The student teaching experience lasts about the length of a school term, semester or quarter; long enough to fulfill the college’s assigned tasks.
The supervisor acts as a liaison between the cooperating teacher and the head of the college’s student teaching department.
[3] Student teaching philosophy has proven to be a decisive between the newer cohort of teachers, and older educators.
In traditional teaching methods, there is a high emphasis on attending lectures, reading texts, and solving problems.
[citation needed] Another hallmark of the modern teaching approach is the incorporation of technology, a highly useful skill that is required of most who intend on entering the job market in future years.
Most schools are equipped with smart boards and include roaming laptop carts that allow all students, regardless of financial ability, gain experience with the technology that will make them successful in the next steps of their lives.