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College of Fine Arts
P.O. Box 210004
1017 N Olive Rd
Music Bldg, Rm 111
Tucson, AZ 85721-0004
phone: 520.621.1778
fax: 520.621.1307
finearts@arizona.edu

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Office of Field Experiences

Contact Information

Dr. Karin K. Nolan
Coordinator of Field Experiences
College of Fine Arts
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(520) 626-5656
Office: Harvill Bldg, Rm. 126B

Download the College of Fine Arts Student Teacher Guidebook for 2012-13 

Announcements

Fall 2012 Student Teachers

Congratulations on your placements for Fall student teaching! Please mark the following dates in your calendars:

  • Professional Development Conference Part I: May 3rd, 2:00-4:00 PM, Music Bldg. 114A
  • Last Day to Complete Required Coursework for Student Teaching: July 5th.
  • Professional Development Conference Part II: August 16th, 3:30-5:30 PM, Place: TBA. Cooperating Teachers will join this meeting at 4:30 PM.
  • Career Advisement Session: November 14th, 1:00-4:00 PM, Place: TBA.

Spring 2013 Student Teachers

  • Make sure your major professor knows that you plan to student teacher in the Spring 2013.
  • It is required that you attend one of the Student Teacher Orientation Meetings at the beginning of the Fall 2012 semester to start the application process for student teaching. The Orientation will last approximately one hour. (Time/Place: TBA)
  • Important: No one is allowed to student teach without a Fingerprint Clearance Card, and the process takes approximately two months. Please get fingerprinted ASAP if you do not already have a clearance card or if your current card is scheduled to expire prior to or during your student teaching semester. Clearance Cards expire after six years. 

The Student Teaching Placement Process

To be completed the semester prior to student teaching:

When Typically? 
 What?  Spring 2012 Dates
ASAPGet fingerprinted and obtain your Fingerprint Clearance Card. You will need this for your student teaching application. No student is allowed to student teach without fingerprint clearance.  
First week of the semester Meet with your major professor to let them know of your intentions to student teach the following semester. 
Second-Third Week of SemesterAttend the Mandatory Orientation Meeting:
  • Introductions
  • Outline the application process
  • Fingerprinting process
  • Receive applications and application information
  • Discuss Eligibility Check: coursework, US/AZ Constitution, senior capstone, and AEPA (recommended)
Spring 2012: 1/23 4-5pm and 1/24 4:30-5:30pm (students, choose one meeting to attend)
Third Week of SemesterMeet with your advisor for Verification of Eligibility Check, which is the last page of your application. Your advisor will make sure you will have completed all coursework by the time you student teach have an appropriate GPA. Your advisor needs to sign the verification form. 
Third Week of SemesterMeet with your major professor for Verification of Eligibility Check, which is the last page of your application. Your professor will make sure you are eligible to student teach and that you have completed your senior capstone. Your professor needs to sign the verification form. 
 Fourth-Fifth Week of SemesterComplete Application (all three pages) and Hard Copy of Résumé Due in person so Dr. Nolan can check for completion. Please come during posted office hours and send her an email in advance to ensure she will be in her office. Email address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Spring 2012: Apps and Résumés due on Feb 2, 5:00pm
Fifth-Sixth Week of Semester
Dr. Nolan will receive placement recommendations from your major professors. She will start calling principals and recommended teachers to verify they approve of having a student teacher.
 
Variable

If placement is not approved by the school principal or recommended teacher, Dr. Nolan will contact your major professor who will recommend an alternate option. Dr. Nolan will call the new principal and teacher for approval.

If principal and cooperating teacher approve the student teacher, you will receive an email with the following forms: Potential Student Teaching Assignment, Agreement Form, and Student Teacher Clearance Forms if placement is TUSD or Sahuarita. Your Potential Student Teaching Assignment will list your potential cooperating teacher and where you have been placed (this is not necessarily your final assignment but is contingent upon you completing all of the steps for student teaching).

 
VariableOnce you are assigned a potential cooperating teacher, call him/her within 2 days. Arrange a time as soon as possible to meet with the cooperating teacher and observe him/her teach. 
VariableYou then have two weeks to observe the cooperating teacher teach, and if all agree to the student teaching placement, you need to have the teacher and principal sign the Agreement Form, and return the Agreement Form and Student Teacher Clearance Forms (if placement is TUSD or Sahuarita) in person to Dr. Nolan by the due date listed on the Agreement Form. Please come during posted office hours and send her an email in advance to ensure she will be in her office. Email address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Spring 2012: due two weeks after receiving Potential Student Teacher Placement.
VariableOnce everything is processed, Dr. Nolan will give you, the cooperating teacher, and principal final verification of the placement. You should then also contact the cooperating teacher and observe them teach at least two more times before the end of the semester.Spring 2012: This should be done by April 1st.
Right Before the End of Semester (before you student teach)Mandatory Pre-Student-Teaching Professional Development Meeting:
  • Professionalism and Dress (including name tags)
  • Mandatory CPS Reporting
  • Phase-In Schedule
  • Mid-Term and Final Evaluations
  • Go over the Handbook
  • Address the protocol should an issue arise while student teaching
  • Attendance and required days
  • What to do if absent
  • Time Sheet and How to fill it out
  • Start Dates and End Dates
  • Remind them of the Professional Development Conference at the beginning of their student teaching semester and the Career Advisement Session
  • Question/Answer Session
Spring 2012: TBA
Prior to the End of Semester
Mark these important dates on your calendar for next semester:
  • Start date for the district in which you are student teaching (this is often BEFORE U of A classes begin). Typically, in the Fall, teachers have a few days of set-up, planning, and meetings prior to the students’ first day of school. Check with your cooperating teacher for the date teachers need to report to work. You will mark these dates on your time sheet under “Pre-Student Teaching Days.”
  • Professional Development Conference: this is a mandatory 2-hour meeting right at the beginning of your student teaching semester. Your university supervisor and cooperating teacher will join you for the second half.
  • Career Advisement Session: this is a mandatory 3-hour session geared to prepare you for obtaining your teaching certification and getting a job after you finish student teaching. Topics may include: Institutional Recommendations (IR), AEPA tests, state teaching certification, writing a cover Letter, writing an effective résumé, job searching, and successful interviewing.
Spring 2012:
Dates to add:
  • 8/16/12 from 3:30pm-5:30pm for Professional Development Conference
  • 11/26/12 from 1:00pm-4:00pm for Career Advisement Session.

 Student Teaching Forms and Evaluations

University Supervisors: Evaluations, Forms, and Information

Additional Resources

Dr. Laura A. McCammon
Professor of Theatre
Chair, Arts Education Committee
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(520) 621-8741
Office: Marshall Bldg, Rm. 246