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Campbell University has a proud and historical tradition of training excellent educators who create exciting classrooms across North Carolina and beyond. What you do during your field experiences begins this development and training to prepare you to continue this tradition. We welcome you to the family of outstanding educators!

=** F IELD** ** E XPERIENCES**= Early in your program of study, you will enroll in courses which require a “short” field experience and eventually progress to the practicum and student teaching field experience. These field experiences are intended to provide you with the “real” view of teaching in a public school setting. These field experiences are explained below.


 * __ NOTE: __** Prior to beginning any field experience, background checks and proof of liability insurance are required. For student teaching placements in Johnston/Wake Counties, students will be required to have health exams/Tuberculin (TB) tests in addition to background checks and liability insurance. Students should submit the original copies of the NC Health Form (Johnston/Wake), background checks and proof of liability insurance to the Tk20 Unit Administrator. **Students should maintain their own personal copies of these documents.**

These short field experiences allow students the opportunity to observe and assist the veteran teacher and in some small way, teach, in a public classroom setting early in your program of study. The activities completed within a short field experiences will occur at various grade levels allowing you to observe characteristics of school age children and participate in the day to day operations of a typical school setting across the K-12 spectrum. Requests for short field placements are completed through the Tk20 System. For many students, this will be the first opportunity you have to create a Tk20 account. At this point forward, you will have access to the Tk20 system as you begin field experiences and begin completing various evidences within this system through the remainder of your program of study. The Director of Teacher Education submits your name and personal information for background checks prior to beginning the short field experience. Remember you must have liability insurance in order to participate in these short field placements. During these short field experiences, you will participate in a multitude of activities associated with the role of a teacher. These activities may include observation of teachers, assessing students’ academic achievement, tutoring individual or groups of students in content specific tasks, teaching short lessons to whole or small groups. You will also learn how to become a reflective practitioner such that you can analyze the experience and reflect upon your own professional philosophy of teaching. Your senior year must be reserved for the courses listed on your schema sheet and no others. EDUC/BKED 456 is a 100-hour practicum for undergraduate B-K, Special Education, Elementary, and Middle Grades majors. EDUC 432 is a 50-hour practicum for secondary and K-12 majors preceding student teaching (EDUC 457 for BK, Special Education, Elementary, EDUC 460 for Middle Grades, and EDUC 458 for Secondary/K-12).
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 * NOTE: ** Keep in mind that 124 semester hours are needed for graduation. Using Web Access, you should check your progress toward graduation often during your senior year.


 * __ P __****__ RACTICUM __****__ F __****__ IELD __****__ E __****__ XPERIENCE __**** (Tk20 Online System Application Required) **

You will register for the practicum course during the fall semester of the senior year: EDUC 456: Elementary; EDUC 432, Secondary, K-12; EDUC 456, Elementary, Middle; BKED 456, Birth- Kindergarten and EDUC 693, Graduate Student Practicum. The practicum is a pre-student teaching experience. It is of shorter duration and the level of competence expected is less than for student teaching; however, it is a critical developmental experience for the prospective teacher. Generally students participate in one of three types of experiences: observing, assisting, or teaching.

The experience is designed for students pursuing licensure in secondary areas (English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Biology), and in the K-12 areas (Music, Exercise Science, Second Languages: Spanish), as well as those students who are earning I- level licensure as part of the I Plus Master’s program in elementary education or middle grades education. The student is expected to engage in three types of activities: observation of the cooperating teacher as well as other teachers in the school; assisting the cooperating teacher; and teaching. **A minimum of ten hours of teaching must be performed.** In order to classify as teaching hours, the lesson is planned by the candidate, pre- approved prior to teaching by the cooperating teacher, delivered by the candidate to the students either in small or large groups in the classroom or appropriate educational setting and is assessed and reflected upon by the candidate for possible improvements.
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This experience is designed for undergraduate students pursuing licensure in B-K, Elementary Education (K-6), Middle Grades Education (6-9), or Special Education. The student, under the leadership of the cooperating teacher, is expected to engage in three types of activities: observation of the cooperating teacher and other teachers in the school; assisting the cooperating teacher; and teaching. **A minimum of 35 hours of teaching must be performed.** In order to classify as teaching hours, the lesson is planned by the candidate, pre-approved prior to teaching by the cooperating teacher, delivered by the candidate to the students either in small or large groups in the classroom or appropriate educational setting and is assessed and reflected upon by the candidate for possible improvements.
 * __ 100 – H __****__ OUR EXPERIENCE __**

An application requesting a practicum placement is submitted through Tk20 with specific requests for school district, school and teacher**. The deadline for the fall semester is March 1 and for the spring semester October 1.** Liability insurance is required for this placement. Additionally, during your practicum field experience you will submit electronic evidences within Tk20 as a practicum binder. A university supervisor will be assigned to you. During the practicum the university supervisor will observe you two or more times. Both the cooperating teacher and the university supervisor will determine your success in meeting all requirements for the practicum experience. Your final grade for the practicum experience will be determined by examining your grade for the practicum experience, the practicum electronic binder and your attendance and participation in the practicum seminar class.

The Student Teaching experiences for Teacher Education students are designed to allow prospective teachers opportunities to translate the theoretical concepts learned in their on-campus classes into real life experiences in actual public school classrooms. Traditionally the student teaching field experience occurs during your final semester at Campbell University. **__There is a fee for student__ __teaching which covers stipends for both Cooperating Teacher and adjunct University__ __Supervisor and travel expenses for university supervisors as they visit and observe you__ __throughout the field experience .__**
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In order to receive a student teaching placement you must be accepted into the Teacher Education program **__one full semester prior to student teaching__**, meaning all requirements for admission are met. A request for student teaching placement should be submitted through the Tk20 system with specific requests for school district, school and teacher. Students may request the same teacher for both practicum and student teaching **__only if approve d__** by cooperating teacher, university supervisor, advisor, principal at school site, and Director of Teacher Education (BK students are NOT considered for same placements). **For fall semester placement, the completed application is due by March 1; for spring semester placement, the completed application is due by October 1.**

You will enroll in the Student Teaching Seminar course which meets during your student teaching experience. (EDUC 457, Elementary; EDUC 458, Secondary, K-12; EDUC 460, Middle; EDUC 557/558, Graduate Student Teaching Internship) This course is critical in guiding you through the student teaching binder process as well as providing information about various educator issues.

The experiences are of varying lengths, depending on the licensure area sought and the experiences students may have already had within the public schools. Generally, they fall into the categories described below.

This is a __300-hour, 50 day, ten-consecutive-week experience__ for undergraduate prospective teachers. Successful completion will result in the awarding of six (6) semester hours of credit. It consists of three types of activities: observing, assisting in the classroom, and teaching. There must be a minimum of **125 hours of teaching** throughout the total experience. **In order to classify as teaching hours, the lesson is planned by the candidate, pre-approved prior to teaching by the cooperating teacher, delivered by the candidate to the students either in small or large groups in the classroom or appropriate educational setting and is assessed and reflected upon by the candidate for possible improvements.**
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This is a field experience of 5, 10, or 14 consecutive weeks in duration. **__There is a fee assessed for__ __student teaching. The fee is based upon the length of the field experience (5 week: 3 hours__ __billed; 10 weeks: 6 hours billed; 14 weeks: 9 hours billed).__** The actual length of the experience will be based on the number of years of successful public school teaching the candidate brings to the experience. Student teaching will consist of three types of activities: observing, assisting in the classroom, and teaching. Students are encouraged to complete as many hours of actual teaching as possible. In order to classify as teaching hours, the lesson is planned by the candidate, pre-approved prior to teaching by the cooperating teacher, delivered by the candidate to the students either in small or large groups in the classroom or appropriate educational setting and is assessed and reflected upon by the candidate for possible improvements. It is anticipated that the student teacher will observe in the assigned classroom initially to learn about the students, the content taught, the management systems in place, and to begin to develop a relationship with the students and the cooperating teacher. This observation period allows time for the cooperating teacher to serve as a model for the novice student teacher. When the student feels comfortable, he/she may begin to teach, gradually assuming more and more of the cooperating teacher’s schedule as he/she is ready. The goal is for the student teacher to assume responsibility for the full teaching load for a minimum of ten days.
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=__Request form for same placement__ (Must be submitted to Director of Teacher Education as a pdf document emailed to godwinc@campbell.edu.= ==Request for Same Placement Students should secure approval from the principal, cooperating teacher, university supervisor, their advisor and the Director of Teacher Education in order to complete student teaching in the same classroom as their practicum field experience.==

The School of Education requires all candidates to secure professional liability insurance in order to complete any field experiences (Short Field Placements, Practicum, or Student Teaching). Typically these policies are available through membership in professional organizations, such as those in specific subject areas like the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL), or those that cover all subject areas, for example, the National Education Association (NEA), the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), or the Professional Educators of North Carolina (PENC). Liability insurance can also be obtained through private insurance companies. Information on other professional organizations which may provide liability insurance can be found on their individual websites or by calling the organization. The School of Education does __NOT__ endorse or require membership in any one particular organization. The choice of membership is determined by the student. The only requirement is that liability insurance is secured for any field placement.
 * __Required Field Placement Liability Insurance __**

Candidates will need to verify their membership and provide a copy of the insurance coverage when they complete their application for short field experiences, practicum and student teaching placements. __No student will be allowed to participate in any field experiences without meeting this requirement.__ A “Certificate of Insurance” must be provided to the Office of Field Experiences. If you joined a professional organization which included your liability insurance, the welcome letter or proof of membership covering the time period of the field placement, will serve as your “Certificate of Insurance.” If you joined a professional organization which offers a reduced student liability insurance plan, you must provide a copy of the “Certificate of Insurance” which you will be able to print when you purchase the insurance. The website, www.ftj.com, is an excellent website to visit to determine your professional organizations liability insurance options.


 * PLEASE NOTE **: Several organizations offer “reduced” liability insurance in addition to their annual membership fees. Students are asked to examine membership benefits carefully before making a choice.

=**ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING LIABILITY INSURANCE** =