Note: Prior to admission to student teaching
candidates will be interviewed by a committee to assess the ability to
speak extemporaneously about both earth science concepts and pedagogical
issues. Students who are not successful in this interview will be
counseled in order to remedy deficiencies. Upon completion of the
remediation another interview will be held. In the event that a student is
unable to satisfy the interview component, the student will not advance to
student teaching until this requirement is satisfied.
Note: 75 days of student teaching are required. Dependent on the
semester and public school vacation schedules, student teaching may
extend beyond the university semester calendar.
Application to Student Teach
Students must apply for Supervised Student Teaching with the
Science Education Program. Deadline for the Spring semester is October 15.
Deadline for the Fall Semester is March 15. For admission to Supervised Student Teaching
it is not sufficient to have earned the 36 science credits with 18 credits in earth
science set by the State Education Department as minimum certification
requirement.
To be approved for student teaching in Earth Sciences you must have the
equivalent of BA in Earth and Space Sciences at Stony Brook.
Link here
for the minimum earth science course requirements
needed before student teaching.
State Tests, Mandated Seminars and Fingerprinting
All students must earn a passing grade on all three sections of
the New York State Teacher Certification Exams (NYSTCE) prior to student
teaching. Students must not only pass the Content Specialty Test (CST)
in earth science, they must score at least 220 on all sections of the
exam. Students with scores lower than 220 on any section of the CST must
pass an alternate exam on the concepts of that section administered by
the content advisor. Copies of NYSTCE applications are located in
Harriman Hall 202 and the Career Development office in the Main Library.
All students must be
fingerprinted and complete three mandated seminars: Training in Child
Abuse Recognition, Substance Abuse Education, and School Violence and
Intervention, prior to student teaching. For further information,
contact the
School
of
Professional Development at 631-632-7550 or visit their website at
www.sunysb.edu/spd.
H. Language Requirement:
New York
State certification requires at least one year of college level study of a
foreign language.
I. Professional Portfolio
The Professional Portfolio is presented and defended at the
conclusion of student teaching. It includes many performance indicators
of standards-based teaching competencies and a Master’s essay.
