Clinical Placement Procedures

Clinical Placement Procedures

Teacher candidates will have the opportunity to complete clinical experiences in a school close to Richmond or their extended campus locations. Extended campus locations for Eastern Kentucky University include: Danville area; Somerset area; Manchester area and Corbin area. For Clinical 3 and 4, candidates may also select from Fayette County; Clark County; Jessamine County; Scott; Woodford County; Rockcastle, Garrard, Lincoln etc. A list of potential partner districts will be provided to candidates prior to the beginning of each semester through the survey called clinical placement survey.

CED 100 (& CED 150 for transfer students) Introduction to the Education Profession

• Guided walkthroughs (4 hours) will be scheduled through the clinical educators at Model Laboratory School unless candidate has selected an extended campus location through the clinical placement survey.

School and/or instructor for EDF 203 or EDF 310. Students will be required to participate in an additional 6 clinical hours beyond the 4 guided walkthrough hours.

• Locations for guided walkthrough experiences will be provided at the following locations:
  • Danville Area
  • Somerset Area
  • Corbin/Manchester area
  • Richmond campus (Model Laboratory School)
• Clinical Educators and/or Hub instructor will guide the walkthroughs
• Required orientation with clinical educator

CED 200 Understanding the Learner

• Clinical Field Hours: 10 in classroom; minimum of 2 must be after school event (Family Math Night; Fall Festival; etc.)
• Placement Coordinators will place all teacher candidates in preferred location
• Must attend orientation to CED 200 first three days of scheduled classes
• Candidates must schedule time for the 10 plus hours of clinical experiences plus the after school event required
• Clinical Educators will supervise candidates
• Scheduling Clinical Hours
• Adhering to professional code of ethics
• Classroom protocols
• Scoring CED 200 Final Scoring Rubric
• Assigning a grade from A to F. Must earn a B or above to continue in clinicals.

CED 300 Curriculum and Instructional Design

• Clinical Field Hours: Minimum of 50
• Candidate must schedule clinicals for 3 to 4 hours each week minimum (must work around other classes, work and extracurricular activities)
• Placement coordinators will place all teacher candidates in preferred location based on survey results
• Must attend orientation to CED 300(first three days of scheduled classes)
• Clinical Educators will supervise candidates
• Scheduling clinical hours and adhering to proposed schedule
• Adhering to professional code of ethics
• Expectations of Clinical 3
• Co-teaching and getting to know students
• Assisting teacher in classroom; tutoring students; actively engaged in classroom activities
• Understanding Kentucky Core Academic Standards/IECE/CTE/Enduring Skills
• Writing lesson plans and submitting to Clinical Educators AND Cooperating Clinical Teacher prior to teaching
• Formative feedback on lesson plans and lessons taught
• Mentoring for professional growth
• Observing minimum of 3 lessons (two by Clinical Educator and one by Cooperating Teacher)
• Evidence of technology use by teacher candidate and student use of technology
• Scoring Final Scoring Rubric
• Assigning a grade from A to F (must earn a B or above to continue in clinicals)

CED 400 Diagnosis and Prescription

• Clinical Field Hours: Minimum of 50
• Candidate must schedule clinicals for 3 to 4 hours each week minimum (must work around other classes, work and extracurricular activities)
• Placement coordinators will place all teacher candidates in preferred location based on survey results
• Must attend orientation to CED 400(first three days of scheduled classes)
• Clinical Educators will supervise candidates
• Scheduling clinical hours and adhering to proposed schedule
• Adhering to professional code of ethics
• Expectations of Clinical 4
• Co-teaching and getting to know students
• Assisting teacher in classroom; tutoring students; actively engaged in classroom activities
• Understanding Kentucky Core Academic Standards/IECE/CTE/Enduring Skills
• Writing lesson plans and submitting to Clinical Educators AND Cooperating Clinical Teacher prior to teaching
• Formative feedback on lesson plans and lessons taught
• Mentoring for professional growth
• Observing minimum of 3 lessons (two by Clinical Educator and one by Cooperating Teacher)
• Complete Student Improvement Plan for Academics and Behavior (turn in to hub course instructors)
• Evidence of technology use by teacher candidate and student use of technology
• Scoring Final Scoring Rubric 
• Assigning a grade from A to F (must earn a B or above to continue in clinicals)

CED 450 Residency I: Practicing Teaching

• Clinical Field Hours: Minimum of 80
• Schedules of clinical field placement determined by Methods instructors
• Secondary and P-12 candidates must work closely with instructor for preferred time in classroom
• Recommended to include full day(s) in schedule for clinical field work so optimal experience results from sustained classroom experiences.
• Placement coordinators will place all teacher candidates in preferred location based on methods instructor directions
• Locations for CED 450 will be announced in survey by methods instructors
• Clinical Educators will supervise candidates
• Scheduling clinical hours and adhering to proposed schedule
• Adhering to professional code of ethics
• Expectations of Clinical 5
• Co-teaching and getting to know students
• Assisting teacher in classroom; tutoring students; actively engaged in classroom activities
• Understanding Kentucky Core Academic Standards/IECE/CTE/Enduring Skills
• Writing lesson plans and submitting to Clinical Educators AND Cooperating Clinical Teacher prior to teaching
• Formative feedback on lesson plans and lessons taught
• Mentoring for professional growth plan
• Complete Professional Growth Plan and Unit
• Complete Student Improvement Plan (assess, diagnose and prescribe) individual learning plan
• Observing minimum of 3 lessons (two by Clinical Educator and one by Cooperating Teacher)
• Evidence of teacher candidate use of technology and student use of technology
• Scoring Final Scoring Rubric
• Assigning a grade from A to F (must earn a B or above to move to Residency II, Professional Semester/Student Teaching)
• Candidates are expected to follow the specific directives of their cooperating teachers and clinical educators. Failure to perform in a professional manner in accordance with school and university expectations can result in removal from clinical placement, development of
  professional improvement plan and/or course failure.

CED 499: Residency II: Professional Semester (Student Teaching)

• The Professional Semester is a full minimum of 70 days in classroom.
• All teacher candidates must attend Boot Camp
• All teacher candidates must attend their school placements on a daily basis
• Must attend all faculty meetings and after school events
• Must be prepared to teach on a daily basis
• Lesson plans for daily instruction must be kept in an organized system for review by Cooperating Teacher, University Supervisor
• Professional Semester placements finalized by Clinical Experiences Office (based on application and recommendation by instructors)
• University Supervisors will supervise student teachers (link to responsibilities of University Supervisors)
• Cooperating Teachers will provide weekly feedback and mentoring to student teacher (link to responsibilities of Cooperating Teacher)
• Adhering to professional code of ethics
• Expectations of Clinical 6
• Co-teaching and getting to know students
• Actively engaged in classroom activities
• Understanding Kentucky Core Academic Standards/IECE/CTE/Enduring Skills
• Writing lesson plans and submitting to Cooperating Teacher prior to teaching
• Formative feedback on lesson plans and lessons taught
• Mentoring for professional growth plan
• Complete Professional Growth Plan
• Write a minimum of two units and teach both. Select one for submitting to Taskstream
• Complete Student Improvement Plan (assess, diagnose and prescribe) individual learning plan
• University Supervisor will formally observe a minimum of four classroom observations
• Evidence of teacher candidate use of technology and student use of technology
• Scoring Final Scoring Rubric
• Assigning a grade from A to F
• Candidates are expected to follow the specific directives of their cooperating teachers and university supervisors. Failure to perform in a professional manner in accordance with school and university expectations can result in removal from clinical placement, development
  of a professional improvement plan and/or course failure.