The specific duties of the Mills supervisors include the following:

• Observe each student teacher several times during the semester (generally between 5-7 times per semester). Each visit should be preceded by a pre-observation communication to review and/or formulate plans and followed by a post-observation conference to debrief the lesson as soon after the lesson as possible.
• Coordinate the three-way meetings between the cooperating teacher, student teacher, and the supervisor at least twice during a placement, at the beginning and the end of the placement.
• Write-up and file a summary of each observation with a copy to the student teacher and a copy to the teaching seminar’s faculty member.
• Read student journals and provide feedback on a weekly basis.
• Determine and record final grades for the field assignment after consultation with the cooperating teacher and seminar faculty member.
• Act as a liaison with the teaching placement and Mills College; and orient cooperating teachers to the student teaching expectations.
• Write letters of recommendation for the students supervised.

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