Clinical Student Teacher

Instructional Assistant

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.

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.)

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.

General knowledge of curriculum and instruction.

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:

• Beginning and ending dates of semester.
• Beginning and ending of the contract day.
• School calendar (Student teachers follow the district calendar).

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:

• 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 groupings and presentation techniques.
• Determine the students' developmental levels and provide commensurate instruction.
• Participate in the evaluation and documentation of student progress and attendance.
• Demonstrate an ability to continually assume greater responsibility in conducting the classes.
• When not directly teaching, pre-service teachers should be assisting and observing in classes, with one period per day being reserved for preparation time.

Professional obligations:

• Contact the school, cooperating teacher, and University supervisor if illness prevents attendance.
• Become involved in the total school program by participating in school assemblies, faculty and department meetings, P.T.A. meetings,…