1) You must produce a FORMAL LESSON PLAN Download Lesson PLan Template complete with handouts, copies of the text, board work and copies of ALL worksheets used in class.

    * A copy of this Lesson Plan, handouts, etc., should be given to the trainer  

      observing you immediately before your class begins.

    * Lesson plans may be typed or hand-written (legibly). You must complete one

      Formal Lesson Plan for each class you teach, even if no one observes you on

      that particular day.

     * If you are not observed, give the lesson plan packet to the trainer who

       observes your next class. Please do not mail or fax your lesson plans to TFLI

       unless no one observes you on the last day.

2) The student-teacher must complete and submit a Self-Evaluation form Download Self-Evaluation form to the person observing after each class taught. If you are not observed, submit to the trainer who observes your next class.

3) Each lesson plan receives a grade regardless of whether or not your class is observed. Your grade will be based on your lesson plan.

4) If you are teaching 5 classes, you will be observed 3 times by one trainer (unannounced).

5) If you are teaching 3 classes, you will be observed 2 times by one trainer (unannounced).

6) You may have different trainers observing your class.

7) Please do not try to guess when the trainers are coming, these are assigned in a random order.

8) Do not reschedule any of teaching assignments.

9) Please see the grading sheet to understand how you will be graded on each observed class.

10) After everyone has received their practice teaching site, please coordinate with one of your colleagues to observe him/her. Use the Observation formgrading sheet in your Pre-Class Assignment.

E-mail (esl@foreignlanguages.org), fax (615-741-7331) or mail (address below) these to the ESL Department. You will not receive these forms back, so if you want to keep a copy for yourself, please make a copy in advance.

11) If your students do not show up for a class on a day you are scheduled, you will have to reschedule that class with Angie or Jane and make it up.

12) TESL students who would like to arrange their own teaching must submit a proposal (to Angie or Jane) which outlines the details of the arrangement.  Download the Field Teaching Experience Proposal here.


REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

1. Download Field Experience Quickguide

2. Download Teaching Preparation 

3. Download Teaching Proposal 

4. Download Teaching Checklist

5. Download Lesson Plan Template

6. Download Teaching Self-Evaluation Form

7. Download Observation Grading Form