Prospective Student Teachers
Applications for Fall 2025 / Spring 2026 student teaching were due by February 9, 2025.
If you have a compelling reason for why you must apply late, please contact Dr. Erica Spence-Umstead, Assistant Dean, at [email protected].
Applications for Fall 2026 / Spring 2027 student teaching will be available on this website in January 2026.
Please contact the Field Placement Office with any questions at [email protected] or 609-896-5175.
- Student Teacher PowerPoint Presentation (PPTX) (outlines the student teaching application process)
- Criminal Background Check (CBC) / Substitute Certificate
- CBC Applicant Instructions (PDF)
- You must use "Substitute Teacher" as your position when applying for your criminal background check. Do not use "Volunteer" as your position.
- Please note that the NJ DOE no longer mails printed clearance letters for the CBC. You must download and print a PDF file from this website.
- How to apply for a substitute credential in NJ provides steps for the substitute credential process. Additionally, we have directions and important links on the substitute credentials webpage.
Student Teachers
Student teachers should download the items listed below within the first week of student teaching. The first is a form for recording the weekly schedule for your teaching assignment. It should be completed and submitted to your supervisor, unless your supervisor requests this information in a different format. The others may be useful when planning lessons during student teaching. All documents can be found in the Student Teacher Handbook as well.
- Elementary Education Student Teaching Schedule Form (PDF)
- Secondary Education Student Teaching Schedule Form (PDF)
- Lesson Planning (DOC)
- Preobservation Form (PDF)
- INTASC Standards for Teaching
- Expectations of Student Teachers Document (2024-25) (PDF)
Cooperating Teachers
Evaluations
Cooperating Teachers are required to complete several evaluations throughout the semester. All evaluations will be sent via email link (not an attachment), and conducted through Qualtrics.
Honorarium/Tuition Remission
Cooperating Teachers are eligible to receive a monetary honorarium or tuition remission towards a Rider University graduate course.
Honoraria are issued after the close of the academic semester. Tuition remission may be applied to a course within one year of the semester in which a cooperating teacher hosted a Rider University student teacher.
- Form Requesting Honorarium or Tuition Remission (PDF) (must be submitted by all CTs)
- IRS W-9 Form (PDF) (must be submitted by all CTs)
- Tuition Remission Form (PDF) (only submit if requesting Tuition Remission instead of the honorarium)
Rider Supervisors
After each classroom observation, supervisors must complete a narrative evaluation on Canvas. The written document should be saved as a PDF and emailed to the student teacher and the cooperating teacher. To request reimbursement for travel expenses, supervisors should complete the forms below and submit them to the Field Placement Office in Bierenbaum Fisher Hall 116.
- Expenditures for Supervision of Student Teaching Form (PDF)
- Request for Checks Form (PDF)
- IRS 2025 Standard Mileage Rates
Form Submission
Forms may be submitted via email (as scanned pdf attachments), fax, mail, or dropped off at:
Rider University
Office of Field Placement & State Certification
2083 Lawrenceville Road, BFH 116
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 609-896-5175
Fax 609-896-5282
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 A.M. - 5 P.M.