Student teaching
A supervised classroom placement, usually a semester, at the end of a teacher preparation programme. UK: school placement.
- Used in
- United States
- Topic
- Teacher training
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Related terms
- School placement All four UK nations (details may differ)
- The time a trainee teacher spends teaching in a school as part of their training. US: student teaching.
- Cooperating teacher United States
- The experienced classroom teacher who hosts and mentors a student teacher.
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