Events for Students in the Professional Development Sequence
SPRING 2025 SEMESTER | |||
Date/Time | Event | Location | Participants |
Monday, January 6, 2025 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Pflugerville ISD Student Teacher Orientation
| PfISD Administration Building (512) 594-0000 | Mandatory for Pflugerville ISD Student Teachers (not interns) |
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
| Del Valle ISD Student Teacher Orientation
| 5301 Ross Road Del Valle, TX. 78617 | Mandatory for Del Valle ISD Student Teachers (no interns) |
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Round Rock ISD Student Teacher Orientation
| 7700 Cornerwood Dr Austin, TX 78681 | Mandatory for Round Rock ISD Student Teachers (no interns) Additional information will be sent out to student teachers and interns placed in Round Rock ISD |
Friday, January 17, 2025 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Science of Teaching Reading (STR) Representative Exam Overview | Zoom | Mandatory in Student Teacher semester for EC-6 ESL, EC-6 Bilingual, Special Education |
Friday, January 24, 2025 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Science of Teaching Reading (STR) Representative Exam | Location TBA | Mandatory in Student Teacher semester for EC-6 ESL, EC-6 Bilingual, Special Education |
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 1:00 - 3:00 pm
| Austin ISD Student Teacher Orientation
| Austin High School Performing Arts Center 1715 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78703 | Mandatory for all Student Teachers placed on AISD campuses Interns will NOT attend |
Friday, January 31, 2025 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Science of Teaching Reading (STR) Representative Exam - Required Study Session
| UTC 3.124 | Mandatory in Student Teacher semester for EC-6 ESL, EC-6 Bilingual, Special Education |
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Teacher Job Search Tools Workshop | SZB 1.510 (Al Kiva) | Mandatory in Student Teacher semester for EC-6 ESL, EC-6 Bilingual, Special Education, UTeach Dance, UTeach Urban Teach Undergraduate, and UTeach Urban Teach Masters. |
Opens February 24, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Closes March 9, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. | Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Substance Abuse Seminar | Asynchronous-Virtual Course in Canvas | Mandatory in Intern semester for UTeach Dance, Music, and Theatre. Mandatory in Intern II semester for UTeach Art. Mandatory in Student Teacher semester for EC-6 ESL, EC-6 Bilingual, Special Education, UTeach Urban Teach Undergraduate and Masters, UTeach Natural Science. |
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Combined School District Meet & Greet (Texas and Out-of-State)
| SZB 1.510 (Al Kiva) | Mandatory in Student Teacher semester for EC-6 ESL, EC-6 Bilingual, Special Education, UTeach Dance, UTeach Urban Teach Undergraduate, and UTeach Urban Teach Masters.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Teacher Career Fair
| Texas Union Ballroom (UNB 3.202) | Mandatory for Student Teachers Optional & highly encouraged - Intern semester just prior to student teaching
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Friday, March 7, 2025 7:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
| EC-6 Core Subjects Representative Test | SZB 3.326 | Mandatory for Spring of 2025 EC-6 ESL Intern IIs, Bilingual Intern IIs, and SPED Intern IIIs. |
Friday, March 14, 2025 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. and/or Tuesday, March 25, 2025 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | EC-6 Core Subjects Representative Test Study Sessions | Virtual Via Canvas | Mandatory for Spring of 2025 EC-6 ESL Intern IIs and SPED Intern III that do not pass a portion of the EC-6 Core Subjects Representative Test |
Review by Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | This is simply a reminder on the calendar to be familiar with the certification requirements in the Certification Checklist. Please review the Certification Checklist to ensure you are on target for completing all of the certification requirements. | Online at:
| Mandatory for Student Teachers |
| COE Professional Development Sequence Orientation |
| Mandatory for entering PDS applicants (by invitation only) |
| Teacher Pinning Ceremony |
| Student Teachers in the College of Education This event is by invitation only.
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Friday, April 11, 2025 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Workshop for Elementary, Secondary, and All-Level Student Teachers | Zoom link will be provided by the Student Teacher Coordinators /Program Directors. | Elementary, Secondary, and All-Level Student Teachers |
Monday, April 28, 2025
| Field Supervisor end-of-semester materials due
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