The Office of School Based Clinical Practice facilitates well-planned, quality experiences for College of Education, Health and Human Sciences teacher candidates. The staff is responsible for coordinating all field placements, student teaching placements and Ready2Teach year-long residencies. Clinical/field experiences allow teacher candidates to enter a school setting for classroom observation and initial interactions with students as they practice novice instructional skills. These begin early in the candidate's curriculum. Student teaching is the culminating experience for graduate teacher candidates as they apply their learning with the guidance of a mentor teacher. The year-long residency placements are made in full collaboration of partner schools and only hand-picked instructive mentor teachers (IMTs) are chosen.   Finally, the Office of School Based Clinical Practice also plans the Teacher Education Workshop Series which provides timely information and updates on a variety of topics appropriate for enhancing the skills of teacher candidates.