College of Education

Student Teaching

Student teaching is a full-time, supervised, uncompensated classroom experience to be completed in a continuous sequence of weeks for a designated time period.  During this period, candidates are supervised by a certified and experienced teacher.  Student teaching requires a total commitment on the part of each student. Normally no other courses should be taken, and students are discouraged from holding part-time, evening, and weekend jobs.

For a complete resource guide for the student teaching process, please download the College of Education Student Teaching Handbook.

Prerequisites:

  1. Senior or graduate standing.
  2. Must be fully admitted to Teacher Education.
  3. A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better; a minimum grade point average of 2.75 in major, minor, or endorsement areas.  No grade of less than "C" (2.0) may be counted in courses taken in professional education, early and middle childhood education, or middle/secondary education.  A grade point average of no less than 2.5 in professional education courses.  All of these courses should be completed prior to student teaching.

Completing the Student Teaching Application:

Students planning on student teaching next academic year must provide several pieces of information to the College of Education in order to ensure proper and appropriate school placement.  Please pay close attention to the following deadlines and instructions as both have been modified this year.

Please visit JH185 with any questions or if you encounter any difficulties completing this application process.

Deadlines:

Prior to November 10, 2012 ~ Show instructions

1.   Attend one of the student teaching information sessions.

  • Monday, October 15: 4-5p: JH083
  • Friday, October 19: 12-1p: JH186
  • Thursday, October 25: 7-8a: JH083
  • Thursday, November 8: 12-1p: JH083

2.   Complete questionnaire distributed at information session and return it to JH185 by November 10, 2012.

Prior to December 10, 2012 ~ Show instructions

1.   Download the appropriate student teaching application.

2.   Complete application and save as a PDF.

3.   Go to the Google Drive folder shared with you by the College of Education via email.

4.   Login to Google Drive using your Butler email address and password.

5.   Click on the Upload button in the upper left of the screen Google Drve Upload Button and select Files.

6.   Select the completed student teaching application PDF and click Open.

7.  Confirm the following options are not selected and click Start Upload.

  • Convert documents, presentation, spreadsheets, and drawings to the corresponding Google Docs format.
  • Convert text from PDF and image files to Google documents.

8.  The progress of the upload will appear in a sub-window in the lower right of the screen.

9.  Please upload and submit one paper copy to Ms. Stahl in JH185 by December 10, 2012.

Prior to January 2, 2013 ~ Show instructions

1.   Logon to my.butler.edu.

2.   Navigate to the My Academics section and click View Unofficial Transcript.

  • Self Service --> Student Center --> My Academics

3.   Click the View Report button View Report Button and save the PDF file.

4.   Go to the Google Drive folder shared with you by the College of Education via email.

5.   Login to Google Drive using your Butler email address and password.

6.   Click the Upload button in the upper left of the screen Google Drve Upload Button and select Files.

7.   Select the unofficial transcript PDF and click Open.

8.   Confirm the following options are not selected and click Start Upload.

  • Convert documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and drawings to corresponding Google Docs format.
  • Convert text from PDF and image files to Google documents.

9.   The progress of the upload will appear in a sub-window in the lower right of the screen.

10.  Complete this process using your December 2012 transcript by January 2, 2013 so that the College of Education will have access to it when staff returns on January 2.

Immediately when you return to campus in January

Submit one paper copy of your completed 2 page student teaching application with your unofficial transcript attached to Ms. Stahl in JH185.