The student teacher/intern, entering a professional situation, is expected to display a professional manner and is responsible for developing a positive working relationship within the assigned school setting.

Confidentiality is an important component of being in the classroom and of maintaining positive relationships with administrators, faculty, staff, students, and parents. This includes maintaining privacy regarding children’s personally-identifiable information, academic records, and class lists (including names, addresses, phone numbers, birthdates, and any other information pertaining to students).

Each student teacher is assigned to work with a cooperating teacher, an experienced teacher in his or her assigned grade/subject area. During the student teaching experience, the pre-service teacher will be both teacher and learner.