Appendix RM: Resource Materials RM-1: Instructions for Completing Log of Hours Appendix In Virginia, the application for requires reporting the amount of time spent in certain activities during the Teaching Internship. The state mandates a minimum of 200 hours in supervised classroom experience, of which 150 hours must be direct teaching hours in teaching activities at the level of endorsement. The Mason state-approved program requires more than the state’s minimum requirements. However, in unusual circumstances, the Director of Student and Faculty Services may approve termination of the Teaching Internship after a student meets minimum requirements. Teacher candidates are encouraged to make daily entries of direct, indirect teaching, and school activity hours in their time logs. Logs should be verified by Mentor teachers before being submitted to the University Supervisor, typically at the mid-term and end of the semester. Direct Teaching involves independent teaching of individuals, small groups, or whole classes. Independent teaching includes taking full responsibility for supervising and teaching according to plans developed by the Teacher candidate and approved by the Mentor teacher. Indirect Teaching refers to time spent observing, planning, grading, attending faculty meetings, staff development, bus duty, parent conferences or other teaching-related experiences. School-based Activities would include non-teaching duties occurring outside of school hours, such as parent open house or school multicultural nights. You can use the Comments column to make brief notes about unusual circumstances such as state testing or field trips. Hours are to be totaled by the Teacher candidate and each page of the log verified by the Mentor teacher and reviewed by the University Supervisor. A separate log sheet should be started when working with a second (or third) Mentor teacher. During the final week of each school placement, the Teacher candidate submits the log (which may require estimating for the final week) to the University Supervisor.
Appendix RM: Resource Materials Appendix RM-1: Instructions for Completing Log of Hours In Virginia, the application for requires reporting the amount of time spent in certain activities during the Teaching Internship. The state mandates a minimum of 200 hours in supervised classroom experience, of which 150 hours must be direct teaching hours in teaching activities at the level of endorsement. The Mason state-approved program requires more than the state’s minimum requirements. However, in unusual circumstances, the Director of Student and Faculty Services may approve termination of the Teaching Internship after a student meets minimum requirements. Teacher candidates are encouraged to make daily entries of direct, indirect teaching, and school activity hours in their time logs. Logs should be verified by Mentor teachers before being submitted to the University Supervisor, typically at the mid-term and end of the semester. Direct Teaching involves independent teaching of individuals, small groups, or whole classes. Independent teaching includes taking full responsibility for supervising and teaching according to plans developed by the Teacher candidate and approved by the Mentor teacher. Indirect Teaching refers to time spent observing, planning, grading, attending faculty meetings, staff development, bus duty, parent conferences or other teaching-related experiences. School-based Activities would include non-teaching duties occurring outside of school hours, such as parent open house or school multicultural nights. You can use the Comments column to make brief notes about unusual circumstances such as state testing or field trips. Hours are to be totaled by the Teacher candidate and each page of the log verified by the Mentor teacher and reviewed by the University Supervisor. A separate log sheet should be started when working with a second (or third) Mentor teacher. During the final week of each school placement, the Teacher candidate submits the log (which may require estimating for the final week) to the University Supervisor.
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