FIRST SESSION

FIRST SESSION	Date	Day	Time	Place
Visitation Day	arranged by student with cooperating teacher	to be arranged	8:00 am	Cooperating School
Orientation Seminar	September 2	Tuesday	4:00 pm	Gerber 211
Begin Student Teaching	September 3	Wednesday	8:00 am	Cooperating School
Diversity Seminar	November 7	Friday	8:30 am	Centennial Room- Student Union
Culmination Seminar	December 19	Friday	8:30 am	Centennial Room -Student Union

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Student teacher visitation	To be arranged by student with cooperating teacher if first session. Second session visitation day is September 19.
Orientation Seminar:	September 2 for first session students. Second session Orientation Seminar is October 2. Students are required to attend. This is an opportunity for students and university supervisors to collaborate.
Student teaching begins:	September 3 for first session students. Students in second session begin October 6. Cooperating teachers & university supervisors should complete Periodic Progress Reports and Periodic Progress Notes (three of each) and submit them to the School of Education Office as the experience progresses.
Diversity Seminar:	November 7 Students are required to attend.
Student teaching dates:	Early childhood (preschool/kindergarten) – 9/3/08 – 10/03/08 (first session), 10/06/08 – 11/14/08 (second session). First session (for students who have completed professional blocks previous semester) 9/3/08 – 11/14/08. Second session (for students taking professional blocks this semester) 10/6/08 – 12/19/08. K-12 experience must complete field experiences in two of these three areas: elementary school, middle school or high school.
Culminating Seminar	December 19 Students are required to attend. This is a celebration of all your efforts!
Final Evaluations	University supervisors and cooperating teachers must return final evaluations & other appropriate paperwork promptly for the student’s grade to be issued.

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