Early Field Experience
Certification requirements established by the New York State Education Department mandate that each teacher candidate complete a minimum of 100 hours of field experience in classrooms prior to student teaching. Once a teacher candidate registers for a course with a field component attached, an announcement is automatically forwarded to their Cortland.edu email.
This message instructs students to complete a Teacher Candidate Data Sheet within one week of registering for the course and to forward the data sheet to our office for processing. Under no circumstances is a teacher candidate to approach a principal or school administrator without prior approval from the Field Experience and School Partnerships Office.
After beginning their placement, students are required to electronically submit their hours in SL&L, to track their hours/criteria. Once they enter hours into SL&L, the mentor teacher will be notified by email, to electronically approve the submitted hours.
Student Teaching
Student teaching arrangements are coordinated through the Field Experience and School Partnerships Office in conjunction with the various departments/programs of study. Each department's Program Education Coordinator oversees the dynamics of student teaching.