The student teacher will be assigned to the Cooperating Teacher for approximately 5 weeks pre-fall to give exposure to informal teaching (state / county fair and FFA leadership camp), program management and the more formal aspects of starting out the school year. During this pre-fall experience, there will be two formal evaluations of the student teacher by an Oregon State University supervisor. The Student Teacher’s responsibilities are to gain experience with: Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) and FFA Programs; pick up 1-2 classes, spend time with the Cooperating Teacher, learning the duties and responsibilities of an Agricultural Science and Technology (AST) instructor in Oregon. They will also complete the ‘Fall’ portion of the Student Teaching Experience Manual. It is important to remember that the Student Teacher has not had a course in Methods of Teaching prior to the fall experience.
Fall term the student teacher will be on the OSU campus taking professional coursework. In January, the student teacher will return to the field to continue their Professional Student Teaching. This period is 12 weeks in length. The Student Teacher will be expected to attend the State FFA Convention in March and act as the Assistant Advisor and chaperone for the local FFA Chapter.
The Student Teacher is expected to build up to a full load and maintain a full load for a minimum of 75 class periods and work back down to a partial load. The student teacher should teach a minimum of 100 class periods under partial load. Teachers Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) requires the student teacher have full responsibility for three classes for a nine-week period. This brings a total of 175 class periods for the Winter Experience. Block scheduling (90 minute periods) may count 2 for 1.
| Aug 24 | Aug 31 | Sep 7 | Sep 14 | Sep 21 | Jan 4 | Jan 11 | Jan 18 | Jan 25 | Feb 1 | Feb 8 | Feb 15 | Feb 22 | Feb 29 | Mar 7 | Mar 14 | Mar 20 | ||
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| FULL LOAD | 5-6 | X | X | X | X | Finalize all materials | State FFA Conv (submit all paperwork) | |||||||||||
| 4- | X | |||||||||||||||||
| 3- | X | |||||||||||||||||
| 2- | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| 1- | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| NO LOAD | 0- | X In-Service/Observation State Fair | Ed TPA Week | |||||||||||||||
During this teaching time for the Student Teacher, an example topic outline and appropriate curriculum development resources should be made available to carry out the teaching process. Program management techniques and methods of teaching are the primary focus of the student teaching experience. There will be a minimum of four formal evaluations during the Winter/Spring term by an OSU supervisor. The Student Teacher will also be expected to gain exposure and experience with FFA, SAE, Professional Development, the Total Ag Program, and Students with Special Needs. Three to 5 lessons in a connected learning segment will be developed by the Student Teacher for submission to edTPA as part of the certification process. There is a handbook which guides the student teacher through the edTPA process. All student teachers will teach their edTPA learning segment during “edTPA week” (see previous schedule).
In conjunction with the 12 student teaching credits, the student teacher will also be enrolled in a Seminar (AED 556 -Linking Research and Teaching) which will require returning to campus for scheduled cohort meetings. These will be announced at the beginning of winter term.
