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COEHDCOEHDField ExperiencesField Experiences
Your Key to Your Key to Success!Success!
Why are field Why are field experiences important? experiences important?
This is an opportunity for you to gain information that will help you make a decision that can affect the rest of your life.
This is your first impression of education, and education’s first impression of you.
Why are field Why are field experiences important? experiences important?
This is an opportunity for you to begin your personal professional development in teaching.
This is your opportunity to begin developing your skills and talents as a teacher.
There are Two Major Goals There are Two Major Goals for for
School-University School-University PartnershipsPartnerships
To provide professional To provide professional development opportunities development opportunities for pre-service teachers for pre-service teachers
Through your participation, Through your participation, to support learning and to support learning and teaching in the public teaching in the public schoolsschools
Guidelines for a Successful Guidelines for a Successful Field ExperienceField Experience
UTSA pre-service teachers are UTSA pre-service teachers are special guests in the schools. special guests in the schools. Remember to act like a guest.Remember to act like a guest.
It is important to portray a It is important to portray a responsible and professional responsible and professional attitude.attitude.
Use the information in the Use the information in the following slides as a guide.following slides as a guide.
AttendanceAttendance
• Have good attendance Have good attendance • Be on time! People are Be on time! People are depending on you.depending on you.• Show respect. Show respect. Communicate with your Communicate with your mentor teacher if you do mentor teacher if you do have to be absent.have to be absent.
Research Your School Research Your School and Districtand District
Go to the district/school website. Learn about the:
•Principal and other personnel
•Teachers/teams
•Location of the school
•Demographics of the students
•Other relevant information
School RulesSchool Rules
• Ask for a copy of the Ask for a copy of the school handbook.school handbook.•Follow policies and Follow policies and procedures of the school procedures of the school and the district.and the district.•Become a responsible Become a responsible member of the school.member of the school.
Be ProfessionalBe Professional•Consider this a semester Consider this a semester long interview.long interview.•Everyone will be observing Everyone will be observing you from the children to the you from the children to the school custodians.school custodians.•Put on a professional Put on a professional attitude.attitude.
Appropriate DressAppropriate Dress
Impressions are formed from the outside Impressions are formed from the outside in. People will judge you by your in. People will judge you by your appearance before they get to know you appearance before they get to know you as an individual. as an individual.
Dress appropriately for the school setting.Dress appropriately for the school setting. Observe those around you and take your Observe those around you and take your
cues from them as to how to dress.cues from them as to how to dress. Look like the teacher you are becoming.Look like the teacher you are becoming.
AppropriateAppropriate DressDress
Business Business Casual is Casual is usually very usually very appropriate.appropriate.
No No unconventional unconventional piercing or hair piercing or hair color, hide your color, hide your
tattoos.tattoos.
Wear your Picture IDWear your Picture ID
Most school districts require some form of Most school districts require some form of ID while you are on the campus. Your ID while you are on the campus. Your UTSA ID will identify you as someone who UTSA ID will identify you as someone who is legitimately on the school grounds.is legitimately on the school grounds.
Cell PhonesCell Phones
Cell phones should Cell phones should be turned off while be turned off while you are in a you are in a classroom.classroom.
Do not leave your Do not leave your field work to answer field work to answer cell phones.cell phones.
Your attention Your attention should be focused should be focused on your field work.on your field work.
RelationshipsRelationships
• Mentoring is an important Mentoring is an important component of your field component of your field work. work.
• Develop a positive working Develop a positive working relationship with your relationship with your mentor teacher and the mentor teacher and the students.students.
ConfidentialityConfidentiality
During the course of any field During the course of any field placement you will learn placement you will learn confidential information about confidential information about students. students.
Do not discuss this information Do not discuss this information outside of the classroom setting.outside of the classroom setting.
Maintaining confidentiality is part Maintaining confidentiality is part of being a professional.of being a professional.
Getting the Getting the Best ExperienceBest Experience
•Take advantage of the Take advantage of the opportunity to learn from opportunity to learn from mentor teachers.mentor teachers.•Be actively involved in the Be actively involved in the classroom and school – not just classroom and school – not just an observer.an observer.•Go above and beyond the Go above and beyond the minimum expectations.minimum expectations.
Go Beyond the Go Beyond the ClassroomClassroom
Look for opportunities to Look for opportunities to involve yourself in: involve yourself in: •Tutoring or MentoringTutoring or Mentoring•Student activitiesStudent activities•Parent involvement activitiesParent involvement activities•Faculty meetingsFaculty meetings•Grade-level/departmental Grade-level/departmental meetingsmeetings•Staff development sessionsStaff development sessions
UTSA Office of P-20 UTSA Office of P-20 InitiativesInitiatives
America Reads/America Counts Tutoring America Reads/America Counts Tutoring Program in SAISD Elementary/Middle Schools Program in SAISD Elementary/Middle Schools – $8.45/hour – Contact Roseann San Martin at – $8.45/hour – Contact Roseann San Martin at [email protected]@utsa.edu or 458-2767 or 458-2767
Mentor – Contact Ron Thomas, Director of Mentor – Contact Ron Thomas, Director of School Partnerships, at School Partnerships, at [email protected]@utsa.edu or 458-2769 or 458-2769
UTSA – Career ServicesUTSA – Career Services Job Bank – Look for positions posted by Job Bank – Look for positions posted by variousvarious school districts
Various School DistrictsVarious School Districts Check Websites for part-time positions, Check Websites for part-time positions,
including tutoring, after school program including tutoring, after school program staff and substitute teachingstaff and substitute teaching
Check websites for mentoring and school Check websites for mentoring and school volunteer workvolunteer work
Communities in SchoolsCommunities in Schoolswww.cissa.orgwww.cissa.org
Check Website for opportunities to become Check Website for opportunities to become a mentor, tutor, intern/practicum student, or a mentor, tutor, intern/practicum student, or other volunteer – Contact Ilsa Garcia at other volunteer – Contact Ilsa Garcia at [email protected]@cissa.org or 520-8440 ext. 225 or 520-8440 ext. 225
Questions? Attend Informational Meeting – Questions? Attend Informational Meeting – Friday, Sept 7 – MB 0.410 - 4:00 PMFriday, Sept 7 – MB 0.410 - 4:00 PM
Be a Be a WinnerWinner!!
Remember:Remember:You will get out of the field You will get out of the field
experience what you put into it.experience what you put into it.
Your success depends on Your success depends on YOUYOU!!
BE BE SMARTSMART!!Get the most out of everyGet the most out of every field experience. field experience.
Use your time wisely.Use your time wisely.
These are your first steps towards your These are your first steps towards your goal of becoming a teacher!goal of becoming a teacher!
Congratulations and Good Luck!Congratulations and Good Luck!
Covering the Cost of Covering the Cost of Field ExperiencesField Experiences
• Scholarships Scholarships •Must apply early. Deadlines tend to occur months before funds Must apply early. Deadlines tend to occur months before funds are are needed.needed.
• Ethel Weiner Bloom/Crawford Loans Ethel Weiner Bloom/Crawford Loans •$500 need based loans available during the semester to help $500 need based loans available during the semester to help with with transportation costs.transportation costs.
• UTSA Interest Free Loan-Student TeachingUTSA Interest Free Loan-Student Teaching
Contact:Contact: Pam Wood for an appointment to Pam Wood for an appointment to discuss these and other financial resources.discuss these and other financial resources.
[email protected] or (210)-458-4021 or (210)-458-4021