{"id":239,"date":"2018-03-26T17:36:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/pep\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:21:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:21:52","slug":"teacher-candidates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/professional-education-programs\/teacher-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Teacher Candidates<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-455\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/professional-education-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/367\/2018\/04\/Teacher-Candidates-720x240.jpg\" alt=\"Teacher and children playing music.\" width=\"720\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/367\/2018\/04\/Teacher-Candidates-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/367\/2018\/04\/Teacher-Candidates.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What is a student teaching term?<\/h2>\n<p>The student teaching term is considered to be your professional experience consisting of a full term or more. \u00a0This is the term when you will transition from student to a teacher candidate! \u00a0Plan to follow the schedule of the school in which you are placed understanding that the start and end of the term will be different from the NAU calendar. \u00a0During the experience you are to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to meet the requirements for all teacher candidates. \u00a0The experience will be a transition into the classroom until you are primarily responsible for most or all of the duties and responsibilities of the mentor teacher.<\/p>\n<p>All students in teacher education programs leading to certification are required to successfully complete the student teaching experience by the end of the student teaching term. \u00a0You must download and submit an application to student teach with your academic advisor.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the student teaching program requirements for certification?<\/h2>\n<p>Northern Arizona University provides choices when requesting where to student teach. \u00a0Student teaching experiences must meet the program requirements for certification in order to be an approved placement. \u00a0Professional Education Programs will manage all of the placement requests including all of the necessary paperwork to document that all requirements and expectations for each teacher candidate have been met. \u00a0 Please note that a &#8220;request&#8221; to student teach in a specific district and\/or school will be attempted whenever possible; however, not all &#8220;requests&#8221; are approved by the district or the school principal.<\/p>\n<h2>What are my options for student teaching placement locations?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Public districts<\/li>\n<li>Public schools<\/li>\n<li>Charter schools<\/li>\n<li>Private schools<\/li>\n<li>Out-of-State<\/li>\n<li>International\/Consortium of Overseas Student Teaching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><\/p>\n<h4>Student teaching application<\/h4>\n<p>To apply for student teaching, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/mynau.force.com\/\">MyNAUForce<\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0 Please note that you must meet with your academic\/faculty advisor to submit your student teaching application.\u00a0All applications are due to your academic advisor by March 15th (spring term) or October 15th (fall term).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><\/p>\n<h4>Student teaching resources<\/h4>\n<p>For more information and to locate forms, please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/professional-education-programs\/resources\/\">resources page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><\/p>\n<h4>Semester and placement change form<\/h4>\n<p>Download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/professional-education-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/367\/Semester-and-Placement-Change-Form_Fillable.pdf\">Semester and Placement Change Form<\/a>\u00a0to submit a student teaching semester change or district\/school change (by the deadline) for a student teaching placement.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teacher Candidates What is a student teaching term? 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