Clinical Student Teacher

Position: 2026-2027 Clinical Student Teacher
Position Type:

Clinical Student Teacher/Clinical Student Teacher

Date Posted:

2/4/2026

Location:

Districtwide

Date Available:

School Year

 Additional Information:
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JOB TITLE:

Instructional Assistant - FLSA CLASSIFICATION:
Nonexempt

(Clinical Student Teacher Residency)

REPORTS TO:

Principal PAY GRADE: $80 daily ($40 half day)

DEPT/SCHOOL:
Assigned Campus

PRIMARY

PURPOSE:

Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to fulfill their potential for intellectual,

emotional, physical, and social growth while fulfilling clinical student teacher internship. Enable students to develop

competencies and skills to function successfully in society.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

Eligible and approved by University to complete the final clinical student teaching experience required at the end

of the educator prep program. Clinical Student Teaching is the culminating experience where preservice teachers

demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to educating prekindergarten through twelfth grade

students.

Valid Texas Educational Aide Certificate (Can be obtained once hired.)

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

This clinical experience can be completed by:

* Employed as Substitute Clinical Aide a minimum of 15-16 week semester (approximately 75 days)

experience (no fewer than 75 full days; a full day being 100% of the school day), no longer than one

semester.

* Requirements may vary by university.

* This paid clinical teaching position does require 5 days a week/100% of the day during the duration of

the clinical teaching experience/contract obligation.

* The district understands that clinical student teachers will need to complete the requirements of their

university program, which may include time away from campus.

* Student clinical teacher must obtain approval to complete clinical teaching in MISD from their

university prior to applying.

* The clinical teacher may be utilized as a substitute teacher/para after completing internship

requirements.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS General knowledge of curriculum and instruction INTRODUCTION/ORIENTATION

Student teachers must attend a district orientation. In additional, student teachers must schedule an

introductory meeting with their cooperating teacher(s) and/or campus principal prior to the beginning of the

student teaching semester. The meetings will determine the following:

TIME COMMITMENTS

* Beginning and ending dates of semester.

* Beginning and ending of the contract day.

* School calendar (Student teachers follow the district calendar).

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Magnolia ISD

Job Description - Instructional Assistant - (Clinical Student Teacher)

MAJOR

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

TEACHING UNITS/SUBJECTS

* Review the curriculum to be covered in the course.

* Check out textbooks and other teaching materials from the cooperating teacher.

* Formulate long range plans for assuming teaching responsibilities.

* Review and be familiar with the Employee Handbook and Student Handbook and review

administrative regulations and routines.

* Become familiar with the existing discipline plan.

THE FIRST WEEK OF CLINICAL STUDENT TEACHING

* Locate campus facilities to be used (i.e., library, textbook room, audio visual supply room,

department workroom, faculty lounge, auditorium counseling facilities, etc.)

* Meet other members of the staff, i.e., principal and assistant principal, department

chairperson, librarian, counselors, teacher aides, etc.

* Become acquainted with the students; learn their names.

* Observe and discuss class interactions with the teacher.

TEACHING THE CLASS

Clinical Student teachers should plan to assume control of the class gradually. To help this

process:

* Plan cooperatively for instruction. The plans should include, but not be limited to, instructional

goals and objectives, anticipatory set, the subject matter to be covered, the procedures to be

used, lesson closure, audiovisual materials and other supplies needed, and evaluation of pupil

achievement.

* Utilize a variety of teaching materials and strategies in order to determine those which are

most appropriate.

* Develop and implement procedures for managing the class effectively during instruction,

incorporating various…