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| Contentid | 1801 |
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| Content Type | 1 |
| Title | Helping a student teacher |
| Body | I am delighted to respond [to the question about how to help a student teacher], because I just finished my student teaching in the winter semester, and had a four hour/day student assisting in the fall. I have worked with a total of four teachers and have found one teacher to be exceptional among them all. DO: *Set up a personal area for the student teacher *Give praise, then add suggestions. *Share your wisdom about students, classroom mngt, etc. *Team teach, then give full control to the student. *Set aside time to talk with them. *Get to know them personally, this will break down barriers, and they will be apt to ask for advice. *Demonstrate certain activities with the new teacher, then let them handle another hour. *Show the student teacher around the building introducing them to all staff members. *Go to the teacher's lounge with them, even if you prefer to eat in your classroom, they need interaction with other teachers. *Let them know your triumphs and failures and how you resolved issues. *Discipline students for the student teacher, slowly giving them authority. *Back up the student teacher's credibility. I worked in one setting where the students were upset that I graded their hw instead of giving them full credit for each assignment regardless of quality. The teacher never backed me up, even when I was looking for help from the challenging students. *Leave the classroom for the teacher to be alone with the students for at least 6 weeks. This is very rewarding and allows for a more personal atmosphere to grow between the student teacher and students. I had one teacher who never left. I felt it to be very awkward since the teacher never participated and sat there and listened to CD's. It makes you feel inwardly incompetent, even if you were doing a fine job. Other than my suggestions the university or college your student teacher will be coming from usually sends a packet with useful info. Zichterman, E. (5 Jul. 2004). Re: How to help a student teacher? Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (13 Jul. 2004). |
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