Student Teaching

Admission to Student Teaching
As a capstone experience of their training to become teachers, education students undergo a student teaching experience. Prior to being allowed to student teach, candidates will:

*Have senior standing
*Complete all required education courses
*Meet GPA requirements (see below)
*Be able to complete all course work in the major within one semester
*Be recommended by faculty in both the major and Education
*Pass Praxis I and Praxis II. You are exempt from Praxis I if you scored > 1100 on the SAT with a score of 500 or better in both math and verbal OR if your ACT score > 22 on verbal and math

The Student Teaching Practicum involves fifteen weeks of in-depth teaching in a host school, during which the teaching candidate plans and executes lessons in several different classes, under the supervision of his/her host teacher.  Before beginning student teaching, students will have completed and passed both Praxis I and Praxis II, and have submitted an application for student teaching to the education department at Green Mountain College.