Cooperating Teachers

Fall 2020

Dear Cooperating Teachers-

We are so pleased that you have agreed to foster the next generation of clinical teachers.  Please review the Clinical Teacher Handbook with your student teacher.  The Clinical Teacher Handbook provides all documents you will need throughout the semester including:

• The Clinical Teacher’s Roles and Responsibilities
• Teacher Candidate Dispositions
• Procedure for Clinical Teacher Attendance and Making up Hours
• Cooperating Teacher Mid-Term Assessment Form
• Cooperating Teacher Final Assessment Form
• Cooperating Teacher Professional Identity Exercise Form
• Cooperating Teacher Weekly Communication Log Form

 During the Fall 2020 semester, and due to COVID-19 limitations, all classroom teachers must have at least 2 observations (online or otherwise) of at least 45 minutes in duration.

Cooperating & Clinical Teacher Recommended Progression

Week 1

• Observation
• Start gathering information for you Class Profile
• Start the exercise about your professional teacher identity
• Start the communication log
• Compose Parent Letter deliver to Cooperating Teacher
• Start your Weekly Reflective Journal Writings
• Participation
  • Assisting with lessons
  • Small group activities
  • Study sessions
  • Tutoring

Week 2 – Week 3

• Clinical Teacher gradually assumes responsibility (with guidance of cooperating teacher) for teaching each subject for elementary and each class for middle and high
• All lesson ideas and activities are to be discussed with cooperating
• Continue the exercise about your professional teacher identity
• Continue to document your communication with the Clinical Teacher

Week 4 – Week 12

• Clinical Teacher is responsible for planning, teaching, and evaluating the lessons and activities for each subject for elementary and each class for middle and high
• Cooperating Teacher continues to observe and provide appropriate feedback and
• Cooperating Teacher conduct an observation of the Clinical Teacher during week 6 and week 10
• Cooperating Teacher conduct a mid-term assessment of the Clinical Teacher during week 8
• Continue the exercise about your professional teacher identity
• Continue to document communication with the Clinical Teacher and Cooperating
  • Start working on your growth plan

Week 13 – Week 14

• Clinical Teacher gradually returns responsibility for teaching back to the Cooperating
• Cooperating Teacher conduct the Final Evaluation of the Clinical Teacher during week 14
• Finish the exercise about your professional teacher identity
• Finish documenting communication between the Clinical Teacher and Cooperating Teacher .

Cooperating Teacher Agreement

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W-9 for Cooperating Teachers

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