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Student Teaching

Learn more about the requirements for student teaching internships and experiences off campus.

Early Childhood ED 492: Student Teaching (12 credits)

Teacher plays with a young boy.

Student Teaching is the culminating experience, the capstone of the academic and professional training of a pre-service teacher. A twelve week practicum is completed in the public school classroom. A weekly seminar will serve as the forum in which student teachers can address challenges and concerns while sharing experiences, expertise, and successes. There are a vast number of education students that BYU-Idaho is trying to service. Because of this, be aware of the following:

  1. There is a STRONG probability that your student-teaching placement will be a distant site (Las Vegas, South Salt Lake and Davis County, Mesa, Boise).
  2. Distant-site placements are limited to certain locations that have been organized for BYU-Idaho students. These sites have been researched and contacts made in order to help BYU-Idaho students gain a student-teaching experience.
  3. There will be a disruption in your regular routine in order to participate in your student teaching experience.
Little students laugh and play together in school.

Elementary Education ED 492: Student Teaching (12 credits)

Student Teaching is the culminating experience, the capstone of the academic and professional training of a pre-service teacher. A twelve week practicum is completed in the public school classroom. A weekly seminar will serve as the forum in which student teachers can address challenges and concerns while sharing experiences, expertise, and successes. There are a vast number of education students that BYU-Idaho is trying to service. Because of this, be aware of the following:

  1. There is a STRONG probability that your student-teaching placement will be a distant site (Las Vegas, South Salt Lake and Davis County, Mesa, Boise).
  2. Distant-site placements are limited to certain locations that have been organized for BYU-Idaho students. These sites have been researched and contacts made in order to help BYU-Idaho students gain a student-teaching experience.
  3. There will be a disruption in your regular routine in order to participate in your student teaching experience.

Special Education ED 492: Student Teaching (12 credits)

Teacher helps teach a student with down syndrome.

Student Teaching is the culminating experience, the capstone of the academic and professional training of a pre-service teacher. A twelve week practicum is completed in the public school classroom. A weekly seminar will serve as the forum in which student teachers can address challenges and concerns while sharing experiences, expertise, and successes. There are a vast number of education students that BYU-Idaho is trying to service. Because of this, be aware of the following:

  1. There is a STRONG probability that your student-teaching placement will be a distant site (Las Vegas, South Salt Lake and Davis County, Mesa, Boise).
  2. Distant-site placements are limited to certain locations that have been organized for BYU-Idaho students. These sites have been researched and contacts made in order to help BYU-Idaho students gain a student-teaching experience.
  3. There will be a disruption in your regular routine in order to participate in your student teaching experience.

Get Started on Student Teaching

Learn when to start student teaching, as well as placement locations, financial aid, identity documentation, required exams, and housing.

Mentor Resources

Learn what experience and skills make a good mentor for students undergoing the student teaching program and how to offer quality mentoring to student teachers.

Find out how principles of co-teaching, co-planning, and co-assessing are an important part of helping student teachers excel in the classroom.