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Address

Department of Education
University of Minnesota Duluth
Education Endazhi-gikinoo'amaading 150
412 Library Dive
Duluth, MN 55812-3029

Hours (Weekdays)

Regular hours - 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Phone

(218) 726-7233

Fax

(218) 726-7008

Email

educ@d.umn.edu

Scheduled Mandatory Meetings

Professional Day-For block students
- Sept. 14, 2012 -Ballroom 8:00am to 12:00pm
- - YOU MUST HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE: You can obtain the insurance with a credit card from the following website: http://www.educationminnesota.org/en/membership/students.aspx
  Insurance is good for one school year. So if you purchased last Fall, you will need to purchase again for this Fall. Please bring a copy of your receipt with you to the meeting.
  - Background check must be completed-Directions below
Student Teaching Placement Day-For students student teachers
- TBD

Applications

Student Teaching applications are due the fourth Friday of each semester, at 4 p.m. in 150 EduE, for the following semester. They are to be turned into Tracy Hansen-ONLY! Her hours are 7:30-12:30 and 1:30-4pm. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST DAY TO TURN YOUR APPLICATION IN. (All signatures are needed and some advisors may not be available on Friday.

Check specific deadline dates

Student Teaching Application - Form

Student Teaching Application Instructions

Field Placement/Practicums, Apprenticeships, Student Teaching

All block placements will be made locally, in northern Wisconsin, or on the Iron Range
School practicums begin the third Friday of the semester
Student teaching placements will be made locally, northern Wisconsin, Iron Range, I-35 corridor, Minneapolis, St. Paul, 695 corridor, and globally at UMD’s international partner sites.
At least one practicum or student teaching placement must be at a school with a minimum diversity of 30% cultural and/or 30% free and reduced lunch and/or 10% IEP. (Percentages are taken from the Minnesota Department of Education demographics site defining diversity.)
Student teachers placed in the Twin Cities must be at a school with at least 30% cultural diversity.
Cooperating teachers evaluate each candidate
UMD supervisors will visit each student teacher at his/her school placement

HANDBOOKS

Professional Development and Teaching Observation Forms:

BACKGROUND CHECK FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DOES NOT PROVIDE A COPY OF THE BACKGROUND CHECK TO YOUR PLACEMENT SCHOOL. YOU(THE STUDENT)ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS ACCESS TO A COPY AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING IT THE SCHOOL IF NEEDED! The Office of Field Experiences notifies the school that you have had one completed but we DO NOT PROVIDE A COPY!

Where do I go to get a background check?

http://www.duluth.umn.edu/umdhr/Policies/hiring/background.htm

What Forms do I use?

Personal Disclosure Statement
Background Check consent Form

Make sure to put EDUCATION as your department
Make sure to COMPLETE and SIGN the form

Where do the forms get turned in?

Betsy Behning, Dept. Of Human Resources, ATTN: Background Checks, 255 Darland Admin, 1049 University Dr, Duluth, MN 55812
(This information is right on the bottom of the form.)

How long is it good for?

Two (2) years

What if I had one done somewhere else, is that one good?

No, they need to be done by UMD

How do I get a copy of it?

You will receive an email from Hire Right with your background notification. This email will provide you with directions on how to obtain a copy of your
background check. SAVE THIS EMAIL!!!

What if I deleted the email from Hire Right?

You will need to contact Betsy Behning, behni001@d.umn.edu
Or Contact Hire Right, customerservice@hireright.com, (866)521-6995

Do you do Fingerprint cards?

No, that is not a part of the background check through UMD.

I was assessed the Fee twice?

If you had a background check last semester you will see a fee assessed on your account and now you may see it again
Please be aware that we are currently working on a fix for this and we expect the second fee will be reversed on your
account within the next couple of weeks.

I had a background check THROUGH UMD in the last year, DO I still need to do one?

No. they are valid for two years, as long as you had it through UMD

Please remember that Background Checks are not handled through the Department of Education, so if you are looking for a copy, we do not have them.

Handbooks for Student Teachers

Unified Early Childhood/Elementary/Secondary Student Teaching Handbook (revised 9/27/10): (as a Word file)
Special Education Student Teaching Handbook: (as a Word file) or (as a PDF file)
Procedures and policies, including reference to state-mandated policies related to teaching licensure programs can be found in the Student Teaching Handbook.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Student teaching is handled by the Office of Field Experiences in 150 EduE:

Jim Sersha, (218)726-7483: Director of Field Experiences, Eled Placement Contact
Tracy Hansen , (218)726-8627: Executive Office and Admin Specialist
Beth Ruark, (218)726-6682:Instructor, Early Childhood Placement Contact
Jill Torres, (218)726-6758:Instructor,Secondary Placement Contact

Fax: (218) 726-8354

Pearson Testing will replace Praxis.

Technology Kits

Four Student Teacher Technology Kits allow UMD students to enrich their student teaching experiences through the loan of a laptop, projector and digital camera.

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Department of Education Student Page