Student Field Experiences

Information for Cooperating Teachers

The cooperating or mentor teacher has a tremendous influence on the field experience student placed in their classroom.  This influence includes curriculum and instructional strategies, classroom management strategies, classroom atmosphere, and perhaps most important the professional dispositions that will guide the future teacher's decision-making.  As one former cooperating teacher once shared "Talk about 'touching the future' I touch not only the future of the lives of the children in my classroom but when I host a field experience student, potentially my influence extends to the children who end up in my field experience student's classroom!"  Hopefully, the relationship between the cooperating teacher and field experience student will be a mutually rewarding experience.

The resources provided on this page are designed to support the cooperating teacher and to provide easy access to supervisory materials.  Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Student Field Experiences for additional information or to offer suggestions or requests for additional resources that might be included on this page.

Mentoring & Evaluation Resources

Student Teaching Handbook and Forms Packet

• Evaluation Forms

Elementary

Secondary

• Evaluation of College Supervisor

Professional Development Credits

Video of Student Teacher Panels

Mentoring Support

Practicum Cooperating Teacher Evaluation Form

Letters of Recommendation

Helpful Hints for Writing Recommendations

Cooperating Teacher Letter of Recommendation

Other

Semester Calendars

Go to Information for Students

Go to Information for College Supervisors