• About the Handbook
• College of Education Contact Person
• Definition of Terms
• The College of Education Knowledge Base
• Performance Based Standards
• Becoming a Reflective Practitioner

• Elements of Lesson Design
• Sample Planning Guide for a Directed Teaching Activity
• Sample Lesson Plan Format

Policies, Procedures and Professional Ethics

• Criminal History Disclosure
• Absences
• Employment During Student Teaching
• Additional Coursework During Student Teaching
• Changing Placement Sites
• Dress and Appearance
• Confidentiality
• Inappropriate Language, Instructional Content or Activities
• Substitute Teaching
• Absence of The Mentor Teacher
• Long Term Absence of the Mentor Teacher
• The Cooperating Teacher Leaving the Room
• Relationship with Children/Youth
• Relationship between Teacher Interns and Students
• Relationship between Teacher Interns and other Teachers
• Relationship between Teacher Interns and Parents
• Liability and Authority of Student Interns
• State Certification
• Professional Ethics
• Code of Ethics - National Education Association
• Code of Ethics - The Council of Exceptional Children
• Excerpt from CEC - Policy on Physical Intervention
• Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

• Ordering Your Priorities
• Personal and Professional Transitions
• Managing Time and Organizing Information
• Building Professional Relationships with Students and Adults
• Suggested Guidelines for Observing your Classroom
• Assignments During Student Teaching
• Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio
• Supporting Activities and Assignments
• Attending Seminars
• Supervisory Observations
• Activities for Teacher Interns

• Teach/Coach/Reflect Process
• Using The Elements of Lesson Design to Plan Weekly for the Teacher Intern
• Formulating the Takeover Plan
• Typical Special Education Takeover Plan
• Typical Early Childhood Takeover Plan
• Typical Elementary Takeover Plan
• Typical Secondary Takeover Plan
• The Coaching Process
• Conference Types
• Observation of Teacher Intern:  Data Collection Form
• Observation Feedback Form
• Conferencing Techniques
• Guidelines for Effective Practice

• Performance Categories on Midpoint and Final Evaluation Forms
• The Midpoint Evaluation
• Midpoint Evaluation Form
• The Final Evaluation
• Unsatisfactory Performance
• Selected Guidelines for Completing the Midpoint and Final Evaluation Forms
• Helpful Words for Writing Recommendations and Evaluations
• Student Teaching Recommendation Form
• Confidentiality and the Final Recommendation Form
• Due Process In Teacher Intern Evaluation