Step 1. - Fill out the Digital Information Form
Fill out the Digital Information Form
Cooperating Teachers of Interns must complete an information form each semester they host an intern. This will be completed using the link below. Cooperating Teachers must also upload a current copy of their teaching certificate to this digital form.
If you need assistance locating your certificate, you can access it on the SC Department of Education website and upload it as a PDF document to the digital form.
🔗Link: https://www.coastal.edu/forms/education/studentservices/cooperatingteachers/
Step 2 - Positive Recommendation by Cooperating Teacher's Principal
Principal Recommendation Form
Cooperating Teachers of Interns must ask their principal to complete the digital principal recommendation form. This will be completed by Cooperating Teachers sending their principal the link below.
🔗 Link: https://www.coastal.edu/forms/education/studentservices/principalrecommendation/
Step 3 - Read the Cooperating Teacher Handbook
Step 4 - CCU Cooperating Teacher of Student Interns - Training Slide Deck
Step 5 - SCTS 4.0 Self-Paced Training (1 Day)
Complete Self-Guided, Required Training
Cooperating Teachers of Interns must complete state mentor training prior to being assigned an intern. This training is included in the "Cooperating Teacher of Student Interns Orientation" below.
Each of the Handouts below will be referenced during this self-guided training. Please have these documents open or printed out before you begin the training.
Open, Download or Print:
Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3
Handout 4
Step 6 - Confirmation of Training
After you have completed the two above trainings, complete the Cooperating Teacher Training Confirmation Form.
Assessment and Evaluation of Cooperating Teachers
Mentoring is critical to teacher development. Cooperating teacher effectiveness is measured through surveys completed by interns and University supervisors at the end of each semester. Data gathered from these surveys is reviewed and results are used for program improvement, cooperating teacher selection and continuation, and appropriate matching of mentors and interns.