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Cooperating Teacher Meeting Spring 2010. Dr. Janet Johnson (college supervisor) Ms. Paula Milano (college supervisor). Agenda. Welcome , Snacks, Introductions Logistics and Procedures for Office of Placements and Partnerships Expectations for Student Teachers Focus of Practicum TCWS
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Cooperating Teacher MeetingSpring 2010 Dr. Janet Johnson (college supervisor) Ms. Paula Milano (college supervisor)
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
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/
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
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
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
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
Actions of Effective Cooperating Teachers • Preparation • Relationship • Communication/Expectations • Support • Modeling/Demonstrating • Correction • Continue with online conversation/communication?
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