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Book SynopsisLittle time? Big responsibility! If you are a cooperating teacherhosting a student teacher, this book is the quick reference tool that you need. We like to say, It's the little instruction book that should come with your student teacher! It provides direction that you need to enhance your observational strategies and maximize professional communication with your student teacher. It includes essential information in an easy-reading, handy format. With key advice from experienced teacher educators, you will understand the coaching aspect of your supervisory role to use successfully throughout the student teaching experience.
Trade ReviewEasy to read and implement immediately, Coaching a Student Teacher, the second book of The Cooperating Teacher Series, is a wonderful step-by-step resource to guide teachers in mentoring up-and-coming professionals. After nine years of teaching, I mentored my first student teacher this year and was thankful to have the support and guidance of this book! -- Lindsey Poole, cooperating teacher, high school special education teacher
Henry and Weber do a masterful job at weaving together a concrete mini-guide that directly supports key practices associated with the cooperating teacher’s role in supervision and mentoring of the developing pre-service teacher. This “little book” unpacks the foundational knowledge and skill-set needed for cooperating teachers to provide the right context for engaging student teachers in reflecting on and growing from their teaching experience through communication, observation, and discourse strategies. In this book, cooperating teachers will find answers to common questions related to: observation and conferencing strategies, choices for their preferred supervisory approach to conferencing, as well as options for student teacher participation in the classroom and the school. Weber and Henry clearly present effective pedagogy for coaching of the teacher candidate! -- Patricia Tate, PhD, executive director, office of professional preparation and accreditation,
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1 Should My Student Teacher Observe Others? Learning by Looking Cooperating Teacher's Role Sequence of Observations Scope of Opportunities 2 How Do I Supervise Lesson Planning? Lesson Plan Format Resource Availability Fine-Tuning Submission of Plans 3 How Do I Effectively Observe My Student Teacher? Setting the Stage Identifying Data to Collect and Analyze Teacher Performance Lesson Framework Event Reconstruction Scripting Teacher Classroom Activity Profile Categorical Frequency Instruments Visual Diagramming Recordings Written Communication Student Evaluation Leaving the Classroom 4 What Do I Say During a Conference? Effective Communication Frame of Reference Supervisory Styles for Different Quadrants Positive Rapport Habit of Reflection Right Focus Study of Results 5 Should My Student Teacher Be Involved Beyond My Classroom? Benefits of Participation Types of Participation Facilitation of Participation Epilogue About the Authors References
