After reviewing this training, cooperating teachers will be able to:

1.  Determine if they are prepared for taking on the role of a cooperating teacher.

2.  Continue preparing for a student teacher to enter their classroom.

3.  Develop a plan for when/if challenges are encountered.

1. Watch "Cooperating Teacher Orientation Part 3: Preparing for the Cooperating Teacher Role" video.

2.  Review "Weekly General Timelines for Student Teaching" document.

3.  Read the "Remote Collaborations Document." 

4.  Complete the Google Form to record your completion of Orientation - Part 3.

Hosting a student teacher is an extra responsibility that classroom teachers take on while in the classroom. The following article explores research-grounded strategies that cooperating teachers and supervisors can implement while mentoring a student teacher.

5 Ways to Effectively Support Preservice Teachers

See attached documents for weekly timelines of when student teachers should be taking over general responsibilities in the classroom. We realize that every classroom has students with different needs that may or may not allow for student teachers to take over all teaching responsibilities in the classroom by the end of the semester. The taking over of some of these responsibilities will also depend on the ability and comfort level of the student teacher. The attached timelines are to provide you an idea of when responsibilities should be taken over, but feel free to make adjustments, as necessary.

General Timeline Calendar for Student Teaching 

10-Week General Timeline Calendar for Student Teaching

8-Week General Timeline Calendar for Student Teaching

The attached document is shared with cooperating teachers and supervisors at the beginning of every student teaching semester. It summarizes the fact that some student teachers may be taking part in face-to-face, hybrid, or entirely online collaborations during the student teaching semester. It also discusses that supervision of these student teachers may be done remotely too.

Remote Collaborations Document