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Cooperating Teacher
IntroductionRoles & Responsibilities
Cooperating Teacher Expectations
Cooperating Teacher Traits
Planning for Student Teacher Responsibility
Metaphors for Cooperating Teacher Roles
Red Flag Challenges for Cooperating Teachers
Observation Look-Fors
Conferencing with your Student Teacher
Good Ideas for Cooperating Teachers to Support Student Teachers’ Success
Reflection Strategies
A Cooperating Teacher Journal: An Invitation to Join a Conversation and Questions to Consider
Student Teacher Evaluation
Classroom Students’ Evaluation
Student Teacher’s Self-Evaluation
Giving Feedback to Student Teachers
Four Ways to Give Effective Feedback to Student Teachers
Ideas & Advice
Challenges and Motivators for Cooperating Teachers in Participating Field Experience Programs
Tips for Cooperating Teachers
Liability of Student Teachers
Copyright Infringement and Privacy Rights
Substitute Teaching While in a Field Experience
ATA Focus Groups: Wise Words for Cooperating Teachers
Teacher WellnessFurther Reading
Student Teacher
IntroductionRoles & Responsibilities
The Role of Dispositions During Education Field Experience
Expectations of the Student Teacher
What to Do Before, During and After the Field Experience
Reflection Strategies and Tools
Observation Guide for the Beginning of Student Teaching
Models for Effective Cooperating Teacher and Student Teacher Collaboration
Ideas & Advice
ATA Focus Group: Wise Words of Advice to Student Teachers From Cooperating Teachers
Words of Advice for Cooperating Teachers from Former Student Teachers
The Six Stages of a Teaching Career
Time Saving Suggestions for Student Teachers
The Six Teaching Quality Standards Competencies Through the Eyes of Student Teachers
Teacher WellnessFurther Reading
School Leader
IntroductionRoles & Responsibilities
Associated Field Experience Tasks
Cooperating Teacher Assignment, Selection and Professional Skills
Ideas & Advice
Champion Ideas for School Leaders to Welcome Student Teachers to Their School Community
Student Teacher Orientation Kit
What do Millennials Need from Their School Leaders
Teacher WellnessFurther Reading
Faculty Advisor
IntroductionRoles & ResponsibilitiesIdeas & Advice
Cooperating Teacher and Student Teacher Phases of Development
Reexamining Faculty Roles in the Supervision of Pre-Service Teachers: Responding to the Call for Clinically-Rich Teacher Education
Teacher WellnessFurther Reading
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Introduction

The supportive role of the university faculty advisor cannot be understated. Faculty advisors are seasoned teachers with a wealth of experience and knowledge hired by teacher preparation programs in postsecondary institutions to supervise student teachers during their field experience.

Teaching is the one profession that creates all other professions.
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Requirements

The Alberta Teachers' Association advocates the following minimum requirements for the selection of faculty advisors.

  • Possess a bachelor of education degree (minimum)
  • Possess a valid Alberta teaching certificate
  • Be an ATA member in good standing
  • Have previously supervised student teachers
  • Stay abreast of current educational trends, certification requirements and legislation related to education in Alberta
  • Demonstrate currency within a school setting (five years or less away from the classroom)
  • Possess an in-depth understanding of postsecondary teacher preparation programming including current regulations and expectations
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The Alberta Teachers' Association, as the professional organization of teachers, promotes and advances public education, safeguards standards of professional practice and serves as the advocate for its members.

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