Joan Littman
Madame Cadillac Bldg., Rm. 220
Marygrove College
8425 W. McNichols Road
Detroit, MI 48221-2599
Phone: (313) 927-1454
Fax: (313) 927-1414
E-mail: jlittman@marygrove.edu
Arrange for an appointment to return three (3) completed applications to:
Admission to Student Teaching - Summary
of Steps
Admittance to the provisional certification program does not constitute
admittance to a student teaching experience. Admission to student teaching
is contingent upon satisfying the requirements outlined below.
- An overall grade point average of 2.7 or better in courses taken at Marygrove College
- Completion of all professional certification and teaching discipline courses except student teaching
- Passing scores on all required MTTC tests
- Recommendation by an academic department and the Education Unit
- Health record clearance from a physician within six months of student teaching
- Admission form for student teaching signed by the advisor and presented to the Director of Student Teaching
- Review and approval by the Education Unit
Now that you have completed the required professional courses in the educational sequence, the major and minor coursework and passed the competency tests - you are ready to apply for a school placement to student teach. Review the Policy and Procedures form and sign to verify that you will have completed the necessary preparation to be eligible for the term for which you are applying.
1. Carefully complete the attached application. Be particularly attentive to editing your work as well as the text of your teaching narrative and philosophy statement, because the application packet may be presented to your cooperating/mentor teacher before you have had an opportunity to meet with her/him. Occasionally, the school district and/or principal request this information.
2. Include three (3) current character reference letters from professional experiences and volunteer or youth related services, dated and on letterhead stationery.
3.
Attach separate documentation of a TB test result (within the past 6
months).
4. Include a verification of time spent as an uncertified teacher, the level and/or discipline of your experience. The school district(s) may forward the information to my attention.
5. Verification of coursework (official transcripts) and MTTC testing results must be on file with the Griot, Sage, or certification office before the student teaching placement is confirmed.
6. Return three (3) copies of the completed application
7. Notification of your student teaching placement from the Marygrove College Director of Student Teaching (MC 220) is your approval to request a signature to register for Student Teaching. Undergraduate and post degree students register for EDU 499 (10 hours). Graduate Griot students register for EDU 699-OIG (10 hours). Graduate Sage students register for EDU 699-01S (10 hours).
The Director of Student Teaching is responsible for the arrangement and placement of teacher candidates in the schools. Students are asked not to confer with school districts; such placements cannot be honored. You will be notified when the placement IS official.
Student
teaching is a full-time commitment. It includes five (5) full days a
week. Marygrove College recommends that you neither take academic course
work while student teaching nor that you have other work commitments
that detract from the full-time service to a student teaching experience.
Know that student teaching requires extensive amounts of preparation
time.
You will be responsible for a student teaching seminar at Marygrove College every other Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. beginning the first week of classes. .....................................................................................................................................................