Teacher Candidate -- A Teacher Candidate is a student who has:
1) declared an undergraduate major and has been admitted into the undergraduate teacher education program;
2) admitted into a graduate teacher education program with initial licensure; or
3) admitted into a post-baccalaureate endorsement program.
Teacher Candidate Internship Application NEW DEADLINES, effective Spring 2013:
Internship Application Deadlines
2012-2013 Teacher Candidate Internship Handbook
Teacher Candidate Internship Applications
2011 Fall Teacher Candidate Internship Placements
2011-2012 Teacher Education Handbook
Acknowledgement Letter for Student Teaching Orientation - On Campus
Acknowledgement Letter for Student Teaching Orientation - Distance Learning
Professional Portfolio
This document explains in detail the content of the Professional Portfolio which is required to be submitted during the semester of your Teacher Candidate Internship.
Create the ODU Professional Portfolio
This document will assist you with directions for reating the student teaching portfolio on LiveText
Teacher Candidate Internship Mentor Option Policy and Request Form
School divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia requiring a Backgroung Check
Teacher candidates are asked to review the list and determine if the school where they are being placed for the teacher candidate internship requires a background check. The school division human resources office will provide intructions for the candidate as to which forms to complete and where to mail the forms.
Old Dominion University Policy on Background Checks
Commonwealth of Virginia School Divisions
Virginia Teacher Salary Survey
Teacher Direct - SOL News, SOL Events, SOL Library
Commonwealth of Virginia Critical Shortage Teaching Endorsement Areas 2010-2011
Graduate School Admission Tests Information:
Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
MAT Test Preparation, available online
The MAT is available on-campus:
Experiential Learning and Testing Center
Student Success Center, Room 1000
Old Dominion University
757-683-3697
http://uc.odu.edu/elt/testing/admissions/
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test
GRE Test Preparation, available online