Course: Spring 2025 Cooperating and Supervising Teacher Resource Page | MOODLE

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    Jeffrey A. Haverland

    Smith 303

    jhaverland@dbq.edu

    563-589-3723 or 563-599-8419


    The purpose of this page is to provide cooperating and supervising teachers with the resources and dates needed to meet the reporting requirements of student teaching.

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  • Supervising Teachers

    • Bi-weekly formal Observations with feedback--using common observation form--this is a MINIMUM requirement 
    • Progress reporting (4x throughout semester)--can be done alone or in collaboration with cooperating teacher 
    • Observation log 
    • Collaboration with cooperating teacher on final grade
    • Completion of ONLINE final evaluation document--can be done alone or in collaboration with cooperating teacher 

    Cooperating Teachers

    • Ongoing verbal/written feedback for student teacher--journals/notebooks are a great way to accomplish this
    • Progress reporting (4x throughout semester)--can be done alone or in collaboration with supervising teacher 
    • Collaboration with supervising teacher on final grade
    • Completion of ONLINE final evaluation document--can be done alone or in collaboration with supervising teacher 

    Other (Cooperating and Supervising Teachers)

    • Ongoing mentoring and support of student teacher
    • Ongoing communication with cooperating or supervising teacher
    • Feedback on lesson plans
    • Timely completion of reporting

    Select Supervising and Cooperating Teachers (only those who received an email)--For supervisors outside of their licensure area

    • Supervising teacher completes four formal observations
    • Cooperating teacher completes two formal observations
    • Collaborative progress reporting 
    • Collaborative final grade and final formal (online) evaluation
    • Other duties aligned in sections relevant sections above

  • Eight Week Placements

    • January 3-February 28
    • March 3-April 24 

    Sixteen Week Placement

    • January 3-April 24

    Pinning:

    • April 25 (4:30-6:00 PM)

    Graduation

    • April 26

    • Formal Observation every two weeks (Supervising Teacher)
    • Progress Report every four weeks (Cooperating and Supervising Teacher)
    • Formal, Final Evaluation at the conclusion of each 8-week placement or at the conclusion of a 16-week placement (Cooperating and Supervising Teacher)
    • Final Grade at the conclusion of each 8-week placement or at the conclusion of a 16-week placement (Cooperating and Supervising Teacher)

    • Essential Forms and Links

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      Introductory Video for Cooperating and Supervising Teachers URL
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      Formal Observation Form URL

      This form is for all formal observations (completed every 2 weeks by the supervising teacher). Please complete electronically and return to Dr. Haverland via email. 

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      Supervising Teacher Observation Log URL

      This running form should be completed for each visit between the supervising teacher and student teacher and emailed back to Dr. Haverland at the end of each placement.

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      Progress Report URL

      This form is completed by the supervising and cooperating teachers either separately or collaboratively (2 times for each 8 week placement or 4 times for each 16 week placement) and returned to Dr. Haverland via email.

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      Formal End of Placement Online Evaluation Link (Microsoft Forms) URL

      Please use this link to complete the final evaluation of the student teacher for each placement. This should be completed by both the cooperating and supervising teacher at the end of each 8-week placement or at the conclusion of a 16-week placement. That said, it can be done collaboratively. This is a substantial form to evaluate progress on character dispositions and InTASC standards, and it does not allow you to come back to complete it. 

      To complete this evaluation, you will need the following information: 

      • Evaluator Role: Cooperating or Supervising Teacher
      • Prefix: EDU
      • Course Number: Student Teaching
      • Couse Type: Undergraduate
      • Academic Term: Spring
      • Academic Year: 2025
      • This is a student teaching placement or practicum?: Yes-Student Teaching

      UDTE Formal Evaluation Form (PDF) For Reference Only

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      Student Teaching Final Grade Rubric and Form URL

      This rubric will help you more fairly assess student performance and assign a final grade for student teaching. This form must be completed collaboratively (Cooperating and Supervising Teachers) at the end of each 8-week placement or at the conclusion of a 16-week placement. 

    • Mock Evaluation

      There is a requirement in the state of Iowa that student teachers participate in a mock evaluation of their teaching. This evaluation can be done by an administrator, cooperating teacher, instructional coach, or designee. You may choose to use any evaluation document you choose, but I must have a signed copy of the cover page returned to me. 

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      Mock Evaluation Signature Page and Optional Evaluation Tool URL

    • School-Based Interview

      An important part of the student teaching placement is for students to have an opportunity to participate in an interview (for a real or imagined position) with a school administrator. The hope is that this will allow the student teacher to gain insight and confidence in the interviewing/hiring process. The school-based interview should occur after a minimum of 12 weeks into their student placement. If the student teacher has two, eight week placements, they should do their interview four weeks into their second placement. 

      For record-keeping, all I require is an email from the administrator saying that they have conducted the interview with the student teacher. This can be sent to me at jhaverland@dbq.edu. 

    • For Your Information

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      Introductory PPT Student Teachers URL

      This is the information provided to student teachers during their introductory meeting. It is merely for your information.

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      Due Dates and Reminders for Student Teachers ( for reference only) URL
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      Leave of Absence Form URL

      This form must be completed by your student teacher and provided to the cooperating teacher, supervising teacher, and student teaching coordinator for any absence. Student teachers DO NOT have built-in days off for illness or any other personal business. If they exceed two absences, their placement may need to be extended. 

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      Student Teaching Handbook 2024-2025 File
    • Each year, we recognize an outstanding student teacher as Student Teacher of the Year.
    • There is no set criteria, just your nomination detailing what sets your student teacher above others. 
    • You DO NOT need to nominate as nominations nor finalists are publicly shared.
    • This award is open to student teachers in both fall and spring semesters and the award is given during our spring Honors' Convocation
    • If you feel as if your student teacher really sets the bar for professionalism and skill, you can nominate them using this link. https://forms.office.com/r/hmnV3xJkgh
  • Initial meeting for cooperating and supervising teachers to meet with student teacher to plan placement.

  • First week of school

  • Formal observation 1 with meeting and feedback.

  • Formal observation 2 with meeting and feedback.

  • Progress Report 1 Due from Cooperating and Supervising Teachers (either individually or collaboratively).

  • Formal observation 3 with meeting and feedback.

  • Formal observation 4 with meeting and feedback.


  • Progress Report 2 Due from Cooperating and Supervising Teachers (either individually or collaboratively).

    • If an 8-week placement is ending, please complete the Formal Online Evaluation (individually or collaboratively) and finalize grade for placement.
    • If you are working with a 16-week placement, there  is nothing due at this time.

  • Formal observation 5 with meeting and feedback.

  • Formal observation 6 with meeting and feedback.

  • Progress Report 3 Due from Cooperating and Supervising Teachers (either individually or collaboratively).

  • Formal observation 7 with meeting and feedback.

  • Formal observation 8 with meeting and feedback.

  • Progress Report 4 Due from Cooperating and Supervising Teachers (either individually or collaboratively).



    • Second 8-Week Formal Online Evaluation Due
    • 16-Week Formal Online Evaluation Due
    • Final Grade Due 

    • End of Student Teaching