Field Experience Ladder

    This Field Experience Ladder outlines the activities appropriate for students enrolled in the courses listed below.

    St. Olaf Course and Hours Required

    Types of Activities Appropriate for Student Enrolled in This Course

    ED 389: Student Teaching
    14 weeks

    Teach, Co-Teach

    ED 3xx: Teaching of Content Area
    Approximately 10-20 hours

    Assist, Tutor, Micro-teach a Lesson

    Level 3 Interims

    • ED 378 (Hawaii)
    • ED 379 (Twin Cities)

    3-4 weeks

    Assist, Tutor, Co-teach a Lesson
    (If placement is in student’s content area)

    Reading

    • ED 374: Reading in the Content Area
    • ED 321: Teaching of Reading 5-12 (for CAL, ESL, and World Language licenses) 

    10 hours

    Observe, Assist, Tutor

    ED 330: Principles of Education
    20 hours

    Assist, Tutor, Co-teach a Lesson
    (If placement is in student’s content area)

    ED 295: Foundations of Education
    20 hours

    Observe, Assist, Tutor

    Level 1/2 Interims:
    ED 170 (Minneapolis) 
    2 weeks

    ED 270 (Faribault) 
    4 weeks

    Observe, Assist, Tutor

    Observe: The student should observe the teacher’s methods and techniques, student behavior and interactions, and the learning environment in the classroom and school.

    Assist: The student should assist the teacher with instructional (e.g. distributing materials, grading papers) and non-instructional activities (e.g. taking attendance, making progress charts.)

    Tutor: The student should work with individuals and/or small groups.

    Co-teach: Under supervision, the student should teach a teacher-planned lesson to the entire class.

    Micro-teach: Under supervision, the student should teach a student-planned lesson to the entire class.