During the student teaching semester, LR teacher candidates will be evaluated and assessed by the clinical educator and university supervisor regularly. The schedule for the evaluations and assessments are described below.
In the first month of student teaching, clinical educators and university supervisors will complete the first Educator Disposition Assessment.
At the mid-term of student teaching, clinical educators and university supervisors will complete the Mid-Term Evaluation.
Throughout the duration of the student teaching semester, university supervisors will conduct a minimum of three Formal Observations. Clinical Educators will conduct at least one Formal Observation.
At the end of student teaching, clinical educators and university supervisors will complete the Final Evaluation of Student Teaching and the second Educator Disposition Assessment. Lastly, the clinical educator, university supervisor, school administrator, and student teacher will complete the Certificate of Teaching Capacity.
University supervisors and clinical educators will conduct pre- (when necessary) and post-observation conferences with the intern in order to celebrate the intern's strengths and to strategize for improvement in areas of deficiency.
All assessment and evaluation rubrics will be emailed to clinical educators by the Director of Teacher Education.