student teacher
noun
a student who is studying to be a teacher and who, as part of the training, observes classroom instruction or does closely supervised teaching in an elementary or secondary school.
student teachers
-
pluralof student teacher.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The school’s teaching staff is predominantly young and female, partly because the school frequently hosts student teachers, who often go on to accept jobs at the campus.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
The university is pausing its practice of sending student teachers to the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
While in graduate school, he served as co-president of the graduate student teachers union, helping to rebuild it after a largely unsuccessful strike the year before.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Tomas Hanna, an associate superintendent for the Philadelphia School District, told a news conference this month that the district that once had 1,200 student teachers now is down to 362.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2023
One of the student teachers got faint, in fact.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
