| Overview | Required Preparation | Academic Year | Pre-Fall | Fall Term | Winter Term | Spring Term |
| Step Progression | Check List & Key Assessments | ESOL | September Experience | Field Observation | Clinical Student Practicum | Clinical Student Teaching |
To participate in field experience you will need to have:
- Complete all prior UOTeach course work with a cumulative 3.00 GPA or higher (no incompletes)
- Successfully complete prior term of field experience
- Have passed the Civil Rights test (by Dec 15 to start Winter term)
A. Summary Guidelines for 34-week progressive field experience:
| Term Timeline | Academic Year | Pre-Fall | Fall Term | Winter Term | Spring Term |
| Requirement/ Specific Area |
ESOL | September Experience | Field Experience | Clinical Student Practicum | Clinical Student Teaching |
| Hours/Weeks | 15 hours |
4-5 weeks 15 hrs/wk |
10 hrs/wk
|
20 hr/wk (200 hr) |
Full-time (40 hours/wk) |
| Responsibilities | Observation / Assist teacher | Observe/Assist teacher | Observe/Assist teacher | Part-time teaching | Gradual transition to full-time teaching |
| Supervision | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes (4-5 observations) | Yes (4-5 observations) |
| Assessment | ESOL class | In Learning Communities class | Structured around methods class | Lesson Plans/ Observations (Work Sample) and PGA | |
| edTPA | Placement Seminar | ||||
| Time logs | Min 15-hours / required | Min 50-hours / required | Min 100-hour / required | 200-hour min / required | 400 hours min/ required |
While it is necessary to establish guidelines regarding field placement hours, we recognize that each candidate’s field assignment is unique. If you have questions or concerns about your particular assignment, please do not hesitate to seek assistance from your University Supervisor and/or Placement Coordinator.
B. ESOL Endorsement Field Experience Requirements
- On-site 15 hours minimum
- When possible, observation and assisting in English Language Development (ELD) classroom should take place when enrolled in EDST 638 or EDST 646 methods course
- ELD classroom must have 3 (minimum) of ELD students
C. Key Assessments: PGA, and edTPA embedded in course
Evaluation of your practicum experience and satisfactory completion of the assignments will be made by your cooperating teacher and the University Supervisor. Oregon uses two formal field placement assessment tools, a Professional Growth Assessment and the edTPA Portfolio assessment. These assessments will be used during practicum term and student teaching term.
- Professional Growth Assessment: The supervisor evaluates professional behaviors and dispositions twice per term via the PGA evaluation tool.
- edTPA Portfolio: edTPA™ is a summative assessment of student teaching that requires teacher candidates to demonstrate they have the skills to help all students learn. The Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) has adopted the edTPA as the exiting assessment for all teacher candidates receiving an Oregon teaching license.
The EDST seminar courses will cover the edTPA training and assessment process. Note: The official edTPA registration submission for assessment for scoring is $300. This payment will be included in your course fee for the winter term seminar course.
D. Time Log Contact Hours could include the following:
- Planning time with the CT(s)
- Time for recess and/or lunch, as long as students are assisting in the classrooms before and after these events typically occur.
- Whenever the students are present and the teacher is officially on duty, even if school is not yet in session (i.e. before school starts and the students are in the room).
- Participation in IEP meetings, parent/teacher conferences and/or teacher in-service sessions.