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Student Teaching/Induction Experience

The Student Teaching/Induction Experience at UTC is a 16-week field-based practicum experience and is an integral component of the teacher education program.  It is during this period that the student participates as a pre-professional in the public schools.  Essentially, this is the experience which provides the student with the arena for converting theory to practice and demonstrating potential to perform the teaching-learning process.  Whenever possible, the candidates are placed in cohort groups of 6-12 student teachers per site.  There is no college supervisor; instead, there is a professor-in-residence (PIR).  The PIR gives the equivalent of one day per week service to the K-12 school and may be utilized to write grants, do in-service, etc.  The PIR acts as a liaison between UTC and the school.