Prospective Student Teachers
Applications for Fall 2026 / Spring 2027 student teaching are now available. Please select the appropriate link below (undergraduate or graduate student).
Applications are due by Sunday, February 8, 2026.
After your application is received, you will be invited to the appropriate Canvas site with further information.
Resumes are due on Canvas by Sunday, February 22, 2026.
Please contact the Field Placement Office with any questions at certificationoffice@rider.edu or 609-896-5175.
- 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 .
- 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 (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 Â鶹Íø 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 Â鶹Íø 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. Required forms for mileage reimbursement will be emailed to you as requested.
Form Submission
Forms may be submitted via email (as scanned pdf attachments), fax, mail, or dropped off at:
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Office of Field Placement & State Certification
2083 Lawrenceville Road, BFH 116
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Email: certificationoffice@rider.edu
Phone: 609-896-5175
Fax 609-896-5282
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 A.M. - 5 P.M.