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Spring 2010 Cooperating Teacher Meeting Agenda

Join Dr. Janet Johnson and Ms. Paula Milano for the Spring 2010 meeting discussing logistics, expectations, practicum focus, teacher candidate work sample, and future requirements for cooperating teachers. Explore effective teaching practices, lesson planning, research project guidelines, and upcoming courses.

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Spring 2010 Cooperating Teacher Meeting Agenda

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  1. Cooperating Teacher MeetingSpring 2010 Dr. Janet Johnson (college supervisor) Ms. Paula Milano (college supervisor)

  2. Agenda • Welcome , Snacks, Introductions • Logistics and Procedures for Office of Placements and Partnerships • Expectations for Student Teachers • Focus ofPracticum • TCWS • Being an Effective Cooperating Teacher • Research Project • Future Requirements for Cooperating Teachers

  3. Logistics and Procedures for Office of Placements and Partnerships • Observation forms and other forms are in your packet and at: • http://studentteachinginfo-ric.wikispaces.com/

  4. Expectations for Student Teachers • Introductions • Gradual release of responsibility • Workload • Three courses/two preps (when possible) • Planning, Teaching, Assessment (with your assistance) • Professional Development • Student teachers should attend all meetings you attend See “Welcome to Student Teaching Supervision” handout for specifics

  5. Focus of Practicum • Building Community • Learning inventories • Establishing relationships with students • Developing a safe and comfortable environment • Best Practices • Learning-centered teaching • Pre-assessment/frontloading • Explicit/Direct instruction vs. inquiry learning • Differentiated instruction (reaching all students) • Focus on student engagement

  6. Lesson Planning • Context of unit (beginning-middle-end) • Purpose: why is this worthwhile? • Objectives: what students will know/be able to do by end of lesson • Scaffolding/Differentiated Instruction/Engagement • Set induction • Teaching activities • Assessment • Formative/Summative • Closure • Wrap-up—get ready for next lesson

  7. Teacher Candidate Work Sample • See handout: “Teaching Processes Assessed by the TCWS” • Focus is on student learning • Backward design model with emphasis on assessment • Pre-assessment before/beginning of unit • Connecting assessments to objectives • Modifying plans as needed • Unit plan requirements for English • Wow! • Critical lens (gender, social class, multiple perspectives) • Critical analysis of media (NCTE requirement) • Assessed by college supervisor

  8. Actions of Effective Cooperating Teachers • Preparation • Relationship • Communication/Expectations • Support • Modeling/Demonstrating • Correction • Continue with online conversation/communication?

  9. Research Project • Proposal • Surveys • Interviews • Volunteers? • Future for Cooperating Teachers (Fall 2010) • Required course during student teaching semester • Free; take once every three years • 2-3 credits; partially online • RIPTS • Forms • Collaboration/sharing with other cooperating teachers

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