Student Teaching
Student teaching is the last step before graduation to prepare you for a teaching career.
View the Professional Education Unit Handbook (PDF) for details the expectations, policies and procedures students should understand and follow during their student teaching experiences.
Prior work experience cannot be substituted for Student Teaching requirements.
Eligibility Requirements
You must meet the following criteria to be eligible for student teaching:
- Admittance to teacher education unit
- Completion of all coursework required for the teaching degree prior to student teaching
- WSU GPA of 2.75 or higher
- Minimum grade requirements for all Professional Education Sequence courses
- Minimum grade requirements for courses as required by each Teacher Education program
- Completion of formal application materials one year in advance of the student teaching semester
- Documentation of professional liability insurance
- Student teaching background check through Castle Branch
Meet with your Academic Advisor for a personalized list of program requirements for your situation. If your eligibility changes, notify the Center for Student Success
Student teaching applications are due 2 semesters prior to student teaching.
Log into Tevera to complete your application to student teach:
- Fall teacher candidates deadline: Oct. 1
- Spring teacher candidates deadline: March 1
Student teaching placements are designed to give you the classroom experiences you need to complement your degree program and be successful as a licensed teacher.
Degree Program | Standard Placement | Additional Placements |
---|---|---|
Elementary Major (Winona) | one 16-week placement | |
Elementary/Early Childhood | one 16 week placement in a K-3 classroom | You may do 12 weeks in elementary and 4 weeks in preschool. |
Elementary Major with Middle-Level Minor | 2 total placements:
| |
K-12 Majors | Depending on program requirements and field experiences completed, you may do two 8-week placements (elementary and secondary). | You may do one 16-week placement. |
5-12 Majors / 9-12 Majors | one 16-week placement | |
5-12 Majors / 9-12 Majors with Middle-Level Minor | 2 total placements:
| |
Special Education Major | one 16-week placement | |
Double Majors | 2 total placements:
| Total placement may vary depending on department requirements. |
Partner Schools
We’re open to working with any district you’re interested in for student teaching, so let us know the city or area where you’d like to be placed.
- Albert Lea Area Schools
- Alden-Conger Public School District
- All Saints Catholic Church
- Anoka-Hennepin Schools
- Austin Public Schools
- BHM Schools
- Big Lake Schools
- Blooming Prairie Public Schools
- Bloomington Public Schools
- Bluffview Montessori
- Byron Public Schools
- Caledonia Area Public Schools
- Cambridge-Isanti Schools
- Cannon Falls Area Schools
- Centennial School District 12
- Chatfield Schools
- Cotter Schools
- Cromwell-Wright Public School
- Crucifixion Catholic School
- District 196 RAVE (Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan)
- Divine Mercy Catholic School
- Dover-Eyota Public Schools
- Eastern Carver County Schools
- Faithful Shepherd Catholic School
- Faribault Public Schools
- Farmington Area Public Schools
- Forest Lake Area Schools
- Glenville-Emmons Schools
- Goodhue Public Schools
- Grand Meadow ISD 495
- Hiawatha Valley Education District
- Hopkins Public Schools
- Houston Public Schools
- Independent School District 728: Elk River, Otsego, Rogers, Zimmerman
- ISD 255: Pine Island
- Jordan Public Schools
- Kasson-Mantorville Schools
- Kingsland Public Schools
- La Crescent-Hokah Public Schools
- Lake City Public Schools
- LeRoy-Ostrander
- Lewiston-Altura Public Schools
- Lighthouse Christian Academy
- Lyle Public Schools
- Mankato Area Public Schools
- Martin County West School District 2448
- Minneapolis Public Schools
- Minnetonka Public Schools
- Monticello Public School District
- Moorhead Area Public Schools
- New Prague Area Schools
- New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (NRHEG) Public Schools #2168
- North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale: ISD 622
- Northfield Public Schools
- One91: Burnsville-Eagan-Savage
- Osseo Area Public Schools ISD 279
- Owatonna Public Schools
- Plainview-Elgin-Millville Community Schools
- Primrose School of Rochester
- Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
- Red Wing Public Schools ISD 256
- Ridgeway Community School
- Riverway Learning Community
- Rochester Montessori Schools
- Rochester Public Schools
- Rollingstone Community School
- Rushford-Peterson School District 239
- SMEC: Southern Minnesota Education Consortium
- South Washington County
- Southland
- Spring Grove Schools
- Spring Lake Park Schools
- St. Charles Public Schools
- St. Louis Park Public Schools
- St. Michael-Albertville
- Stewartville Public Schools
- Stillwater Area Public Schools
- Triton Public Schools
- Wabasha-Kellogg School District 811
- Waconia Public Schools ISD 110
- Westonka Public Schools
- White Bear Lake Area Schools ISD 624
- Winona Area Public Schools District 861
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Schools
- Alma Area Schools
- Bangor School District
- Blair-Taylor School District
- Cochrane-Fountain City School District
- Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau
- School District of Arcadia
- School District of Holmen
- School District of Janesville
- School District of La Crosse
- School District of Lodi
- School District of Mondovi
- School District of Onalaska
- School District of West Salem
- Tomah Area School District
- Whitehall School District
- New Mexico: Albuquerque Public Schools
- Tennessee: Metro Nashville Public Schools
Student Teaching Abroad
Through Educators Abroad, you can complete your student teaching in any of 73 countries across all continents and US school districts that are not contracted with WSU.
However, SPED majors are not eligible for this program.
Placements are 10-18 weeks in a school setting where you’ll learn to:
- Increase your own cultural awareness and expand perspectives
- Adapt to cultural teaching and learning processes
- Work within different educational policies and systems
Student teaching abroad demonstrates your readiness to teach in a global setting and can help you be shortlisted for employment aboard at government and international schools worldwide.
Email the Center for Student Success at css@winona.edu for more information.
edTPA Guides & Consent Forms
These forms will help you prepare the required documentation for edTPA. You’ll likely complete these forms multiple times during your student teaching semester, so save a blank copy to your laptop for easy re-use.
- edTPA Lesson Plan Template (PDF): This form will help you design a lesson using the parts essential for the edTPA
- edTPA Physical Education Lesson Plan Template (PDF): This form will help you design a lesson using the parts essential for the edTPA and meet the requirements specific to physical education
- edTPA Physical Education Lesson Plan Guide (PDF): This guide will help you as you complete your edTPA physical education lesson plans
Use these forms to obtain consent from students and other adults who appear in your edTPA video clips.