Welcome to the new school year!

Announcements:

  • CPR Sign-up

    • Teacher Candidates!

      The first MSU sponsored CPR class is approaching and participation is capped at 10 students.

      Sign-up will close on August 31st for the September 3rd class. You are not officially enrolled until you have paid for the class. Please follow the procedure below to pay for and sign up for the class. 

      Please note that this class is about half-price compared to other classes offered in the valley so plan ahead and sign up soon!

  • Fall 25 Student Teachers:

    • Good luck out there!

  • Spring 26 Student Teachers: 

    • If you are in the 23-24 catalogue or later, you must take the Praxis Exam. Check out the links to the right for more information.
    • Your GPA Calculators, Letter of Introduction, and Resume are due AUGUST 31st
    • Schedule your CPR class now! The process and links are on your Canvas Announcements. Sign up for a CPR Class!
    • If you have completed the first three items on Canvas, you can schedule your Field Placement Interview.
  • Future Teachers: Is your student teaching semester approaching? Click on the Student Teaching link to the right for a timeline and checklist. 
  • Fingerprinting Services are now available at the FPLO Office! Click here for the fingerprinting schedule.
  • Did you graduate and now need a teaching license or endorsement? Follow this link for Frequently Asked Questions!

About Us

We are proud of our field-based teacher preparation program and believe that through these experiences our graduates make a more successful transition from student to teacher.  The field experiences are integrated throughout the teacher preparation program so there are ample opportunities to use theories and methods taught on campus  in a K-12 classroom setting.

The Co-Teaching model for field experiences is a model that has been embraced by our teacher education program because of the benefits it gives to the teacher candidate, the cooperating teacher, and ultimately the children in the K-12 classrooms.  The field experiences for practicum students are based locally.  For student teaching, teacher candidates may stay within Montana, go out-of-state, or take advantage of our International Placement program (Fall Semester only!).  We encourage a 14 week placement for student teaching, which provides the most benefits for our students.

Whether you are a practicum student in your methods courses or a teacher candidate ready to student teach, you will be given a cooperating teacher with a minimum of three years of teaching experience, as well as a field supervisor to assist you. 

We wish you success as you enter a more challenging phase of your teacher education program and look forward to working with you until you become a licensed teacher.

 

All the best,

Rhonda Coombs

Director of Field Placement and Licensure