Student Teaching/Internship Dateline Spring 2011 Date Day of Week One Placement Two Placements January 19 – May 11, 2011 January 19 – March 11, 2011 March 14 – May 11, 2011 Jan. 17 Monday Local – S.T. Seminar in TE 100-103 from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Jan. 18 Tuesday Orientation Meeting in Towns Religion Hall from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Cooperating (Local S.T. only) teacher information sheets due. The forms may be faxed to 434-582-2468 or 800-628- 7982. Jan. 19 Wednesday Student teachers and interns begin their placements. Jan. 24 Monday Small groups – textbook assignments due Week 1 How to be an Effective Teacher: The First Days of School (required textbook) Jan. 31 Monday Combined Seminar - Being Proactive & Portfolio Instruction (Dr. Randy Dunn) Week 2 Feb. 7 Monday Small groups – textbook assignments due Week 3 Feb. 7 Monday Preliminary Assessment due this week Feb. 14 Monday Combined Seminar – Interviewing (Dr. Deanna Keith) Week 4 Feb. 21 Monday Teacher Recruitment – Required for all local undergrad student teachers (Local S.T. only) 8:30 – 10:00 am Continental breakfast with school representatives 10:30 – 4:00 pm Interviews with school representatives Feb. 21 Monday Small groups – textbook assignments due Week 5 Feb. 28 Monday Combined Seminar - The Difficult Student (Dr. Beth Ackerman) Week 6 PRAISE – Effectively Guiding Student Behavior (required textbook) Mar. 7 Monday Small groups – textbook assignments due Week 7 Mar. 11 Friday Preliminary Assessment due this Final Assessment due this week week Reference letter with waiver due First placement ends on Friday Mar. 14 Monday Second placement begins Cooperating teacher information sheets due. The forms may Week 8 be faxed to 434-582-2468. No Seminar – Liberty University Spring Break Mar. 21 Monday Combined Seminar – Behavior Management Panel (Local Teachers & Local Week 9 Administrators) Mar. 28 Monday Preliminary Assessment due this week Week 10 Mar. 28 Monday Small groups – textbook assignments due April 4 Monday Combined Seminar – Religion in the Schools (Dr. Andrea Beam) Week 11 April 11 Monday Small groups – textbook assignments due Week 12 April 18 Monday Combined Seminar – Gate 4 Paperwork & Child Abuse Seminar Week 13 (Mrs. Nancy Hesse and Dr. Randy Dunn) April 25 Monday No Seminar – Spring Break in most school systems May 2 Monday Small groups – Portfolios presented and submitted to Blackboard Week 14 May 6 Friday Final Assessment due this week. Reference letter w/ waiver due May 9 Monday Small groups – Portfolios presented and submitted to Blackboard Week 15 May 11 Wednesday Placement ends Second placement ends May 13 Friday by Gate 4 Paperwork due by 4:30 p.m. - Please hand-deliver to TE 146 or mail to: 4:30 p. m. Teacher Licensure Office, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, VA 24502 (NO PAPERWORK = NO GRADES) May 14 Saturday Commencement – CONGRATULATIONS!!! May 20 Friday Final grades will be submitted to Blackboard before 4 p.m.