DSU makes student teaching assignments

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MADISON – Dakota State University student Carter Holm is student teaching second grade for the Spring 2022 semester in the Brookings School District. Holm is an elementary education major from Brookings.

To be accepted into the teacher education program, students must maintain a 2.6 cumulative grade point average and a 2.7 in their major. They must successfully pass the Praxis Pre-Professional Skills Test and the Praxis content exam in their area of preparation, and successfully complete all coursework and field experiences. Candidates work in multi-cultural settings, special education classrooms, regular education classrooms, and volunteer settings with K-12 children prior to acceptance into student teaching.

Most student teachers are placed in districts within a 60-mile radius of Madison.