Student Teaching Application

Student Teaching Application
Welcome to the College of Education’s student teaching application. You can begin your application any time, and return to finish it when you are ready. Please keep in mind the deadline for your application:
- Fall student teaching: by the previous January 15.
- Winter student teaching: by the previous June 15.
Applications will be accepted after the deadline, however placement priority is given to those students who file in accordance with the deadline dates and it is not always possible to provide placements for those who apply late.

Students applying for student teaching must meet all eligibility requirements, as well as turn in additional materials prior to student teaching. Information is available by clicking here.

If you are a Children and Families major, please use the Children and Families Internship Application, available here: https://tiny.emich.edu/CandFinternship.

As part of the application process, you will be required to submit a single PDF file consisting of both your cover letter and resume. For resume tips and assistance, connect with the Career Development advisors in the UACDC offices: career_services@emich.edu.

The cover letter is an opportunity for you to introduce yourself to your potential cooperating teacher. The cover letter should be in a typical business letter format. You may wish to include information on what has drawn you into teaching, what experiences and education you have had that have formed who you are as a teacher, your philosophy on teaching, and the skills you have that will make you an excellent student teacher. You should address your cover letter generically, rather than to a specific individual, school, or district. An example cover letter is available here: https://tiny.emich.edu/CoverLetterSample.

Your resume is an opportunity for you to provide information on your academic and professional experiences to your prospective cooperating teacher. Your resume should include information on topics such as your academic history, professional work history, and experiences you have had with children and youth. You may wish to include information on recognitions such as scholarships or awards as well as include information on professional, volunteer, or student organizations you may be affiliated with. The resume should be well organized, easy to read, and free from grammatical and spelling errors. An educator job search guide, with resume writing tips, is available here: https://tiny.emich.edu/JobSearchHandbook.

On this resume and cover letter, please use your EMU email address for your contact email.
Your first name*
Your last name*
Your EMU email address*

Confirmation EmailNetID@emich.edu
Your phone number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Your EID, beginning with E*
Which of the following applies to you?*

Undergraduate (Earning first bachelor degree)Post-Baccalaureate Student (Earning first teaching certificate)MAT Special Education (Earning first teaching certificate)MAT Special Education (Adding an endorsement to your teaching certificate)MAT (Not Special Education)NEXT ScholarUndergraduate PtSE studentPost-Baccalaureate PtSE student
Click the Save button, below, to save your form and come back later. You may, but you are not required to do so, set up an account on this system. If you do not, you will still be emailed a link enabling you to return to your partially-completed application.

Where would you like to Student Teach?

Select three school districts from the lists below. Note that you are not ranking your preferred districts, you are simply indicating your preference among the options. One of your three selections will be honored if at all possible.

The available districts are based on a number of factors, including, in part: proximity to EMU, a district's willingness to partner with EMU, whether we have student teacher supervisors within a particular geography, etc.

EMU is committed to providing you with opportunities to student teach in culturally, ethnically, economically or geographically diverse settings. Acceptable choices must be within 40 miles of Ypsilanti.
District preference A*
District preference B*
District preference C*
You selected "Other" above. Please explain, below. Other district or school settings are allowed in very limited circumstances.*

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In what city or town will you be living during your student teaching placement?*
How many additional credit hours will you take while you are student teaching? You are limited to taking a total of 12 credit hours in your student teaching semester.*
You may not Student Teach in locations where you have close friends or family ties. In which schools do you have such relationships, and what is that relationship?
From which High School did you graduate?*
From which school district did you graduate?*
District, City, State or Province
Are there any special circumstances we need to know about?

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Certification Information
Do you already hold a standard or professional teaching certificate?*

NoYes
What is your current certification level?*

ElementarySecondary
What certification/endorsements do you hold?*
Current Teaching Assignment?*
Have you taken the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) test?*

Yes, with a passing scoreYes, but I did not passNo, I have not taken the MTTC test yet
You indicated you didn't pass the MTTC test. What was your score?*

Professional Resume

Please attach a single PDF file consisting of both your cover letter and resume. For resume tips and assistance, connect with the Career Development advisors in the UACDC offices: career_services@emich.edu. The file size may not exceed 25M.

The cover letter is an opportunity for you to introduce yourself to your potential cooperating teacher. The cover letter should be in a typical business letter format. You may wish to include information on what has drawn you into teaching, what experiences and education you have had that have formed who you are as a teacher, your philosophy on teaching, and the skills you have that will make you an excellent student teacher. An example cover letter is available here: https://tiny.emich.edu/CoverLetterSample.

Your resume is an opportunity for you to provide information on your academic and professional experiences to your prospective cooperating teacher. Your resume should include information on topics such as your academic history, professional work history, and experiences you have had with children and youth. You may wish to include information on recognitions such as scholarships or awards as well as include information on professional, volunteer, or student organizations you may be affiliated with. The resume should be well organized, easy to read, and free from grammatical and spelling errors. An educator job search guide, with resume writing tips, is available here: https://tiny.emich.edu/JobSearchHandbook.

On this resume and cover letter, please use your EMU email address for your contact email.
Resume & Cover Letter Upload*

.pdf only, please.
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Post-Certification Contact

As part of our continuous-improvement efforts, we would like to contact you in the future. The contact would be very limited in nature, typically to get your professional feedback about your program, about your teaching experience and employment, and to learn how we might be able to improve what we do: Preparing Caring Professional Educators for a Diverse and Democratic Society.

Providing us permission to contact you in the future is optional, but we would be most appreciative if you would consider helping in this way.

We will not share this information with any other entity, nor will it be used for fundraising purposes.

Our thanks in advance,

The College of Education at Eastern Michigan University
I am granting no additional permissions beyond the limited scope outlined by this section*

Yes - The College of Education may contact me in the future, as described above.No - The College of Education may not contact me in the future, as described above.
Long-term (personal) email address. (Not your EMU email address.)*
example@example.com
Please don't use your EMU email address.

Final Review, Feedback, and Submission

In accordance with the State Board of Education Administrative Rules, a certificate may be denied or revoked for fraud, material misrepresentation, counterfeiting a certificate, or concealment in the application for a certificate (see Section R390.1201).

In order for your application to be processed, you must certify the following statements.
The Office of Academic Services staff and faculty have my permission to release information in my application file for the purpose of placement in student teaching.*

Yes
I understand that the Michigan Department of Education may not grant a teaching certificate to a candidate with civil/criminal conviction issues, even when the candidate has successfully completed an accredited teacher preparation program. I also understand that a licensed teacher with moral turpitude issues can have her or his certificate revoked.*

Yes
I understand I need to have, and maintain, health insurance coverage for the duration of my student teaching placement.*

Yes
I hereby certify that the information on this form is accurate and complete, and I hereby grant permission for school officials to release information concerning my degree and certificate to potential employers and certification agencies.*

Yes
Do you have any feedback or suggestions on how to improve this application process? Your comments will help us improve.*

YesNo
Please explain:
Please verify that you are human*
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