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How is the Lansing Area Elementary Team (LAET) Organized?
The team structure in place in the TE Department enables faculty and graduate students to work together closely to plan and teach the MSU teacher preparation course sequence across the junior, senior and internship years, and to work collaboratively with the collaborating teachers in schools who support the teacher candidates’ school-based learning. LAET offers courses and field-based experiences to approximately 150 juniors, 150 seniors, and 130 interns.
LAET Coordination Personnel
OurTeam Secretary maintains student records and assists the Coordination Personnel in maintaining communication among all participants in the program.
Tabitha Pinckney, 116 Erickson Hall, 353-3386, laet@msu.edu
Our LAET Faculty Leader represents the team in the Teacher Education Departments’ development of program and policy, which includes approaches to working with schools. The Team Leader coordinates communication and curriculum development among faculty, graduate students, and collaborating teachers who teach LAET courses, and is available to talk with participants in the internship about program development, courses, personnel, policy, or other ideas they wish to discuss.
Cheryl Rosaen, 116D Erickson Hall, 353-0632, crosaen@msu.edu
Team Co-cordinators assist the Team Leader in program staffing, communication with the Teacher Education Department and schools, and professional development for Field Instructors who support interns’ school-based learning, and curriculum development. The Team Co-cordinators serve as the instructor of record for TE 501 and TE 502 during the internship. They are available to talk with participants in the internship about program development, courses, personnel, policy, or other ideas they wish to discuss. Sally Labadie is the main contactperson for juniors, and Judy O'Brien is the main contact person for seniors. Both co-coordinators work closely with interns.
Sally Labadie and Judy O'Brien
Cluster Leaders work on a regular basis with a set of schools to foster communication among collaborating teachers and course instructors and to make field placements for juniors, seniors and interns. Cluster Leaders also foster communication among course instructors, field instructors, and collaborating teachers during the internship year and assist in developing innovative mentoring practices. Cluster leaders are available to talk with any participant in the internship about questions and issue of concern.
Cluster A Leader: Sally Labadie, 116Q Erickson Hall, 432-1687, labadies@msu.edu
Cluster A Schools
Bennett Woods (Okemos)
Mount Hope, Cavanaugh, Fairview, Post Oak (Lansing)
Cluster B Leader: Judy O'Brien, 303 Erickson Hall, 353-9135, jlobrien@msu.edu
Cluster B Schools
Bath (Bath)
Red Cedar, Pinecrest (E. Lansing)
Central, Hiawatha (Okemos)
Cluster D & E Leader: Judy Oesterle, 116J Erickson Hall, 432-1346, READ42@worldnet.att.net
Cluster D Schools
Gier Park, Sheridan Road (Lansing)
Cornell (Okemos)
Wardcliff, Marble (E. Lansing)
Cluster E Schools
Dibble. Bennett (Jackson)
Leslie Middle School (Leslie)
Elliott, Midway, Hope Intermediate, Sycamore (Holt)
Cluster C and Grand Rapids Cluster: Margaret Malenka, malenka@msu.edu
Cluster C Schools
Averill, Pleasant View, Lewton (Lansing)
Colt (Waverley)
Whitehills, Donley (East Lansing)
Grand Rapids Area Schools
Aberdeen, Burton, C. A. Frost (Grand Rapids)
Challenger (Kentwood)
Oakview, Woodbridge (Muskegon)
Student Affairs Office Advisors work with LAET to maintain communication between the Team and the Student Affairs Office, where student advisement and intern clearance are done.
Janet Chegwidden, 134 Erickson Hall,353-9680, chegwid1@msu.edu
Jennifer Watson, 134 Erickson Hall,353-5120, watsonj4@msu.edu
Christine Gajda, 134 Erickson Hall, 353-4991, gajda@msu.edu
Joella Cogan, Head Advisor, 134 Erickson Hall, 432-2773, coganj@msu.edu
School Cluster Arrangements
- Schools are arranged by Internship Clusters (A, B, C, D, E, Grand Rapids) and each set of 4-6 schools is associated with particular sections of TE 801, 802, 803 and 804. Other sets of schools (not necessarily the same as the internship clusters) work with TE 301, 401 and 402. This allows course instructors to communicate with a smaller number of schools to maintain closer communication regarding MSU course work and the interns’ classroom-based and school-based experiences.
- Each cluster of schools has a Cluster Leader who facilitates communication between MSU (Field Instructors, Course Instructors and Coordination personnel) and each school’s CTs, TEL, and Principal. The Cluster Leader assures that all juniors, seniors and interns have suitable field placements; assures that all interns are well supported, supervised, and evaluated; and serves as Instructor of Record for TE 501 and TE 502 for the internship year.
- Each cluster of schools has a set of Course Instructors who teach the section of the LAET course that is associated with that cluster.
- Each school has a set of Interns and Collaborating Teachers (CTs) who work together in support of the interns’ professional learning and induction into the teaching profession. Some schools also have juniors and/or seniors placed in association with TE 301, and TE 401/2.
- Each school has a Teacher Education Liaison (TEL) who facilitates communication between MSU (Field Instructors, Course Instructors, and Coordination Personnel) and the school’s CTs and Principal.
- Each school where interns are placed has a Field Instructor who works with the interns and their CTs in that school, maintains communication with MSU (course instructors and Coordination Personnel), and conducts the TE 501 and 502 seminars and meetings with CTs in the school.
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