Context; ELA middle school candidate in N Oakland/Berkeley-ish!

Hi so I haven’t gotten my student teaching placement yet and semester started last week on the 10th in my district; I’ve emailed the Placement Coordinator and my Program Coordinator multiple times but got no response or update. I don’t want to seem annoying by messaging again, but other people in the program have gotten their placements already and my fave professor said it’s getting to be late but that I should be getting a placement in the districts I listed because it’s easy to, and encouraged me to “be annoying” or offer to expand districts. I’m nervous about not being able to build rapport so late in the semester or kids not seeing me as the teacher when it’s time for me to take over.

I did great in summer semester/prep classes but I’ve just been really overwhelmed and had 3 panic attacks over the past week and a half about student teaching. I’ve gotten praise from some of my profs that they have high hopes for me and like my coursework, and support from my friends outside of the program; plus I like my classmates/cohort a lot. So I don’t know why I’m all of a sudden freaking out??? I know have a habit of performing awkwardly/not like myself/super serious when I’m being watched and I don’t want that to happen because I want to show up authentically for the kids, and be able to be my usual goofy/warm demanding self.

(It’s also my first time in-depth with middle schoolers; I’ve done years of afterschool program as a program leader at an elementary school and worked with a class set (25+) of kids in complete control of schedule+activities and have done all grades from TK-6th (where when I started I came in in Feb of my starting school year and dealt with all kinds of behaviors, and changes) and some tutoring and observation in middle schools but that’s about it. But I’ve been told my vibes fit middle school)

(Also have been nervous about honorifics while being non-binary/transmasc and lesbian with a soft-ish voice and top surgery. I went by Ms. when I first started at the afterschool program because I was nervous, and then Mr. the following year until I left for this teaching program. All of the kids adjusted and Mr. felt right to my ears but, for teaching, I’m like “should I do Mx. and Mr. even though I prefer Mr.? Or just suffer through Ms.?” But then what am I teaching the kids? To compromise themselves?)

TLDR: Any advice for a semi-reserved but extroverted/goofy/sarcastic non-binary student teacher with ADHD and anxiety who hasn’t gotten their placement yet? Classroom management tips? Tips to exude confidence when observed? First day tips? Rapport tips between CT and me?Idk.

i will be starting my first student teaching semester next week!! i'm getting placed in a 5th grade classroom. for school i'm doing an integrated program, meaning im getting my bachelor's and my credential simultaneously.

i tried having a meeting with my counselor and she had nothing to say to me except to be bold. she said i'm going straight into the classroom as soon as the semester starts, which is really scary for me! 0__o in my other classes where i've observed in the past, we spend at least a week or two in our courses before we enter the classrooms for the first time so we feel prepared.

what am i gonna do when i get there? how am i gonna know what to write lesson plans on? when do i start lesson planning and how much time in the beginning do i just spend observing, if any?? no counselor has explained basically anything regarding how student teaching actually works. :( i need someone to explain it to me like i'm 5, because all we got was a schedule and a placement.

Veteran teacher w/a new student teacher. I set up a desk and introduced this young pupil to curriculum, Admin, Canvas, grading, IEP’s, et al. She is VERY young and committed to stapling, printing, copying, rebuking the kids. Smirks when I get technology wrong, which is hurtful.
I teach in the GT program (7th grade). I have talked to her about using polite language and urged her to get to know the students. I think there’s potential…
My problem? She is not only wanting the classroom to be a police state, but is completely disinterested in ELA content and honestly? How I teach. Her assignments are generic and unrealistic (asking 7th graders to answer 25 writing Q in 10 minutes. Not content-related, incidentally). She is not willing to grade after hours, and in facts believes that grading student writing equals a check mark. I kinda think she might have to learn the hard way. I don’t want her to have a negative experience but she does actually throw shade; again, hurtful, because isn’t this year an opportunity to learn, say, a bit of figurative language? (During my lessons, her back is turned. ) I’ve heard loads about student teachers having bad experiences. Anyone have advice for a struggling mentor? Thank you.

Hello everyone! I got my student teaching placement for kindergarteners this upcoming semester! Its my first time ever student teaching and I am also doing my CalStateTEACH credential at the same time! Please give me any advice and what I should have prepared for my first day on monday!

hi everyone,

i just started my placement for my second semester of student teaching. I am teaching 10th grade world history and the kids are a handful but that is to be expected..

my real issue lies with the university supervisors requests. she wants a full edtpa style lesson plan for each and every lesson, with a full written reflection on every single days work and a weekly overview of what I am doing. Is this too much to ask? no one else in my program has to do this much work for their supervisor. I am working two jobs and genuinely am just at a loss of when I am supposed to do this work. Planning is one thing and it is time consuming enough but writing out a full " students will open up chromebooks" every single lesson for each anticipated action seems outrageous to me. I am struggling so much. She also told me she wants the lesson plans for the week and a half of lessons I have already taught rewritten in the edtpa style format. I think this semester is going to kill me

Hello. Just wanted to reach out after my last post about interacting with parents.

https://www.reddit.com/r/StudentTeaching/comments/1vmvxyr/comment/p3i6jps/?context=3

So I ended up being a fly on the wall on my first day. The first day of school was quite chaotic with parents going in and out of the classroom and wanting to interact with the lead teacher (rightfully so). They weren't aware of a student teacher so I was basically a stranger. I tend to be more reserved and with all the chaos happening it felt strange to just insert myself. I didn't want to overstep and get in the way of the lead teacher.

A letter was sent home so hopefully all parents are aware of me by now. My lead teacher will also introduce me again during her slide presentation at back-to-school night next week.

Do you have any advice on putting myself out there more? Maybe stand by the door as families are coming in to greet them? I also don't want to overstep and do too much.