Information for Supervising Teachers
On-Site Classroom Teacher Eligibility Requirements
Indiana University-Bloomington (IUB) arranges placement for students throughout the state of Indiana. If teachers would like to read more about the placement process, please refer to the Application Handbook. This is an online booklet of directions and procedures for IUB prospective student teachers.
Requirements for supervising teachers to accept a student teacher have changed over the years. In the past, most supervising teachers had to have a Masters degree and at least 3-5 years of experience. Presently, however, the State of Indiana no longer requires teachers to obtain the Masters degree. Since this is the case, IUB likewise does NOT require the Masters degree for supervising teachers. At least three years of experience is still preferred by most administrators and IUB, but in some rare cases, supervising teachers with fewer than three years experience have been able to accept a student teacher, under the recommendation of the school’s administration and most specifically, the building principal.
In the future, some of these requirements may possibly change. By the year 2002, the state of Indiana expects to change the structure of teaching licenses. We do know that licenses will be based on newly designed developmental levels-- not grade levels. In January of 1998, the Indiana Professional Standards Board approved and adopted the new "Developmental Levels–Standards for Teachers". The age levels approved were: Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Early Adolescence, and Adolescence and Young Adulthood. How these changes will impact the placement of student teachers is not yet known.
If you are interested in supervising a student teacher, please contact the Student Teaching Office. Please provide the following information:
- your name
- the name of your school and school system
- your subject area and grade level
- the name(s) of your department chair and/or your principal
- which school year and semester you would like to work with a student teacher
- your email address and/or phone number so we can contact you
Thank you very much for your interest in Indiana University Student Teaching