Standard 6: Secondary Mathematics Field Experiences and Clinical Practice: Candidate demonstrates engagement in field experience in both middle in high school settings and candidate development of broad base of knowledge, skills, effective approaches to mathematics teaching and learning, and meeting the needs of a diverse range and varied groupings of students. 

Artifact 1: Student Teaching Placement

As part of the Adolescence Education degree for St. Bonaventure students are required to complete a student teaching placement in both a middle school and a high school classroom.  As a student teacher you must work with your cooperating teacher to help with lessons and activities throughout the classroom. Eventually, student teachers will become the primary teachers and teach all lessons and activities in the classroom. For my First Student Teaching Placement I was in Bradford High School teaching Algebra 2, Calculus, and Financial Mathematics. For my second Student Teaching Placement I was in Springville Middle School teaching Math 7 and Math 8. 

Artifact 2: Field Block Placement

As part of the Adolescence Education degree for St. Bonaventure students are required to complete a number of hours in a field block experiences. As a teaching in field block you are required to assist the cooperating teacher with lessons and activities and teach some lessons and activities by yourself in order to get prepared for student teaching. My field block placement was in Jamestown High School teaching Algebra 1, and Calculus. Jamestown High School was a diverse learning environment and exposed me to various groups of students that will be in my future classroom.