Student Teaching – Cooperating Teacher Resources

The following resources are applicable to Cooperating Teachers. Please see the appropriate Student Teaching Handbooks below for definitions of these roles.

Fall 2024 Student Teaching Dates:

August 26, 2024 through December 6, 2024

Cooperating Teacher Summative Assessment of Student Teacher Form (CTSAST)

Teacher Candidate Disposition Assessment (TDA) Purpose and Instructions
 

A copy of the completed TDA form automatically gets sent to the student teacher and the University mentor. This form needs to be completed prior to a three-way conference at mid-semester with the student teacher and student teacher’s mentor. Only the Student Teaching University Supervisor submits the form.

Instructions to Register for Stipend Payment

To be paid for your service, please complete the following steps:

1. Fill out the Supervisor, Cooperating Teacher-Supervisor, and Cooperating Teacher Form. The form is found below...
2. Please follow all the steps in the form. If you have any trouble please email Liz McCreight at emccreight@sju.edu

 Fall 2024 Supervisor, Cooperating Teacher-Supervisor, and Cooperating Teacher Form  

• Student Teaching Handbook
• Student Teaching: Cooperating Teacher/ University Supervisor Orientation Slide Deck
• Student Teaching: Cooperating Teacher/ University Supervisor Orientation Recording 

Many school districts are reluctant to release full responsibility to student teachers and prefer the Co-Teaching Model of Student Teaching.  Below are important resources to improve classroom instruction by utilizing both the cooperating teacher and the student-teacher for instruction.

• Short Introduction to Co-Teaching
• Definitions and Examples of Co-Teaching*

*The Academy for Co-Teaching, St. Cloud State University