Field Placement Office

To be eligible for New York State certification, candidates registered in college teacher education programs are required to complete at least 100 clock hours of field experience prior to the student teaching or internship experience.  Some departments or majors in the School of Education require additional field experience  hours prior to the student teaching or internship experience.  Field Experiences are developed to provide opportunities for candidates in teacher education programs to observe and apply theory learned in an authentic classroom/practical setting.  In addition, it provides candidates with opportunities to work with a full range of students, including varying ages and abilities and different racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and linguistic backgrounds.  At all levels of field experiences, candidates are asked to act as "participant observers", and to closely monitor all classroom/setting interactions.  Candidates are also asked to seek ways to contribute to the environment in which they are placed.            

The Field Placement Office works closely with the Curriculum & Instruction Program and the Technology Education Program to arrange field experience for teacher candidates.  The configuration and placement procedures for each field experience vary depending upon your program and the block you are completing, but all field experiences are a requirement of a specific course and are directly linked to course content. 

 
Spring 2013 Field Experience Sign-Up Dates

All C & I Adolescence, TESOL and Childhood Education candidates must register & sign up for Spring 2013 Field Experience with the Field Placement Office during one of the following scheduled times: (The sign-up will take roughly 15 minutes to complete)

Bring a pen & a copy of your detailed course schedule and a photo ID and Drivers License to sign-ups!

• You MUST be registered through BANNER for the appropriate field experience & aligned course.
• You will be asked for the day/time and section number for both the field placement and the aligned course for which you are registered. 
• You will also be asked to indicate all the times you can attend your Field Experience from the following choices:   

Field Experience Orientation for EDU303/503

All C & I Adolescence, TESOL and Childhood Education candidates who are registered for a EDU303/503 Field Experience will be responsible for attending one of the two Field Experience Orientation sessions for Spring 2013.

Field Placement Fall 2012 Orientation Meeting:  Friday, February 1, 2013 at 9-10:30am and 11:30-1:00pm.  Location Sheldon Ballroom

C&I Block One Group Advisement Meeting:  TBA

Technology Education

 All Technology Education candidates will sign-up for Field Experiences during one of the following courses:

• TED 201- Introduction to Teaching Technology Education
• TED 201- Introduction to Technology Education Curriculum
• TED 306- Methods of Teaching Technology Education

Note: An Assistant Coordinator from the Field Placement Office will conduct a Field Placement Orientation at the beginning of each semester. Candidates will receive additional information during one of the courses listed above.

 
The Field Placement Office currently does not arrange Field Experiences for the Vocational Teacher Preparation Program. Please contact your advisor in the Vocational Teacher Preparation Department for more information.