Cooperating Teacher Role & Responsibilities

Cooperating Teachers

As a new or continuing Cooperating Teacher, we are here to support you throughout the semester or year!

Cooperating Teachers should:

• view our program Orientation.

• participate in self-paced, virtual Pairs Training modules with your candidate 

• help your candidate feel comfortable and welcome.

• review important school/district policies, procedures, and schedules with your candidate.

• ensure your candidate has equitable access to curriculum and online platforms essential to teaching and learning.

• share materials and ideas with your candidate.

• encourage your candidate to be involved in school/district professional development opportunities, as appropriate.

• clearly communicate expectations (to the teacher candidate and to the clinical coach).

• assist your candidate in developing standards-based lessons.

• review and adhere to CSUMB's Suggested Timeline for Gradual Release of Responsibility.

• observe your candidate and provide constructive feedback using the California Teaching Performance Expectations as a framework.

• know and implement the Co-Teaching Strategies emphasized by CSUMB.

• mentor and guide your candidate.

• model effective teaching strategies and professional behavior for your candidate.

• be flexible, understanding, and patient.

• allow your candidate to try new ideas.

• maintain consistency and accountability.

• complete two end-of-semester evaluations for the Teacher Candidate through MySLP (an Overall/Cumulative Candidate Evaluation and a Professional Dispositions Evaluation).