Fall Semester 2009 STEPS Interns Jonathan Guse   Lindsay Nantroup   TEP Induction/Orientation August 28, 2009 CuLab 9:00 a.m. to Noon

STEPS: Success in the Teacher Education Program Service

 

Beginning Fall Semester 2007, the Division of Education initiated a new student service: Success in the Teacher Education Program Service (STEPS).  Under the direction of Dr. Julie Saam, STEPS will provide information and mentoring to students within the Teacher Education Program.

STEPS is a student-implemented service that is made available to TEP candidates in the first two semesters of their TEP program.  Student interns, third semester students from our programs (ECH, ELEM, SEC), are employed by the Division of Education to work in STEPS.  Interns have exhibited success in the first two semesters of TEP and are able to offer guidance that will lead to other's success.

STEPS is located in the CuLab and schedules for interns are posted.  Students can be referred to STEPS by course instructors, benchmark decisions, advisors, or choose to visit STEPS voluntarily. Two to three interns are employed each semester.

STEPS: Graphic Model >>> View

General Guidelines for STEPS:

1	Interns will be available when STEPS is open, a sign will be posted.  Please refrain from using STEPS interns when STEPS is closed, even if interns are working in the CuLab.
2	Interns may review course and program products (including e-Portfolio) and answer course and program questions.
3	Interns will not grade, create, or edit course products, but will point out issues which need modification or further attention.
4	Students are ultimately responsible for the course/program products created.
5	Instructors ultimately hold the authority to officially evaluate course assignments.
6	Interns will record names of students and frequency of visits for data required of the Division of Education.  Names and frequencies may also by distributed per faculty requests.
7	Interns do not have a bearing on the course grades.
8	Students should not meet with interns any longer than 10-15 minutes.
9	Students should prepare for meetings with interns with work samples and lists of questions in hand.

Each Fall and Spring Semester, the Division of Education schedules a Teacher Education Program (TEP) Orientation.  Specific STEP Interns and details of the event may be accessed by the semester link.

Spring Semester 2009

Fall Semester 2008

Spring Semester 2008

Fall Semester 2007

For additional information, contact:

Dr. Julie Saam

Interim Dean

Main Building, Room 172

(765) 455-9441

jsaam@iuk.edu