration booklet which is available online at http://www.mttc.nesinc.com/. Secondary Teacher Candidate MTTC Requirements Candidates for secondary teaching certification must pass the appropriate subject-area examination for each subject area in which they intend to be certified. That is, to be certified in both their major and minor areas, candidates must pass both tests. • The subject area test in the MAJOR must be passed prior to beginning the internship. • The subject area test in the MINOR need not be passed prior to the internship, but if it is not, the intern may

not teach in that area during the internship. The intern may still take the test in the minor area during the internship in anticipation of being recommended for certification in that area at the end of the internship.

Registration Information about test dates, costs, and registering for the tests is available at the MTTC website. Test scores must be officially reported to Michigan State University. Follow directions in the test booklet when registering to insure that scores are sent directly to MSU. Note that there is an additional fee to request that scores be sent after the day of the test. Study Guides Study Guides can be ordered from the MTTC website. Objectives for the subject area tests and many of the study guides are available at the assigned reading desk at the Main MSU library. Contact an advisor in your subject area major or minor for more resources and support. The tables below list the teaching majors and minors at MSU, the State of Michigan two-letter codes for these endorsement areas, and the MTTC two-digit codes for the associated tests. These tables have been taken from http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/te/sec/testlist.htm and http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/te/sec/minortest.htm. If you do not see your major or minor area or are unsure about which test to take, consult an advisor in the College of Education Student Affairs Office, 134 Erickson Hall, (517) 353-9680. For additional information about the particular courses that these certification areas will allow you to teach, go to http://www.michigan.gov/documents/What_can_be_taught_composite_TQ_C107355_A112320_7_123436_7.doc or, if this link becomes inactive, search for the “Classes that Can be Taught by Holders of Various Endorsements” document on the Michigan Department of Education website: http://www.michigan.gov/mde. Required Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) Tests for MSU majors:

Major Area Subject Area Agriscience (HX) 37 Agriculture Education Art Education (LQ) 95 Visual Arts Education Biological Science (DA) 17 Biology Chemistry (DC) 18 Chemistry Communicative Sciences and Disorders (SB) 57 Speech & Language Impaired Earth Science (DH) 20 Geology/Earth Science East Asian Language and Culture (Chinese) (FR) 101 Chinese (Mandarin) East Asian Language and Culture (Japanese) (FL) 100 Japanese

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Economics (CA) 07 Economics English (BA) 02 English French (FA) 23 French German (FB) 24 German History (CC) 09 History Integrated Science Endorsement (DI) 94 Integrated Science (Secondary) Journalism (BC) 03 Journalism Kinesiology (MB) 44 Physical Education Mathematics (EX) 22 Mathematics ( Secondary) Music (JX) 39 Music Education 1 Music Education (JQ) 99 Music 2 Physical Science (DP) 97 Physical Science Physics (DE) 19 Physics Social Studies (RX) 84 Social Studies Spanish (FF) 28 Spanish 1 For Music Education Students who started their program prior to Fall 2006 and who are certified by July 2010. 2 For Music Education students who started Fall 2006 or later. 3 The Russian major for teacher certification is being phased out at MSU. Required Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) Tests for MSU minors:

Minor Area Subject Area Agriscience (HX) 37 Agriculture Education Anthropology (CH) 13 Anthropology Biology (DA) 17 Biology Chemistry (DC) 18 Chemistry Chinese (FR) 101 Chinese (Mandarin) Computer Science (DH) 50 Computer Science Earth Science (DH) 20 Geology/Earth Science Economics (CA) 07 Economics English (BA) 02 English Environmental Science (NJ) 49 Environmental Science French (FA) 23 French Geography (CB) 08 Geography German (FB) 24 German History (CC) 09 History Italian (FH) 29 Italian Japanese (FL) 100 Japanese Journalism (BC) 03 Journalism Mathematics (EX) 22 Mathematics (Secondary) Physics (DE) 19 Physics Political Science (CD) 10 Political Science Psychology (CE) 11 Psychology Religious Studies No MTTC Test at this time Sociology (CF) 12 Sociology Spanish (FF) 28 Spanish Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (NS) 86 English as a Second Language

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WThe Michigan Department of Education (MDE) requires thTeacher Certification (MTTC) for each area in which they wish to be certified (i.e. their teaching major(s) and minor(s)). In addition to passing the MTTC, candidates who wish to be certified to teach world languages are now required to meet oral proficiency standards in their languages. After May 1, 2010, candidates can no longebe recommended for certification in a world language unless they have met the established oral proficiency standard.

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At least an Intermediate-High level of speaking, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in the target language using a variety of testing protocols, including assessment of interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication.

Tmajors must meet the standard as a condition for progressing to the internship. Secondary education students with world language minors can intern but they will not be eligible for internship placements in world languagunless they have met the standard (i.e., secondary students can intern in the subject that is their teaching major, but they cannot intern in world languages without meeting the standard.)

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PID to access the testing schedule and register online for the test at http://celta.msu.edu.

Oral proficiency can be demonstrated by meeting the standard on one of several tests, including one developed at MSU. All of the approved tests are variations on – or simulations of – the more widely recognized American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Oral Proficiency Interview (“ACTFL OPI”, or just “OPI”). For students who plan to teach in other states, or do something other than teach their language, the ACTFL OPI test may be a better choice. For more information about the ACTFL OPI, visit http://celta.msu.edu.

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for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC as an alternative to the live oral interview format used in the OPI. ThSOPI is a tape-mediated test of speaking proficiency (no listening comprehension and few interactional skills are involved). The SOPI format consists of a warm-up simulated conversation followed by 15 questions, or prompts. The warm-up, which is not scored, is the only part of the test that requires you to comprehend wsomeone is saying in the target language. From that point on, the directions are in English, and only the promptin the target language (the prompt is really just a signal for you to answer the question already posed in English). You will be wearing a headset with earphones and a microphone. The earphones allow you to hear the voice on the test master tape, which mostly duplicates what you can read in the test booklet that you will be given. The microphone will record your responses to the questions onto a cassette tape. Later, this tape will be evaluated bat least two certified raters in accordance with the ACTFL oral proficiency rating criteria, and the result will be reported on the ACTFL scale.

As of spring 2009, this test is avState University’s College of Arts and Letters offers the oral proficiency testing on specified dates. Reservationsare required and are accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Seats are limited. The testing lasts about one hour. If you have additional questions, visit http://celta.msu.edu.

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Fingerprinting and Background Checks Since July 1, 2008, the State of Michigan has required that all individuals “employed or regularly and continuously working” in Michigan schools must be fingerprinted using the LiveScan technology (digital fingerprinting) and submit to criminal background checks. This includes any individuals acting as substitute teachers.

Our partner schools vary in their interpretation of the fingerprinting/background check regulations with respect to teacher candidates. You should expect that prior to beginning your field work at any level of the teacher preparation program, your assigned placement school may require that you are fingerprinted. Typically, this will require that you go to an approved site for this procedure and that you pay for it yourself. You can wait until you find out about the requirements for your placement site before submitting to fingerprinting, but be advised you may need to get it done quickly in order to be on schedule for your required field work.

At a minimum, all undergraduate students who have school placements through Teacher Education (TE) courses are indemnified by The Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement (“The Service Learning Center” or “CSLCE”) at MSU, and are required to submit to a criminal background check as part of that process.

• The background check provided by CSLCE is based on the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT). ICHAT allows the search of public records contained in the Michigan Criminal History Record and is maintained by the Michigan State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center. All felonies and serious misdemeanors that are punishable by over 93 days are required to be reported to the state repository by law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and courts in all 83 Michigan counties. A search for a record in another state requires correspondence with that state directly.

• ICHAT does not require fingerprinting; students are identified by their full name and date of birth. • CSLCE provides forms to the TE program, and these forms are distributed in TE classes. Completed

forms are returned to TE personnel who forward them to The Service Learning Center for processing. • When ICHAT reveals a conviction, the College of Education Student Affairs Office (SAO) is notified.

The process for addressing the matter is the same as that used when convictions are revealed by the Conviction Disclosure Form (CDF).

• Benefits: Indemnification by The Service Learning Center allows undergraduate students to avoid the cost and inconvenience of being fingerprinted.

• Limitations: Some school districts may consider the MSU ICHAT check insufficient and require MSU teacher candidates to submit to other background check processes before beginning placements in schools.

Undergraduates at MSU who are required by their placement schools to be fingerprinted can do so at the Ingham Intermediate School District (ISD). This information is given below and is also available at www.inghamisd.org/human_resources/fingerprinting.html.

• Call (517) 244 1268 for an appointment. • Print and complete the Livescan Fingerprint Background Check form at

http://www.inghamisd.org/doc/human_resources/2008/livescan_fingerprint_background_check.pdf. Include the agency identification number of the school district in which you will complete your field work. If the ID number is not already indicated on the downloaded form, you must contact the school district and obtain the appropriate agency ID number.

• The fee is $65.00. You can bring a check or money order made payable to Ingham ISD; alternatively, you can use a credit card or e-check at http://www.inghamisd.org/human_resources/fingerprinting.html. You must present a copy of your printed receipt as proof of payment at the time of fingerprinting.

• Fingerprinting is done at the Thorburn Education Center, 2630 W. Howell Rd., Mason. You must show appropriate pictured identification, such as a driver’s license, to verify identity. If you do not have a driver’s license and would like to know what other forms of identification are acceptable, contact the ISD at the number above.

• Once these steps have been completed, you will receive a receipt indicating that the criminal history process has been initiated at Ingham ISD. A copy of this receipt should be provided as a courtesy to

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the district in which you are completing your field work. The actual CHBK results will be sent directly to the district approximately one week later.

• If you were fingerprinted at Ingham ISD and would like to have the results sent to another employer (or PSEG), complete the release form found at http://www.inghamisd.org/doc/human_resources/2008/release_form.pdf. The completed Release Form should be faxed to (517) 676-4294.

Prior to beginning the internship, all MSU interns must be fingerprinted. This can be done either through the Ingham ISD as described above, or through the procedures outlined by the Professional Education Services Group (PESG - http://www.subpass.com/) or other outside agency that provides substitute teachers to schools. Further, MSU interns must have the results of the associated background check sent to their placement school. It is the intern’s responsibility to make sure that this is done prior to beginning work at the school and that the results are forwarded to the district offices of that school. MSU does not collect or maintain records of students’ fingerprints.

The MSU-based Conviction Disclosure Form (CDF), the ICHAT background check performed through CSLCE on behalf of undergraduates and the fingerprinting process initiated by prospective interns together form a set of procedures that help teacher candidates meet state requirements for certification with respect to their criminal history, but each student also bears individual responsibility for forthright and accurate reporting of this history to SAO so that concerns can be addressed in a timely fashion. Students are required to disclose convictions to the SAO on the CDF, and in writing when any new activity appears on their criminal history – before a criminal background check reveals a conviction that has not been previously reported.

Students with questions should contact the Student Affairs Office, 134 Erickson.

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First Aid and CPR In order to be recommended for teacher certification, all teacher candidates must have valid First Aid and Child and Adult CPR certification. First aid certification is valid for a period of 3 years. CPR certification is valid for 12 months only. You could consider completing your first aid certification during your junior or senior year as long as it will still be valid in August of the summer following your internship year. You should wait until your internship year to complete the CPR certification, as it will expire and you will need to renew it if you complete it before the August just prior to your internship.

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Professional Conduct Policy MSU Teacher Preparation Program

From http://www.educ.msu.edu/students/undergraduate/professionalconduct.htm

In this time of transition from being a student to being a professional teacher, it is important that you begin to see yourself as a lifelong learner rather than a student fulfilling university requirements. Both your school-based experiences and your university coursework are vital and integral components of your professional preparation. Because the way you conduct yourself in these settings reflects on you as a professional, we want to be clear about your responsibilities with regard to professional and ethical conduct. Failure to comply with these (and other university policies governing student conduct) will result in a review of your progress by your team and specific recommendations regarding your continued participation in the teacher certification program.

Attendance and Punctuality You are expected to be present and on time for your professional commitments. If you must be absent from any one of your professional responsibilities due to illness or an emergency, you must inform the people who are affected by your absence. That is, for your field placement you must notify your collaborating teacher, your field partner(s) if you have one and your MSU liaison at the school, if appropriate. For your on-campus courses, you must notify your course instructor. More than two absences during a semester from on-campus courses or pre-internship field placements may jeopardize your recommendation for continuation in the program. During the internship, interns who are absent more than four days in a semester in their school placement may be required to make up the time. If you have difficulty meeting this expectation, talk to your course instructor or Team coordinator in advance or as soon as possible. Informing the appropriate people about extenuating circumstances will allow us to work with you to make appropriate arrangements.

Confidentiality Classroom Discussions Your field experiences are an important part of your learning and you will be discussing them in your courses. Just as teachers are expected to respect the privacy and dignity of the children and families with whom they work, so we expect you to use discretion. In casual conversations or social situations, do not relate stories from classrooms or schools that may be embarrassing to teachers or students or that include sensitive information about a child or family. When discussing classroom situations in class, do so carefully. Use a fictitious name for the student involved if you need to include family or individual information in your explanation or if the situation is particularly difficult. Mask the name of a student on any written or visual work shared in class or used in an assignment. When discussing teaching practice you have observed in the field, be mindful of maintaining a tone of professional courtesy.

Interviews Use pseudonyms and screen/mask identifying information when reporting interviews with children/youth/adults. If an assignment requires you to interview an adult, you should clearly state or give to the interviewee, in writing, the purpose of the interview and the uses you will make of the material. Ask your instructor for an example if you are unsure how to word this statement.

Photographs/Videotapes/Audiotapes Always ask permission of the classroom teacher to make students, photographs/videotapes/ audiotapes or to use them in displays/portfolios. Occasionally there are circumstances which require that a student's whereabouts be kept secret and photographs are not allowed. Some schools and districts require written permission from parents/guardians for taking any photographs, videotapes or audiotapes. Be sure to check with the classroom teacher on what is needed.

Portfolios If you use students' work or interview material in your portfolio, use pseudonyms and screen/mask names and personal identifying information.

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District Requirements Ask your classroom teacher if there are any other district or school requirements regarding confidentiality that you should be aware of.

Dress and Deportment in Schools When you are in school, you are expected to dress appropriately. You will be viewed and judged as another adult by students, parents, teachers and other people in the building. Be polite and considerate of other adults in the building including the principal, custodians, secretary, paraprofessionals, etc. You must follow your placement school’s polices regarding the use of tobacco products, electronic devices, and other professional conduct expectations.

Alcohol and Illegal Drugs The University Drug and Alcohol Policy will be enforced, which prohibits the possession or use of illegal drugs and alcoholic beverages in classes and field placements. Students are expected to be free of the influence of such substances in classes and field placements.

Professional Communication Professional education can be an intensely personal and challenging process. In your classes and field placements, you are expected to give and accept constructive feedback appropriately and to react appropriately in stressful situations. You are also expected to take an active role in your learning and contribute to the learning of your fellow students. If you have concerns, problems, or questions about any aspect of your coursework or fieldwork, you should first address them to the instructor or team person who is most directly involved. This applies to situations at the university as well as in the field. If the situation is not resolved at that level, you should request assistance from the Team coordinator.

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Incomplete Grades Secondary Team teacher candidates may receive an I-Incomplete in a Teacher Education course (i.e. TE 302, 407, 408, 501, 801, 802, 502, 803, 804) if illness or other personal circumstances have made it impossible to complete the work of the course on time (see the University “Postponement of Grading” policies below). Since each course is a prerequisite for the next course in the sequence, it is policy that incomplete grades be completed by the beginning of the next semester in order to continue to the next semester of the program. That is, an incomplete for a fall semester course must be completed by the first day of spring semester. An incomplete for a spring semester course must be completed by the first day of fall semester unless the teacher candidate takes courses during the summer. In this circumstance, the incomplete must be completed by the mid-term of the summer session in which the teacher candidate is enrolled if the teacher candidate is a regular five-year program student

Postponement of Grading (from http://www.reg.msu.edu/read/UCC/Updated/postponement.pdf ) When special or unusual circumstances occur, the instructor may postpone assignment of the student's final grade in a course by use of an I-Incomplete or DF-Deferred or ET-Extension marker. I-Incomplete The I-Incomplete may be given only when the student

(a) has completed at least 12 weeks of the semester, but is unable to complete the class work and/or take the final examination because of illness or other compelling reason; and (b) has done satisfactory work in the course; and (c) in the instructor's judgment can complete the required work without repeating the course.

Provided these conditions are met, the instructor electing to give an I-Incomplete files an Agreement for Completion of (I) Incomplete at the time course grades are due. This agreement specifies what the student must do, and when, to remove the I-Incomplete. The department or school office gives a copy to the student, and retains a copy for at least one year. The required work must be completed, and a grade must be reported to the Office of the Registrar, no later than the middle of the student's next semester in attendance (summer session excluded) if that semester is within one calendar year following receipt of the I-Incomplete. Exception to this deadline: An instructor may submit an Administrative Action form stating that course structure necessitates delay of make-up grading until the end of the student's next semester in attendance. Failure to complete the required work by the due date will result in a grade of I/0.0, I/NC or I/N, depending on the grading system under which the student was enrolled. (A student who does not register for MSU courses subsequent to receipt of an I-Incomplete has one calendar year to complete the required work; after that, the I-Incomplete will be changed to I/U on the student's academic record, and the course may be completed only by re-enrollment). An extension of time for completion of the required work may be approved by the College offering the course only by means of an Administrative Action form documenting physician-certified illness or other extraordinary circumstances. An Extension of Time is a formal agreement between the instructor and the student. After an Extension of Time has been filed, the work must be done by the deadline determined by the instructor or the I-Incomplete will be changed to I/0.0, I/NC, or I/N depending on the grading system under which the student was enrolled.

DF-Deferred

The DF-Deferred applies to the numerical, the CR-NC, and P-N systems. Given only to graduate students who are doing satisfactory work but cannot complete it because of reasons acceptable to the instructor.

The required work must be completed and a grade reported within six months (190 calendar days from the last class day of the term of instruction), with the option of a single six-month extension (190 calendar days). If not completed within the time limit, the DF-Deferred will become U-Unfinished and will be changed to DF/U under the numerical and Pass-No Grade (P-N) grading systems, and to DF/NC under the Credit-No Credit (CR-NC) system. This rule does not apply to graduate thesis or dissertation work.

ET-Extension

The ET-Extension applies to the numerical, the CR-NC, and P-N systems. Given to undergraduate, graduate, and graduate-professional students only in courses specifically approved by the University Committee on Curriculum.

Approval requires specification of the time period within which work must be completed. Courses that involve field experience or thesis work and courses in which work normally extends beyond one semester are the types of courses normally considered. A final grade must be reported upon completion of the final course in the sequence or in the time approved for the completion of the work. If a final grade is not reported in these periods, the ET will be changed to ET/0.0, ET/NC or ET/N, depending on the grading system under which the student was enrolled.

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Senior Year Time Line for Progressing to the Internship Time Seniors August o Decide which MTTC test dates to sign up for – Oct., Jan., Apr. and/or July.

o Apply to graduate by Friday of first week of fall classes if finishing in fall October o Receive Secondary Course Record form in TE 407/STA 481 or by email from Team

Coordinator (not required for post-baccalaureate students and internship candidates who will graduate by December of the year prior to their internship)

o Have advisor in college of major complete and sign Secondary Course Record form o Return Secondary Course Record form to the College of Education Student Affairs Office,

134 EH November o Complete and submit Internship Placement Request Form in the field placement “course” on

Angel by December 1 o Prepare draft of placement resume

December o Apply for scholarships on the College of Education website o Attend Grand Rapids or Southeast MI (Detroit) area intern meeting, if applicable o Submit draft of placement resume in the field placement Angel course by first Friday in

December. January o Apply for financial aid for internship year

o Submit placement resume in the field placement during first week of classes o Apply to graduate by Friday of the first week of spring classes if finishing in spring or

summer February o Receive Graduate Certification application and Conviction Disclosure Form

o Return completed forms to Student Affairs Office, 134 EH, by Friday before spring break March/April/May/June

o Receive tentative placement information o Make appointment to meet with mentor teacher o Return placement confirmation form to Secondary Team

Summer o Remediate any deficiencies by the end of Summer semester o Attend the Internship Opening Day Institute the week before fall classes begin

Progression to the internship is dependent on the teacher candidate:

A) meeting the Academic Requirements to be eligible for the internship

B) passing the MTTC Test in the teaching major

C) completing the Conviction Disclosure Form

D) meeting the Professional Criteria

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Junior Year Time Line Time Juniors March/April/May

o Save an additional 2 - two hour blocks of time in your schedule for your placement in a classroom when you take TE 407 and 408

Summer o Make plans to take and pass your subject area MAJOR AND MINOR tests before graduating – tests are offered each Oct., Jan., Apr. and July

Remember… • You may take summer classes the summer after your senior year and still progress to the internship.

However, if you can't graduate by the end of the summer following your senior year, you will need to delay your internship year. To request a delay, go to http://www.educ.msu.edu/students/undergraduate/te_forms.htm and fill out the Request to Change Internship Year form. Submit the completed form to the College of Education Student Affairs Office, 134 Erickson. You must complete this form to reserve a spot in the internship year you desire.

• Delay taking TE 407 and 408 until the year just prior to your internship if possible. If you have questions, contact your Team Coordinator.

• To make changes in your teaching major or teaching minor, go to http://www.educ.msu.edu/students/undergraduate/te_forms.htm and fill out the Teaching Major/Minor/Additional Endorsement Change Request

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Internship Placement Resume As part of the internship placement process, personnel departments, principals, department heads and at least one teacher will be looking at your placement resume to learn something about you as a teacher. This gives you an opportunity to tell them something about yourself and gives them a chance to decide if they would like to meet you as a prospective intern.

The placement resume is NOT the same as a professional resume. Our partner schools are looking for particular information about your educational background, your field experiences and your work in your subject area or with children. Follow closely the format specified here so that your information is easy for readers to find.

Remember that any resume is both an informational and marketing tool. You want it to represent you well. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation and formatting must be correct. Don't count on the spell check to catch all errors. Proofread the resume yourself carefully and then have someone else read it. Mentor teachers and principals sometimes reject applicants for internship who do not present themselves well in writing and therefore do not appear to be good role models for their students.

A template is shown on the next page, and two sample resumes (a one-page and a two-page version) follow. Please review the following guidelines along with the template:

Contact information: Include your campus address, phone number and email on one side at the top and your permanent address on the other side.

Professional Goals: A brief statement telling the sorts of placements for which you would be qualified. Be general in stating preferences about grade level or courses here to avoid giving the impression you are unsatisfied with a potential mentor teacher or school. Specific preferences for grade level or courses can and should be put in the Internship Placement Request Form or in a communication with the coordinator responsible for your placement.

Education: Don't list the Teacher Certification Program under the date you expect to earn your B.A. or B.S. Instead, you can leave it out, or you can add "Enrolled in Teacher Certification Program" or make a separate listing with the month and year you expect to complete the MSU Teacher Certification Program. Also, MSU is prohibited from requiring that candidates release their academic information in order to secure an internship placement. Do not list your GPA on this resume. If someone asks for this or other privileged academic information, talk it over with a Team Coordinator before releasing the information.

Pre-Internship Field Experience: Briefly describe your field experiences in TE 250, 302, 407, and 408, and in any other MSU courses in which you did field work in schools. Include both the range of weeks and hours per week you spent in these placements. Give information about what you did in the classrooms. Don't give the names of the mentor teachers you had.

Related Work Experience, Other Work Experience, or Volunteer Experience: Don't give the name of your supervisor. If it is related to teaching or children, give a brief description of duties or accomplishments. If there is little or no tie-in to teaching, simply list the job and dates, or omit entirely.

Personal Interests: Do not omit this – it is important to potential mentors. This would be the appropriate place to mention coaching or other extracurricular experiences you are interested in, if any.

Set up your resume so it is very easy to read. Use an easy-to-read font. The use of bullets can be helpful in organizing your resume. A one-page resume is often plenty long enough to communicate the needed information in this context – keep the resume to one or two pages or no one will bother to read it. With regards to capitalization: The only subjects that are capitalized in a sentence are languages (English, French) unless the name of a specific course is used (American History, Street Law, Biology 102). When subjects are not in a sentence, such as listing your major and minor under the Education section, they should be capitalized. (Major: History Minor: English). Under the Personal Interest section of your resume, capitalize all or none of the items (family, reading, golf, tennis, hunting).

Your resume will be submitted electronically via an Angel site, and you will also submit one (1) hard copy to the Secondary Team office (347 Erickson). PLEASE – use only regular printer paper, not special resume paper. A two-page resume should be printed front-to-back. Timelines for submitting the resumes will be available on the Angel field placement site.

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Internship Placement Resume Format Name Permanent Address and phone number Local Address Local Phone Summer Address (if not the same as your E-mail Address permanent or local address) Professional Goals State your preference for secondary level and your subject matter preferences (your teaching major and/or minor). Include any other information about special challenges that you would like to have next year (e.g. working with ESL students, being in an urban school, etc.) Education Year of graduation Name of institution (e.g. Michigan State University) Degree completed or to be completed Majors and minors Do not include your GPA. Year of graduation Community college or other university, if applicable Year of graduation High school City, State Pre-Internship Field Experiences Briefly describe your field experiences in TE 250, 302, 407, and 408. Semester(s) Name of school or placement site (hours/week)

Describe any special lessons, projects or units you planned and taught, and what you learned from these experiences. Do not include your mentor’s name.

Teaching Related Work Experience (paid or volunteer - list the most current first) This section includes tutoring, summer camp counseling, coaching, childcare, etc. Year Name of institution or organization Brief description of responsibilities Other Work Experience List other jobs you have had. You do not need to include dates, places or responsibilities unless this was a particularly significant experience in your life. You could, however, describe what you learned from these experiences such as self-discipline, assuming responsibility, better writing skills, deeper content knowledge, etc., if significant. Awards or Scholarships Received Personal Interests List your extra-curricular activities during college or high school, hobbies, travel, special interests or skills such as music, theater, etc. Mentor teachers find this information very helpful so do not omit it. If you have interests in coaching or other extra-curricular activities during the internship, this is the place to mention them. Please do NOT include reference information.

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Sample Resume #1

Jane Doe doejane@msu.edu

5345 W. Secondary Drive, Apt 59 1088 S. Homeaddress Street Lansing, MI 48917 Home City, MI 00000 (517) 555-5555 (000) 555-5555 Professional Goals: I hope to become a secondary history and speech teacher. I am particularly interested in incorporating dramatic activities to meet the needs of all learners. Education:

2003 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Bachelor of Arts Degree: History Major/Theatre Minor

1998 Home City High School, Home City, MI

Pre-Internship Field Experience:

2001-Present Meridian High School, Haslett, MI Placement included four hours a week observation as well as being an active member of the classroom by planning, teaching, and working with students in a U.S. History class.

Spring 2001 Dwight Rich Middle School, Lansing, MI

Placement included two hours a week observation as well as tutoring and working with students in a special education classroom.

Professional Experience:

2001-Present Student Advisory Committee, TE 407-408 class representative, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

2001 Summer School Teacher’s Aid, Home City Elementary School, Home City, MI 1999 Alternative Spring Break in Pennsylvania. Worked with people with disabilities

through Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association. (CATRA) 1998 Tutor for Coalition for Literacy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Theatre Experience: Michigan State University

1998 sub-Urbia, by Eric Bogosian: Assistant Director 2001 MSU Dance Concert: Soundboard Operator 1999 The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett: Set

Construction 2001 Sylvia, by A. R. Gurney: Soundboard Operator, Set Construction 2001 The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare: Lightboard Operator, Set

Construction 2000 Electra Legend: Costume Crew 1998 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Spotlight

Awards and Scholarships Received:

1999-present Michigan State University Dean’s List 1998 Michigan Competitive Scholarship 1996-1998 Home City High School National Honor Society

Personal Interests: drama, writing, dance, travel, music, reading, swimming

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Sample Resume #2

STUDENT M. INTERN Current: 807 MSU Street, #110, Lansing, MI 48912 (517) 000-0000

Permanent: 77890 W. Home Blvd., Home Town, MI 00000 (000) 555-0000 internstudent@msu.edu

PROFESSIONAL GOALS I intend to teach English and biology at the secondary level. EDUCATION 2003 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Honors College, College of Education Bachelor of Arts Degree Major: English. Minor: Biology Summer 2002 Michigan State University Overseas Study: London, England

1999 Home Town High School

Home Town, MI PRE-INTERNSHIP FIELD EXPERIENCE January 2004-present Field Placement at Lansing Sexton High School, 4 hrs/week • Planned, taught, and analyzed literature lessons for tenth and eleventh grade English classes • Developed and investigated research questions based on my classroom observations and interviews • Maintained a reflective journal based on classroom observations and experiences September 2003-December 2003 Field Placement at Pattengill Middle School, Lansing, 4 hrs/week • Observed lessons and classroom management strategies in seventh grade language arts classes • Worked with small groups of students in reading, writing, and comprehension skills • Maintained a reflective journal based on the teacher’s practices, my own experiences, and on conversations I

had with numerous students concerning their processes May 2003-June 2003 Field Placement at Otto Middle School, Lansing, 4 hrs/week • Observed lessons and classroom management strategies in sixth grade special education classes • Worked with small groups of students in math and science • Practiced strategies for management of small-group work TEACHING RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE March 2003- present Substitute Teacher, Home Town Public Schools, Home Town, MI (during university vacations only) • Taught in classrooms ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade • Implemented lessons and assist students with their work • Practiced classroom management strategies September 2002-December 2002 Reading Tutor, ABC Elementary School, Home Town, MI • Worked one-on-one with two at-risk second grade students • Assisted students in journal writing • Provided students with opportunity to practice reading strategies with published texts as well as their own

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September 2001-May 2002 Math tutor for sixth grade student • Planned math lessons supportive of those the student received in school • Assisted the student with homework • Helped the student to develop her general problem-solving strategies OTHER EXPERIENCE Phlebotomist Olin Health Center Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI August 2001-present • Obtain blood specimens from patients • Check patients into the Laboratory Information System and ensure that all received specimens are recorded Caretaker for a disabled child Tri-County Community Advocates, Lansing, MI May 2002-present • Coordinate and participate in activities with the client • Practice basic physical therapy with the client Academic Orientation Program Student Employee Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI May 2003-August 2003 and January 3-4, 2004 • Register and help schedule freshmen and transfer students for classes • Set up email accounts and demonstrate use of the email system for freshmen and transfer students LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Representative, Student Advisory Committee to the College of Education, Michigan State University, 2003-present Student Recruiter, H-STAR, Honors College Recruiting Team, 2002-present Health Advocate, Health Education Department, Olin Health Center, Michigan State University, 2002-2003 Student Coordinator, COMPASS program for incoming freshmen, Health Education Department, Olin Health Center, Michigan State University, 2003-present HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS Phi Beta Kappa member Golden Key National Honor Society member National Society of Collegiate Scholars member Michigan State University Student Employee of the Year, finalist, 2003 Jeffrey and Kathryn Cole International Study Award recipient, 2002 Noyce Education Scholarship, 2002 Broad Summer Teaching Fellow, 2003 Honors College Service Corps member, 1998-1999 PERSONAL INTERESTS My interests and hobbies include playing golf and tennis, traveling, and reading all types of literature. I played softball, volleyball, and tennis at Home Town High School, was elected captain of the tennis team during my senior year, and was named an All-Conference Academic Athlete in 2002. I hope to eventually coach either volleyball or tennis at the high school level.