Field Experiences
College of Education
Field Experiences
College of Education
Field Experiences Procedures
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An online Request for Field Experience Application must be submitted to the Field Experience Office.
Go to Field Experience / Current Dates to view due dates for each semester. Students that fail to submit the application by the due date must be cleared by the Dean to receive a late placement.
(SECONDARY MAJORS: Secondary majors earning a degree that includes a teaching certificate, must declare a major that includes your subject area and LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION. Students adding an ABC Certificate must declare EDU/CERT as their major. Contact Admissions for help in changing your major. Contact the Clinical Field Experience Office with additional questions or concerns.)
I. Directions to submit an online Request for Field Experience Application:
1. Go to ASU Online on College of Education home page.
2. Enter your user
name and password.
3. Go to Student Tab.
4. Go to Request for Field Experience Placement (ED Students).
5.
6. Complete form and
submit. (A confirmation statement will appear indicating that the application was successfully submitted.)
II.To view your assigned school / placement information:
Placements will appear as quickly as the Field Experience Office is able to process the application request. Continue to check back at the same online location where the original online Request for Field Experience Application was submitted to view placement information.
Field Experience placements are made based on the following information:
Changing Placements - Changes in assigned placements will only be made under extreme circumstances. The Field Experience Office goes to great lengths to make assigned placements based on the student’s address, student’s requests of systems, previous assigned locations and diversities of each placement. Students are required to go to a different location and a different diversity setting each semester.
III. Fingerprinting
All Athens State University education majors must be fingerprinted and cleared by ABI/FBI for the Department of Education during their firstsemester.
It is a requirement for completion of ED 301 courses.
Alabama applicants MUST be registered online prior to arriving at a fingerprint location.
Currently only Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) applicants may use AAPS.
Option 1 Online
Registration – www.cogentid.com/AL or www.cogentid.com/alabama
· DO NOT use www.cogentid.com/al
· Applicants are responsible for their own registration. Information incorrectly entered during registration and submitted during fingerprinting CANNOT be corrected and is the responsibility of the applicants. Changes to incorrect registration data MAY be corrected online or by telephone prior to fingerprint submission.
Option 2 Telephone
Registration – 1-866-989-9316
· Cogent encourages ALL applicants to register online.
· Applicants are responsible for their own registration. Information incorrectly entered during registration and submitted during fingerprinting CANNOT be corrected and is the responsibility of the applicants. Changes to incorrect registration data MAY becorrected online or by telephone prior to fingerprint submission.
Option 3 Out of State
Applicants/Paper Fingerprint Cards
Out of State applicants may submit a completed fingerprint card AND a money order or cashiers check in the amount of $62.15 made out to Cogent Systems. Applicants MUST register ONLINE prior to mailing in fingerprint cards AND must include their REGISTRATION ID.
Submit fingerprint cards to:
Cogent Systems
ALSDE Cards Scan
5450 Frantz Rd, Suite 250
Dublin, OH 43016
STEP 2 PAYMENT
Fingerprint Fee is $54.15
STEP 3 FINGERPRINTING
If candidates have already been fingerprinted and cleared through a school system for substituting, aide positions, etc., they do not have to resubmit fingerprints for certification. The letter of suitability from the Alabama State Department is required. We do not accept DHR letters of suitability, however. Email a copy of the letter of suitability to Sharron Woods - sharron.woods@athens.edu or fax it to 216-6646. (Make sure your student number is written clearly on all faxed copies.)
For more information:
Sharron Woods
sharron.woods@athens.edu
IV. Verification Form
Students are required to take a Field Experience Verification Form into their field experience placement and get the signature of their assigned classroom teacher at the end of each completed day. Verification Form
One day of field experience equals 7 hours of classroom observation.
Students are required to return the completed Verification Form after completing their field experience to their professors via LiveText. Students are required to scan a copy of the Verification Form at the end of each semester into their LiveText Portfolio.
The Field Experience Office will track all placements on-line. Please do NOT send a copy of the Verification Form to the Certification Office or the Field Experience Office. Students are encouraged to keep the original for their own records.
V. On-line Evaluations Requirements
Online evaluations are required to be put into LiveText by the classroom teacher. Directions for the classroom teachers will be sent to the principals at each school. Professors will explain to students which evaluations are required for that particular course in the course syllabus. It is each student’s responsibility to follow the instructions given by each Professor.
The following courses require two online LiveText assessments: 1) Professional Dispositions Assessment and 2) Clinical Field Experience Assessment. These assessments are to be completed at the end of the field experience placement by the clinical faculty (classroom teacher).
EL 321 ER 323 EL 413
SE 355 SE 435
ER 330 ER 430
HPE 324 HPE 430
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All other courses require one online Professional Dispositions Assessment in LiveText to be completed at the end of the field experience placement by the clinical faculty (classroom teacher).
VI. Calculating Number of Assigned Days
Students are required to enter on the online application the number of days required for each course.
If the number of days exceeds 10, then the Field Experience Office will cap the days at 10 when the placement information is released.
MAXIMUM NUMBER of required days for field experience per semester – 10
EXCEPTION
Early Childhood majors will be capped at 8 days. Many early childhood courses require addition preschool observations. Those preschool observation will be assigned by the individual professors.
Secondary majors will complete all assigned field experience days. There will NOT be a cap on the total number of days.
Fall and Spring Semester: each day assigned equals 7 hours, ex. 8:00AM – 3:00PM
To view a list of COE courses and the number of required days of field experience, go to COE Courses and Field Requirements .
VII. Dress Code / Professionalism
Dress professionally. Be on time or early.
Students are required to wear their ASU ID badge and sign in at the front office when entering the school. Contact the Athens State University Security Office, 256-233-8222, between 8:00-4:00PM to receive and ASU ID badge.
This is an opportunity to positively impact a student's learning experience. Represent Athens State University and yourself well!!
VIII. ASU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF ETHICS
All acts of dishonesty in any work constitute academic misconduct. This includes, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, fabrication of information, misrepresentation, and abetting any of the above. Academic misconduct represents unethical behavior unbecoming to the teaching profession. Therefore, there is no tolerance for such behavior. Academic misconduct may result in a failing grade for this course.
COMPLETING FIELD EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS IS NOT AN OPTION. FAILURE TO COMPLETE FIELD EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS WILL RESULT IN RECEIVING A FAILING GRADE.
For questions or clarification regarding field experience contact the Field Experience Office or visit
College of Education / Field Experience Link @ http://www.athens.edu/college_edu/
Mike Heatherly
Field Experience Office
Email: michael.heatherly@athens.edu
256-233-8248