• Provide written and oral feedback on planning • Provide written and oral feedback on instruction. • Conduct daily and weekly conferences with the Student teacher • Approve all lesson plans in advance of teaching • Maintain regular contact with the university Supervisor • Complete the final Competency Appraisal for Practicum • Complete midterm and final Competency Appraisal for Student Teaching with comments • Participate in the school-based evaluation conferences The university supervisor is responsible for fulfilling the following requirements: • Conduct an introductory visit when Practicum begins • Complete two observations/conference visits during Practicum • Arrange and participate in a final evaluation with the practicum candidate and the cooperating teacher • Conduct one introductory visit for Student Teaching, preferably at the MGE 505 evaluation conference • Complete four observation/conference visits during Student Teaching with written reports from each experience • Arrange for and participate in two evaluation conferences with the student teacher and the cooperating teacher using the online Competency Appraisals • Verify the student teacher’s professional demeanor, attendance, journaling, and daily planning • Maintain regular contact with the seminar leader • Attend and participate in the exit interview with the seminar leader and student teacher The seminar leader is responsible for fulfilling the following responsibilities: • Discuss MGE 505/Student Teaching and other NCE/NLU policies • Provide licensure information • Host exit conference • Assign the final grade after consultation with the university supervisor evaluation Because Student Teaching is comprised of many parts, the assessment of this experience is a cooperative process, both formative and summative in nature. It encompasses various components as described below. The seminar leader will be responsible for assigning the grade for MGE 505 and Student Teaching. The grading for both experiences will be detailed in the syllabi posted in D2L. Evaluation 1. Achieving Competency in the Classroom Regular and ongoing communications among the practicum/student teacher, the cooperating teacher, and the university supervisor are the primary method of assessing continuous professional growth in the classroom and in the broader educational community. The Competency Appraisal is an evaluation implement used to measure this growth. This form provides indicators of those skills considered important for effective teaching and includes anecdotal comments to support the performance levels. The teacher candidate, the cooperating teacher, and the university supervisor each complete a separate Competency Appraisal at the end of MGE 505 and a second Competency Appraisal at the midpoint in the Student Teaching experience. These performance indicators and comments serve as a diagnostic tool to identify strengths and areas for continued development. The
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