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Getting Ready for My Student Teacher’s First Day

Stacey Shubitz

My student teacher starts with my class tomorrow. Therefore, in order to facilitate a smooth transition (and the earliest possible start-date for her to begin teaching lots of lessons) with a gradual release, I prepared an observation form for her to use during the first 1-2 weeks that she’s with me. (The form follows below. It’s only for one day’s worth of time and therefore needs to be duplicated if you wish to use this form for more than one day, at a time, with your student teachers.)

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Published by Stacey Shubitz

Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.

2 thoughts on “Getting Ready for My Student Teacher’s First Day”

  1. I’m working with my first student teacher in my fourth grade classroom this semester. I don’t have anything prepared for her that’s nearly as thorough as this. Very impressive.

    I’m hoping you’ll be able to blog about the experience. I’m a dedicated reader/subscriber, so I’ll be following closely.

    Thanks for all that the both of you do. You’ve helped my teaching of writing immensely.

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