Please reference the Clinical Practice section at the below website within the California Teacher Education Handbook for information about requirements, policies, and responsibilites:

https://multimedia.phoenix.edu/site/college-of-education/

EDTPA Support Videos (for cooperating teachers supporting EDTPA candidates):

The videos will explain about EDTPA and how you can support your candidate. Your student teaching candidate will also have an assigned University Faculty Supervisor that will provide support on the EDTPA as well.

Video 1: 

https://secure.aacte.org/apps/rl/res_get.php?fid=234&ref=edTPA

Video 2:

https://secure.aacte.org/apps/rl/res_get.php?fid=1501&ref=edtpa

CAL TPA Support Website (for cooperating teachers supporting CAL TPA candidates):

https://w.taskstream.com/ts/reports/UniversityofPhoenixTPAtasksoverviewandhelp

Student Teaching is a full time responsibility. Should an unexpected need arise for an absence from student teaching,  you must:

1. Notify your Cooperating Teacher, Faculty/Site Supervisor and Education Program Specialist to notify them of the absence.
2. Provide your Cooperating Teacher with plans to cover any missed lessons.
3. Enter a 0 for the day you are absent in your weekly attendance log and submit the attendance log to your Faculty Supervisor, Cooperating Teacher, and Education Program Specialist at the end of the week.
4. Complete and email the ABSENCE Form to your Education Program Specialist for an updated end date to student teaching.

Note: Any missed days due to personal reasons must be made up at the end of the student teaching experience. If more than five days are missed over the course of the practicum, student teaching will be terminated and the practicum deemed “unsuccessful.”

You will complete all evaluations in TaskStream.  The below forms can be used to take notes and preview the evaluations in TaskStream.   For more information regarding the evaluation process and TaskStream, visit the TaskStream help and resources section of this site.

IDP (Individual Development Plan and Exit Survey)

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing requires all teacher candidates to complete an Individual Development Plan (IDP) and Exit Survey prior to an institutional recommendation for a Preliminary Credential. A completed IDP is placed in the candidates file and completion of the Exit Survey is noted.

The candidate is required to share the IDP with their induction mentor when she/he obtains their first teaching job. This document is used to develop their initial professional growth plan as a first year teacher.

The cooperating teacher/mentor and faculty supervisor/IFS collaborate with the candidate on the IDP by providing suggestions and input about the candidate’s areas of strength, areas he/she is “on the verge of getting,” and next steps for growth and improvement related to the California Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs). This IDP activity is done near the end of the student teaching placement.

The cooperating teacher/mentor and faculty supervisor/IFS collaborate with the candidate on the IDP by providing suggestions and input about the candidate’s areas of strength, areas he/she is “on the verge of getting,” and next steps for growth and improvement related to the California Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs). This IDP activity is done near the end of the student teaching placement.

For Student Teacher candidates, the IDP and Exit Survey will be embedded in the second online seminar course.