Field Experience Cooperating Teachers

For Cooperating Teachers

Cooperating Teachers will:

• Help the teacher candidate feel comfortable and welcome.
• Review school policies and procedures.
• Encourage teacher candidate to get involved in school activities.
• Share materials and ideas.
• Assist the candidate in developing standards based lessons.
• Observe and provide constructive feedback.
• Know and implement the co-teaching strategies.
• Mentor and guide the teacher candidate.
• Model effective teaching strategies and professional behavior.
• Be flexible; allow the teacher candidate to try new ideas.
• Communicate expectations.
• Be understanding and patient.
• Maintain consistency and accountability.  

Evaluations

Course instructors will send out an email with the link to the final evaluation for you to complete.