Student Teaching Guidelines

The Woodring College of Education is committed to their vision of developing candidates who are confident and capable educators who:

• Foster Community Relationships and a Culture of Learning

• Advance Knowledge

• Embrace Diversity

• Promote Social Justice

To meet that goal, the Office of Field Experiences believes candidates benefit from school based experiences that reflect a variety of diverse settings. As such, placements are made with the goal of diversifying candidate experiences during their teacher education program.

Placements require that we work within well defined procedures established by each school district. Adherence to those procedures guarantees a strong working relationship between our office and the public schools and enhances our ability to make placements for our students.

As such, students are prohibited from attempting to secure their placement in any manner and may not contact teachers or district personnel about student teaching or possibly student teaching. OFE personnel will guide students through the placement and communication process.

Please review the attached Student Teaching Placement Criteria document for more information.

APPLICATION DUE DATES - Bellingham Programs:

Fall Start = January 15

Winter Start = May 15

Spring Start - May 15

*If due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Holiday, your application is due the next business day

APPLICATION DUE DATES - Outreach Programs:

Fall Start = February 15

Winter Start = May 15

*If due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Holiday, your application is due the next business day

Student Teaching Start Dates

Start dates depend on internship length and your program. Please reference the below chart for basic information and query OFE staff if you have questions.

Start Term	Internship Dates
FALL START All program Quarter length internships and Bellingham Elementary year-long	When teachers report back to work in their district (usually third or fourth week of August). Full time interns end when their districts breaks in December.
FALL START Bremerton, North Seattle, and Everett year-long placements.	Varies by program (program site will inform you of fall start date).
FALL START Bellingham and Everett Secondary Semester length internships.	When teachers report back to work in their district (usually third or fourth week of August). Full time interns end when the 1st semester ends for their district (usually late January).
WINTER START All program Quarter length internships.	When teachers report back to work after the winter holiday (usually first few days of January). Full time interns end the Friday prior to the WWU Winter term commencement.
WINTER START Bellingham and Everett Secondary Semester length internships.	Day school begins 2nd semester for their district (usually end of January). Full time interns end the last day of school of their district.
WINTER START Bellingham Elementary year-long	Tuesday or Thursday of the first week of the WWU Winter term (depends on the day the term begins).
SPRING START All program Quarter length internships.	Monday after WWU Winter term commencement (Monday of WWU spring break - Interns DO NOT take WWU spring break). Full time interns end the last day of school of their district.
SPRING START Bellingham Elementary year-long	Tuesday or Thursday of the first week of the WWU Spring term (depends on the day the term begins

Student Teaching Applications

For your application, choose your PROGRAM from the below list.

Bellingham

• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary
• Secondary
• Special Education

Bremerton

• Elementary

Everett

• Elementary
• Secondary MIT

Seattle

• Elementary

 

Preparing Thoughtful, Knowledgeable, and Effective Educators
for a Diverse Society

Page Updated 04.05.2013