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Southern Utah University
Southern Utah University
Fall Semester 2025

Practicum/Induction Seminar (Online)

ELED 4500-30I

Course: ELED 4500-30I
Credits: 2
Term: Fall Semester 2025
Department: TED
CRN: 30545

Course Description

This course is designed to support you through your student teaching. To help support you through your student teaching I have set up three more Zoom Meetings, in addition to your participation in a peer coaching group. The main requirements outside of your student teaching will be participation in your peer coaching meetings, weekly meeting with your mentor teacher (submit notes every other meeting), and completion of Professional Learning Plan (PLP) that will be supported in EDUC 4930, to allow us to recommend you for licensure.

Required Texts

Student teaching handbook

Learning Outcomes

You will learn what it takes to be a teacher! My hope is that you learn and refine your teaching style and what will make you a highly effective teacher. You will be given resources and support to successfully complete student teaching and be recommended for licensure through completion of student teaching and required documentation. Recommendation for licensure will be made by meeting the USBE Student Teacher Competencies. 

Objective: Students will be able to score a 2 or higher on all competencies in their final evaluations from mentor teacher and supervisors after completing their Student Teaching to be recommended for their Professional Teaching License. 

Rubric used by Supervisors and Mentor Teachers with USBE Competencies

Crosswalk for USBE Preservice Competencies/Utah Effective Teaching Standards/AAQEP Program Standards

Course Requirements

  1. Show up to your Student Teaching placement each day and learn and grow as a teacher. Complete and document 12 weeks of Student Teaching.  (16 weeks for additional SPED/Math Endorsement)
  2. Participate in Peer Coaching Groups to support my learning as a teacher.
  3. Meet weekly with mentor teacher and turn in required forms. 
  4. Complete and submit all required paperwork for student teaching.
  5. Submit all requirements for Personalized Learning Plan (PLP) to meet competencies required by USBE. 

Assessment

  • Mentor Teacher Evaluations and Supervisor Observations and Evaluations

GRADES: This is a pass/fail grade. If you complete requirements, you will pass. All assignments are complete/incomplete. The peer coaching meeting questions will say incomplete until I go in and grade them, so don't panic if it doesn't say complete after submitting. 

PLP: Completion of all assignments and documentation organized in your Professional Learning Plan (ePortfolio)

Note: Support for PLP and required assignments to gather evidence to meet competencies will be given in EDUC 4930.

Peer Coaching:

You will participate in a peer-coaching group and submit a form for each meeting. 

Bi-Weekly Mentor Teacher Feedback forms: 

You will meet with your mentor weekly and submit your notes in this course to discuss your strengths, challenges, your mentor's advice, and set a goal for the week. You will only need to turn in your notes every other week.

Observations: 

You will be observed by your SUU Education Supervisor and Content Supervisor (SCED only).

Evaluations:

Your mentor teacher/s will complete a Mid-term Evaluation. Your supervisor/s AND mentor teachers will complete a Final Evaluation. The score required on each competency is 2 or higher.

Course Outline

1. Attend Zoom Student Teaching Meetings
2. Complete 12 weeks of Student Teaching (16 for additional SPED license)
3. Complete 4 Observations with your University Supervisor
4. Complete all required paperwork to be recommended for Professional Licensure (including PLP)


Instructor's policies on late assignments and/or makeup work

Students are deemed pre-service professionals in their field. This course is designed to encourage these pre-service professionals to look within to determine the perspectives they bring to their individual classrooms/schools. Work should be submitted by due dates. The nature of a 14 week term means that we move quickly and it is better NOT to allow late work to accumulate. However, lesson planning and being prepared to teach comes first. If you are unable to submit work on time, please reach out to me prior to the due date.

Attendance Policy

Attendance:

Regular attendance is required for each day of your student teaching experience.  Should you experience the need to be absent for illness or an emergency you are required to call your mentor teacher to notify them.  Find out if the principal or school office want you to inform them as well. In general, you are allowed to miss 3 days during your student teaching for excused absences.  Should you need to miss more than those allowed 3 days, you will need to discuss with me for approval. (May required a doctor's note if extensive.)  Please note: Even though they are excused absences, any and all personal absences must be made up.

If you have a situation you would like to discuss, please call me.

Course Fees

TBD

Additional Course Information and Resources

My Goal and Promise

My goal is to see you become educators that make a difference by learning to create environments where students can find their voice, become lifelong learners, and grow to reach their potential. I promise to do my best to help you obtain the confidence and the tools needed for student teaching to start your teaching journey and obtain your professional teaching license.

What will I need to be successful?

Focus on relationships to help every student feel seen, heard, and valued. Bring everything you have learned, an open mind, a desire to grow as a teacher, and all the resources you can get your hands on! Teaching content will be provided by your mentor teacher.

Professionalism

It is vital for pre-service teachers to show specific dispositions in the classroom.  You have been entrusted with a classroom and are expected to exhibit professionalism in your classroom and in interactions with faculty, staff, administration, parents, and the greater community AT ALL TIMES. 

What can you expect from me?

I will do my best to provide you with a clear, organized course that is designed to ensure you meet our course outcomes in a meaningful manner.

I will do my best to provide a variety of resources to help you meet all requirements to attain your teaching license.

I will do my best to be actively present in your learning and help you work through challenges of student teaching.

I will do my best to provide opportunities for you to share and discuss ideas with your peers.

I will do my best to reach out to you when I sense that you need support, but if I don't know...I need you to reach out to me!

I will do my best to treat you with dignity and respect and be flexible to support your individual needs.

I won't be perfect. I am human and will make mistakes at times. I will view mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow.

And whatever else you need, just let me know!

I am committed to creating a course/experience that is inclusive. If you encounter barriers, please let me know immediately so that we can determine if there is a design adjustment that can be made or if an accommodation might be needed to overcome the limitations of the design. I am always happy to consider creative solutions as long as they do not compromise the intent of the assessment or learning activity. You are also welcome to contact the Disability Resource Center (435-865-8042) to begin this conversation or to establish formal accommodations for this or other courses. I welcome feedback that will assist me in improving the usability and experience for all students.

Class rosters are provided to the instructor with the student’s legal name. I will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name and/or gender pronoun. Please advise me accordingly early in the semester so that I may make appropriate changes to my records.

I care about you as a human being first. I want to support you in any way that you need so that you may reach your learning goals.

Southern Utah University is committed to proactively facilitating all students’ well-being. We welcome and encourage students to use the following resources for their physical, intellectual, occupational, spiritual, environmental, financial, social, and/or emotional needs:

HOPE PantryLinks to an external site. for basic food and toiletry items

Mental Health Self Help ToolkitLinks to an external site.

Health Care in Cedar CityLinks to an external site.

SUU Student Health and WellnessLinks to an external site.

SUU Counseling and Psychological ServicesLinks to an external site. at 435-865-8621

Financial Wellness at SUULinks to an external site.

Campus Recreation and WellnessLinks to an external site.

Equity and Inclusion Campus ResourcesLinks to an external site.

Students dealing with heightened feelings of sadness or hopelessness, thoughts of harm or suicide, or increased anxiety may contact the SUU Counseling and Psychological ServicesLinks to an external site. at 435-865-8621 or the SUU PoliceLinks to an external site. at 435-586-1911

To learn effectively, you must have basic security: a roof over your head along with a reliable place to sleep and enough food to eat. If you’re having trouble with any of those things, please talk with me or the Dean of Students Office (435-865-8710). Together we can work to meet those needs.

Land Acknowledgement

SUU wishes to acknowledge and honor the Indigenous communities of this region as original possessors, stewards, and inhabitants of this Too’veep (land), and recognize that the University is situated on the traditional homelands of the Nung’wu (Southern Paiute People). We recognize that these lands have deeply rooted spiritual, cultural, and historical significance to the Southern Paiutes. We offer gratitude for the land itself, for the collaborative and resilient nature of the Southern Paiute people, and for the continuous opportunity to study, learn, work, and build community on their homelands here today. Consistent with the University's ongoing commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, SUU works towards building meaningful relationships with Native Nations and Indigenous communities through academic pursuits, partnerships, historical recognitions, community service, and student success efforts.

SUU Campus Resources and Services

SUU has several resources and services available to support you during your time here at SUU, please review this list of SUU Campus Resources and Services (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and the Student Code of Conduct. For more information on Canvas and other technologies, and their statements on Accessibility and Privacy statements please review our Vendor Resources page.

Financial Security Statement

Finances are an integral part of maintaining your wellbeing. If you are struggling financially or wish to know more about budgeting, please visit the Financial Wellness Center in room 201C in the Sharwan Smith Center, contact Ashleigh Zimmerman at (435) 865-8436, or text the Financial Wellness line at 435-708-1952.  

Canvas Information

Canvas is where course content, grades, and communication will reside for this course.

ADA Statement

Students with medical, psychological, learning, or other disabilities desiring academic adjustments, accommodations, or auxiliary aids will need to contact the Disability Resource Center, located in Room 206F of the Sharwan Smith Center or by phone at (435) 865-8042. The Disability Resource Center determines eligibility for and authorizes the provision of services.

If your instructor requires attendance, you may need to seek an ADA accommodation to request an exception to this attendance policy. Please contact the Disability Resource Center to determine what, if any, ADA accommodations are reasonable and appropriate.

Academic Credit

According to the federal definition of a Carnegie credit hour: A credit hour of work is the equivalent of approximately 60 minutes of class time or independent study work. A minimum of 45 hours of work by each student is required for each unit of credit. Credit is earned only when course requirements are met. One (1) credit hour is equivalent to 15 contact hours of lecture, discussion, testing, evaluation, or seminar, as well as 30 hours of student homework. An equivalent amount of work is expected for laboratory work, internships, practica, studio, and other academic work leading to the awarding of credit hours. Credit granted for individual courses, labs, or studio classes ranges from 0.5 to 15 credit hours per semester.

Academic Freedom

SUU is operated for the common good of the greater community it serves. The common good depends upon the free search for truth and its free exposition. Academic Freedom is the right of faculty to study, discuss, investigate, teach, and publish. Academic Freedom is essential to these purposes and applies to both teaching and research.

Academic Freedom in the realm of teaching is fundamental for the protection of the rights of the faculty member and of you, the student, with respect to the free pursuit of learning and discovery. Faculty members possess the right to full freedom in the classroom in discussing their subjects. They may present any controversial material relevant to their courses and their intended learning outcomes, but they shall take care not to introduce into their teaching controversial materials which have no relation to the subject being taught or the intended learning outcomes for the course.

As such, students enrolled in any course at SUU may encounter topics, perspectives, and ideas that are unfamiliar or controversial, with the educational intent of providing a meaningful learning environment that fosters your growth and development. These parameters related to Academic Freedom are included in SUU Policy 6.6.

Academic Misconduct

Scholastic honesty is expected of all students. Dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent (see SUU Policy 6.33). You are expected to have read and understood the current SUU student conduct code (SUU Policy 11.2) regarding student responsibilities and rights, the intellectual property policy (SUU Policy 5.52), information about procedures, and what constitutes acceptable behavior.

Please Note: The use of websites or services that sell essays is a violation of these policies; likewise, the use of websites or services that provide answers to assignments, quizzes, or tests is also a violation of these policies. Regarding the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), you should check with your individual course instructor.

Emergency Management Statement

In case of an emergency, the University's Emergency Notification System (ENS) will be activated. Students are encouraged to maintain updated contact information using the link on the homepage of the mySUU portal. In addition, students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Emergency Response Protocols posted in each classroom. Detailed information about the University's emergency management plan can be found at https://www.suu.edu/emergency.

HEOA Compliance Statement

For a full set of Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) compliance statements, please visit https://www.suu.edu/heoa. The sharing of copyrighted material through peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, except as provided under U.S. copyright law, is prohibited by law; additional information can be found at https://my.suu.edu/help/article/1096/heoa-compliance-plan.

You are also expected to comply with policies regarding intellectual property (SUU Policy 5.52) and copyright (SUU Policy 5.54).

Mandatory Reporting

University policy (SUU Policy 5.60) requires instructors to report disclosures received from students that indicate they have been subjected to sexual misconduct/harassment. The University defines sexual harassment consistent with Federal Regulations (34 C.F.R. Part 106, Subpart D) to include quid pro quo, hostile environment harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. When students communicate this information to an instructor in-person, by email, or within writing assignments, the instructor will report that to the Title IX Coordinator to ensure students receive support from the Title IX Office. A reporting form is available at https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?SouthernUtahUniv

Non-Discrimination Statement

SUU is committed to fostering an inclusive community of lifelong learners and believes our university's encompassing of different views, beliefs, and identities makes us stronger, more innovative, and better prepared for the global society.

SUU does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex (including sex discrimination and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability status, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, military status, veteran status, or other bases protected by applicable law in employment, treatment, admission, access to educational programs and activities, or other University benefits or services.

SUU strives to cultivate a campus environment that encourages freedom of expression from diverse viewpoints. We encourage all to dialogue within a spirit of respect, civility, and decency.

For additional information on non-discrimination, please see SUU Policy 5.27 and/or visit https://www.suu.edu/nondiscrimination.

Pregnancy

Students who are or become pregnant during this course may receive reasonable modifications to facilitate continued access and participation in the course. Pregnancy and related conditions are broadly defined to include pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, lactation, related medical conditions, and recovery. To obtain reasonable modifications, please make a request to title9@suu.edu. To learn more visit: https://www.suu.edu/titleix/pregnancy.html.

Disclaimer Statement

Information contained in this syllabus, other than the grading, late assignments, makeup work, and attendance policies, may be subject to change with advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor.