COOPERATING TEACHERS

Why be a Cooperating Teacher?

If you teach in a CSUMB Partner School District and want to make a difference in education by co-teaching with a CSUMB teacher candidate, please consider joining our program as a Cooperating Teacher (CT)!

All Cooperating Teachers should:

• meet our minimum requirements and teach in a setting that meets our partner school criteria.

• let us know of your interest by completing our Cooperating Teacher Interest and Agreement Form.

• review the nature of the role and responsibilities.

• review our professional development modules.

• review and complete a brief MOU.

• be aware that we may invite you to be a Cooperating Teacher with our program, but ultimately not have a Teacher Candidate (TC) to place with you for the semester or the year.

• be advised that CSUMB provides a $125/semester honorarium stipend to Cooperating Teachers, mailed directly to the individuals at their home addresses, processed through PaymentWorks.

Why Co-Teaching?

The Department of Education and Leadership at CSU, Monterey Bay has embraced co-teaching as a clinical model for preparing teacher candidates in specific programs within various credential pathways since 2009. This model brings significant benefits to teacher candidates and to classroom learners. Co-Teaching helps to provide increased adult attention to classroom students and allows for an increased opportunity to differentiate for student needs.

Some of the Proven Benefits of the Co-Teaching Model include:

• Increased educator attention to students

• Shared expertise among two or more teachers

• Shared responsibility for instruction and management

• Increased opportunity to differentiate for student needs

How Co-Teaching Supports the CSUMB College of Education Vision, Mission, and Values

College of Education Vision: Through innovative teaching and scholarship, the College of Education prepares highly effective, culturally sustaining professionals who serve, engage, and transform communities and schools to promote equity and social justice.

CSUMB College of Education Mission: The College of Education prepares innovative scholar-practitioners who enact culturally responsive and sustaining, evidence-based practices to cultivate lifelong learning and well-being in diverse communities.

CSUMB College of Education Core Values:

1. Innovative, transformative, and equitable practices

2. Reflective teaching, research, and scholarship

3. Reciprocal and responsive individual, family, and community relationships

4. Local and global impact