Cooperating/Local Support Teacher Toolbox

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• Cooperating/Local Support Teacher Qualifications & Responsibilities
  • Bilingual Cooperating Teachers - Multiple Subject (PDF) and Single Subject (PDF)
  • Concurrent Cooperating Teachers - Multiple Subject (PDF) and Single Subject (PDF)
  • Education Specialist Cooperating Teachers (PDF)
  • Multiple Subject Cooperating Teachers (PDF) 
  • Single Subject Cooperating Teachers (PDF)
• Handbooks & Rubrics

  For links to our program handbooks and rubrics, please visit our Supervision Toolbox web page(opens in new window).

• About Field Placements

  Credential candidates in all School of Education pathways participate in two semester long teaching practica that provide a developmental sequence of carefully planned substantive, supervised quality field experiences in K-12 classrooms including opportunities to observe and apply democratic practices.

  All teaching practica interviews are assigned by the field placement coordinator, who works with school districts and SOE faculty to identify qualified mentor teachers. Candidate’s experiences with mentor teachers and other school district personnel who have knowledge and experience in teaching all students, extend and enhance candidate learning!

• Information for Credential Candidates & Service Area
  In advance of each field placement interview assignment, credential candidates are given an opportunity to submit preferences and special requests. Priority placement is reserved for students who submit a completed application to the School of Education by March 1st for Fall admission and by October 1st for Spring admission.

  Credential Program Application and Information

  

  A completed application includes verification of the Certificate of Clearance (PDF) (PDF) and passage of all  Credential Exams.

  Credential candidates will be assigned a field placement interview with a qualified mentor teacher. It is up to the credential candidate to earn their invitation to student teach in that classroom. Candidates may NOT seek out their own placements. 

  Interviews are typically assigned within an approximately 35-mile radius of the CSU, Chico campus unless another region is requested. The Local Service Area (LSA) for field placements is defined by the following: Yuba City to the south, Redding to the north, Paradise to the east, and Willows to the west.

  Interns or credential candidates approved to work outside of our LSA will incur an additional fee for each semester of enrollment in a teaching practicum course that requires supervision.

  For more details, read our Policy on Local and Distance Service Areas (PDF). 

  Travel Budget Adjustment – Exceptional Circumstances Appeal (PDF) - more information from Financial Aid on Travel Budget Adjustments.

• Information for Cooperating Teachers

  Mentor Teacher Qualifications and Responsibilities (PDF) - the selection of mentor teachers is a collaborative process between school districts and the School of Education.

• Field Placement Questions

  For more information on credential candidate field placements, please contact
  Megan Mann
  Interim Field Placement Coordinator
  mmann8@csuchico.edu
  530-898-6293
  School of Education
  Tehama 102

• About Co-Teaching

  At CSU, Chico co-teaching is defined as two teachers (mentor teacher and credential candidate) working together with groups of students, sharing the planning, organization, delivery and assessment of instruction, as well as the physical space. Co-teaching in student teaching provides a rigorous yet supportive experience for teacher candidates, allows cooperating teachers to remain actively engaged in the classroom, and enhances the quality of learning for P-12 students.

  “Co-teaching affirms the possibilities that I used to only dream about. I used to image a classroom where I was truly able to meet the needs of all learners, while simultaneously generating a space for them to experience compassion, a sense of belonging, and transformation. Due to large class sizes, these were just experiences I used to dream about. Co-teaching has turned these dreams into a reality and made the impossible, possible!”
  
  ~Co-teachers Annie Adamian and Rudy Chavez who co-taught Life Science at Bidwell Junior High School

• Co-Teaching Resources
  
  

  Current School of Education credential candidates can click on the link below to log in to My SOE(opens in new window), which contains learning modules for the co-teaching strategies.

  “The compelling evidence is clear. Traditional student teaching is not conducive to maximizing educational benefits for our students. Co-teaching, however, has transformed the student teacher and teacher relationship. Instead of throwing a student teacher into the complexities of teaching without a lifeline, student teachers are coached as they practice the art of teaching. Teaching is rocket science, and co-teaching is the power source!”

  ~Julie Espe, Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, St. Cloud Area School District, MN

• Co-Teaching Reflections
  
  

  Co-Teaching Reflections(opens in new window)

  Watch our mentor teachers reflect on their co-teaching experiences!

  • The Six CSU, Chico Co-Teaching Strategies(opens in new window)
  • One Teach, One Observe(opens in new window)
  • One Teach, One Assist(opens in new window)
  • Station Teaching(opens in new window)
  • Parallel Teaching(opens in new window)
  • Alternative (Differentiated) Teaching(opens in new window)
  • Team Teaching(opens in new window)

  The Six CSU, Chico Co-Teaching Strategies (PDF) cheatsheet.

• Co-Teaching Questions

  For more information on credential candidate field placements, please contact
  Claudia Bertolone-Smtih
  Co-Teaching Coordinator
  cmbertolone-smith@csuchico.edu
  530-898-6854
  School of Education
  Tehama 443