Distributed Teacher and Leader Education STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY STUDENT TEACHING APPLICATION PROCEDURES All materials must be typed. Deadlines: Placement request forms must be submitted by: October 15 for Spring placement March 15 for placement Fall Completed applications must be returned to the program director/director of student teaching by the above deadline. If these deadlines fall on a weekend, the materials are due the following Monday. Students will be placed in our partner schools. It is our policy not to place students in schools where they attended high school or in districts where immediate family members are employed or attending school. Students are responsible for providing their own transportation. For further information on student teaching requirements, please consult the PEP Guide to Teacher Education. The application packet consists of: Student Teaching Placement Request Form. New York City Student Teaching Request Form (if applicable). Applications for New York City student teaching should be returned to the program director. Resume highlighting relevant experience and showing list of relevant coursework and grades. The Career Center (located on the ground floor of the main library) will provide assistance in writing a resume. Autobiographical statement/statement of teaching philosophy: Please submit a brief (2-3 page, double-spaced) statement which gives a sense of who you are, your reasons for choosing teaching as a career, and your approach to teaching. Some of the topics that you may wish to include are: Background and any experiences you feel have shaped your personal development. Experiences with children. Why you want to become a teacher. Your particular strengths in teaching. Your teaching philosophy and your long-term goals for yourself and your students. What were the most significant things which you learned in field experience. What you hope to achieve during your field experience or student teaching. You will be notified when your placement has been confirmed. Student Signature Student teaching is a full-time commitment, and teacher candidates are expected to be in the building for the entire school day. Therefore, teacher candidates are strongly discouraged from working during this semester. Teacher candidates should try to arrange their finances so that outside employment is not
Distributed Teacher and Leader Education STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY STUDENT TEACHING APPLICATION PROCEDURES All materials must be typed. Deadlines: Placement request forms must be submitted by: October 15 for Spring placement March 15 for Fall placement Completed applications must be returned to the program director/director of student teaching by the above deadline. If these deadlines fall on a weekend, the materials are due the following Monday. Students will be placed in our partner schools. It is our policy not to place students in schools where they attended high school or in districts where immediate family members are employed or attending school. Students are responsible for providing their own transportation. For further information on student teaching requirements, please consult the PEP Guide to Teacher Education. The application packet consists of: Student Teaching Placement Request Form. New York City Student Teaching Request Form (if applicable). Applications for New York City student teaching should be returned to the program director. Resume highlighting relevant experience and showing list of relevant coursework and grades. The Career Center (located on the ground floor of the main library) will provide assistance in writing a resume. Autobiographical statement/statement of teaching philosophy: Please submit a brief (2-3 page, double-spaced) statement which gives a sense of who you are, your reasons for choosing teaching as a career, and your approach to teaching. Some of the topics that you may wish to include are: Background and any experiences you feel have shaped your personal development. Experiences with children. Why you want to become a teacher. Your particular strengths in teaching. Your teaching philosophy and your long-term goals for yourself and your students. What were the most significant things which you learned in field experience. What you hope to achieve during your field experience or student teaching. You will be notified when your placement has been confirmed. Student Signature Student teaching is a full-time commitment, and teacher candidates are expected to be in the building for the entire school day. Therefore, teacher candidates are strongly discouraged from working during this semester. Teacher candidates should try to arrange their finances so that outside employment is not