TIMELINE FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISOR VISITS
If you want to make good use of your time, you’ve got to know what’s most important and then give it all you’ve got. ~ Lee Iacocca
TENTATIVE TIMELINE FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISOR VISITS
Please note the following regarding this tentative timeline:
Student Teachers will follow the same school calendar as the host school, not the WKU academic calendar. For example, student teachers first day of student teaching is on the first day of public school in the fall which is much earlier than WKU's first day of classes. Spring semester students start in early January when school districts resume.
The designated weekly structure in this timeline may vary slightly depending on how the 70 instructional days fall on the school calendar.
Schedules will be altered for those students who are studying abroad through International Student Teaching. Those student teachers complete 11-12 weeks instead of 16 weeks. The University Supervisor and Student Teaching Seminar instructor will adapt this schedule to allow successful completion of the student teaching experience, for these students.
When the student teacher is ready to begin taking over some of the teaching, usually during the second week, she/he should start with only one class or group. Classes or lessons are then added (one each week is suggested) until the student teacher is teaching all of the classes of the mentor teacher.
Near the end of the student teaching period, the student teacher should be relieved of all or nearly all teaching responsibilities to allow time for additional learning opportunities. Student Teachers are required to complete 6 outside observations (3 per 8-week placement or 6 for the 16-week placements).
The student teacher must attend all seminars scheduled by the Office of Professional Educator Services and EDU 489 Teacher Work Sample instructors.
Starting Fall 2022, student teachers are allowed 3 absences. All other days are made up at the end of the semester. Also, starting in Fall 2022, PD and other instructional learning days will count as part of the total days that a student teacher is in assigned to a school. See the Attendance/Calendar section of this website for specific dates for each district.
TIMELINE FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISOR VISITS
Student Teacher begins 1st 8-week placement or begins 16 week placement.
Weeks 1-2 (1st Supervisor Visit Occurs)
Conduct a general visit with Student Teacher and Mentor Teacher to address the following:
review grading procedures
discuss weekly feedback forms that will be used by Mentor Teacher
select a date for the first formal observation that will occur in weeks 3-5
select a date for observation of one of the lessons from the Teacher Work Sample (this will be one of the four required formal observations)
review plan for Weekly Projected Schedule of Responsibilities
discuss and plan for video tape lesson and PGP self assessment to occur during first three full weeks of this placement
Weeks 3-4 (2nd Supervisor Visit Occurs)
Complete 1st formal observation and post-observation conference
Supervisor will review and discuss all updated sources of evidence and mentor teacher feedback forms. Use this evidence to score domain 1 and 4.
Guide the student teacher to use the 1st formal observation feedback along with the mentor teacher weekly feedback to complete the Self Assessment and create their PGP goal and two activities. See revised PGP Plan.
Complete a 3-way conference with the mentor teacher, supervisor, and student teacher
Weeks 5-8 (3rd Supervisor Visit Occurs)
Complete 2nd formal observation (usually the Teacher Work Sample unit lesson, if possible) and post observation conference
Supervisor will review and discuss all updated sources of evidence including previous post observation reflection form and mentor teacher feedback forms.
Review PGP activities to help score Domain 4.
Complete a 3-way conference with the mentor teacher, supervisor, and student teacher
Weeks 8 (4th Supervisor Visit Occurs)
Complete a 3-way conference with the mentor teacher, supervisor and student teacher to discuss Final Evaluation report results (or Mid-term Evaluation if in one 16 week placement) that will be completed in Anthology.
Review the PGP Mid-term report to help score mid-term or final grade for domain 4.
Student Teacher begins 2nd 8-week placement or continues in the 16 week placement (Approximately Week 9)
Weeks 9-10 (1st Supervisor Visit Occurs if it is a new 2nd week placement with a new mentor teacher.)
Conduct 2nd general visit with University Supervisor and new Mentor Teacher to address the following:
review grading procedures
discuss weekly evaluations and lesson feedback forms that will be used by Mentor Teacher
select a date for the first formal observation of one lesson
review plan for Weekly Projected Schedule of Responsibilities
Weeks 11-13 (2nd Supervisor Visit Occurs if 2nd placement or Supervisor continues visits if in one 16 week placement)
Complete 1st formal observation for new placements or 3rd observation for those in one 16 week placement. Conduct post-observation conference.
Supervisor will review and discuss all updated sources of evidence and mentor teacher feedback forms.
Guide the student teacher to use the 1st formal observation feedback along with the mentor teacher weekly feedback to complete the Self Assessment and create their PGP goal and two activities. See revised PGP Plan.
Complete a 3-way conference with the mentor teacher, supervisor and student teacher
Weeks 14-16 (3rd Supervisor Visit Occurs in 2nd placement)
Complete 2nd formal observation for new placements or 4th observation for those in one 16 week placement. Conduct post-observation conference.
Supervisor will review and discuss all updated sources of evidence including previous post observation reflection form and mentor teacher feedback forms.
Review PGP activities to help score Domain 4.
Complete a 3-way conference with the mentor teacher, supervisor and student teacher
Week 16 (Supervisor Visit Occurs for final evaluation)
Supervisor will review and discuss previous post observations reflection and mentor teacher feedback forms.
Review final report on the PGP to help score Domain 1 and 4
Complete a 3-way conference with the mentor teacher, supervisor and student teacher to discuss Final Evaluation report results, for this second 8 week placement or end of the 16 week placement, that will be entered into Anthology.