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The student teaching experience is intended to provide pre-service teachers with rich opportunities to:

• ask important questions about teaching and learning
• come to know children and adolescents by observing and interacting with them consistently over time
• apply newly acquired knowledge, theories, strategies and models in a variety of contexts, within and across classrooms
• experiment with, design and adapt practice in response to learners' varied needs

During the student teaching experience, pre-service teachers are guided, mentored and coached by two key individuals - the cooperating teacher and the university-based supervisor.

Upon entrance to Teachers College:

• Create a to begin tracking your progress toward certification; for a tutorial on how to create a TEACH account, . 
• Meet with an advisor to make sure you are enrolled in a program that leads to certification.

Throughout 麻豆原创 experience

• Complete all certification exams and certification workshops associated with your certification area (see your specific program under our requirements for initial certification).  We strongly recommend that you complete your workshops and exams prior to your last semester at 麻豆原创. 

Before Student Teaching

• Review the  (additional details on the following steps can be found there)
• Get Fingerprints on file with NYC Public Schools and initiate a transfer to your NYS TEACH account; send proof of city prints to ote@tc.edu.   
• Review all resources and complete all trainings linked in our .  Sign the form and send to ote@tc.edu.
• Obtain a Clearance Letter in order to be allowed to begin student teaching.

After Each Student Teaching Placement

• Submit  form

Final Semester at Teachers College

• Fill out the  and submit it to OTE
• Apply for NYS certification online through the TEACH system 

 

Key Resources

 

 

 

Record of Hours 

Each semester, student teachers must keep track of their hours using the Record of Hours Form.  At the end of the semester, this form is signed by both the student teacher and the cooperating teacher, and sent to ote@tc.edu for record-keeping.  OTE processes these forms and shares them with the registrar so that the registrar can update the student teacher's transcript and degree audit.  A formal record of student teaching hours is required for both graduation and the institutional recommendation for certification.  In addition, students in teacher certification programs that include field experience or practicum courses should be sure to complete a Record of Hours form for each course and send it to ote@tc.edu;  all hours for these courses are categorized as field experience hours.  

2025-2026 Record of Hours Deadlines:

Fall 2025 Record of Hours Form	December 10th for graduating students December 15th for continuing students
Spring 2026 Record of Hours Form	May 1st for graduating students May 5th for continuing students

 

 

麻豆原创 Student Teaching Evaluation

The 麻豆原创 Student Teaching Evaluation was co-constructed by a team of teacher educators here at Teachers College, with the support of 麻豆原创's Office of Accreditation and Assessment. It is a required final evaluation tool for student teachers in teacher education programs across the college; please consult your program's student teaching coordinator for details on the use of this tool in your program.  

 

Consent Forms for Filming

Some student teachers may be interested in filming components of their student teaching experience for a 麻豆原创 assignment, feedback from their field supervisor, or a professional portfolio.  Consent is required prior to filming of any kind.  

The form above was created by our partners at the NYCPS for video recordings in the classroom for student teaching supervisors or student teaching assignments.  It does NOT provide you with permission for any other uses, and you should never share classroom video with anyone other than your approved 麻豆原创 supervisor, course instructor, or course peers (if an assignment calls for it) within an approved and secure 麻豆原创 platform such as the 麻豆原创 Google Drive, 麻豆原创 Canvas, or 麻豆原创 GoReact account.   Classroom videos should also only be stored on secure 麻豆原创 platforms (above) and not on personal devices. 

 

 

When asking for consent for filming, some student teachers may want to send along a more personalized introduction that explains a bit about themselves and why they are seeking permission to film in the classroom. See below for a sample cover letter that can be added to the OTE Consent Form for Filming in Classrooms. 

 

Some student teachers may be interested in filming their Cooperating Teacher engaged in best practices, or asking their Cooperating Teacher to film themselves engaged key practices such as classroom set-up and analysis of student work.  The consent form below can be used to gain consent to film one's Cooperating Teacher.

 

Student teachers should keep copies of completed consent forms in their own files.

 

For Student Teaching Coordinators

If you are running an orientation for student teachers in your program, feel free to use or adapt the!