scholarly journals “It Just Works Better”: Introducing the 2:1 Model of Co-Teaching in Teacher Preparation

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina M. Tschida ◽  
Judith J. Smith ◽  
Elizabeth A. Fogarty
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Cooperating Teachers ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cooperating Teacher ◽  
Teaching Standards ◽  
Professional Teaching

Many issues influence reform in teacher preparation including national accountability efforts, professional teaching standards, and local or regional factors. This study examines a rurally-located teacher education program’s efforts to reform clinical preparation through co-teaching. Researchers argue that their adaption of the typical one-to-one (1:1) model of co-teaching to a two-to-one (2:1) model, where two teacher candidates work collaboratively with one cooperating teacher, greatly enhances the student teaching experience. This phenomenological research describes the first year of implementation. Despite cooperating teacher concerns about teacher candidates being prepared for their own classrooms, student teachers learned valuable lessons in collaboration and co-planning, built strong relationships with peers and cooperating teachers, and greatly impacted K-6 student learning. Implications suggest a 2:1 co-teaching model of student teaching allows for fewer placements, which ultimately allows selection of quality cooperating teachers who mentor teacher candidates in powerful ways.  

scholarly journals Student or Teacher: The Tensions Faced by a Spanish Language Student Teacher

2011 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Gloria Vélez Rendón
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Cooperating Teachers ◽  
Cooperating Teacher ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Mentoring Relationship ◽  
Teaching Role ◽  
School Day ◽  
The One

The contradictory realities of student teaching viewed through the student teachers’ eyes have been the focus of attention of some recent publications (Britzman, 1991; Knowles and Cole, 1994; Carel, S.; Stuckey, A.; Spalding, A.;Parish, D.; Vidaurri, L; Dahlstrom, K.; and  Rand, Ch., 1996; Weber  Mitchell, 1996). Student teachers are “marginally situated in two worlds” they are to educate others while being educated themselves (Britzman, 1991, p. 13). Playing the two roles simultaneously is highly difficult. The contradictions, dilemmas, and tensions inherent in such endeavor make the world of the student teacher increasingly problematic. This is further complicated by the power relationships that often permeate the student teacher cooperating teacher relationship. This paper describes salient aspects of the student teaching journey of Sue, a white twenty-two year old student teacher of Spanish. It uncovers the tensions and dilemmas experienced by the participant in her quest for professional identity. Data collection sources for this study included (a) two open-ended interviews, each lasting approximately forty-five minutes; (b) one school-day long observation; and (c) a copy of the communication journal between the participant and her cooperating teacher. The data revealed that soon upon entering the student teaching field experience, Sue found herself torn by the ambiguous role in which student teachers are positioned: she was neither a full-fledged teacher nor a student. In trying to negotiate a teaching role for herself, Sue was pulled in different directions. She soon became aware of the powerful position of the cooperating teacher and of her vulnerability within the mentoring relationship. The main tension was manifested in Sue’s struggle to develop her own teaching persona on the one hand, and the pressure to conform to her cooperating teachers’ expectations on the other hand. The implications of the study are discussed.

Key Aspects of Student Teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
John M. Denis
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Cooperating Teacher ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Music Classroom ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
The University

The transition from the conceptually focused world of the student to the professionally pragmatic world of the teacher can be jarring and difficult. One of the more useful educational experiences for facilitating this transition is that of student teaching. This review of literature examines the personal relationships, expectations, reflective practice, and power structure inherent in the student-teaching experience in both general and music classroom contexts. These facets were selected due to their prevalence in the literature and their potential impact on stakeholders’ approaches toward student teachers. Aspects of cooperating teacher preparation in light of the highlighted areas are then discussed, with potential suggestions including communication concerns, possible cooperating teacher framework characteristics, and balancing the conflicting nature of both the student teacher and the university supervisor.

scholarly journals Co-teaching as a clinical model of student teaching : perceptions of preparedness for first year teaching

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Abby Volmer
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Cooperating Teachers ◽  
Research Question ◽  
First Year ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
University Supervisors ◽  
Teaching Student ◽  
The University

College of Education faculty members at the University of Central Missouri found that public school teachers and administrators from surrounding schools were reluctant to hand over classrooms of students to novice teachers for student teaching. With high stakes accountability for test scores, teachers voiced their need to be present in the classroom, particularly during spring semester of statewide testing (Diana, 2014). The university adopted a co-teaching model of student teaching to prepare its teaching candidates for the first year of teaching while allowing the cooperating teacher to stay in the classroom throughout the student teaching term. The problem-of-practice addressed in this study focuses on the need to determine if a co-teaching student teacher model provides university students an adequate amount of clinical experience and preparation to support a successful first year of teaching. The purpose of this study is two-fold: 1) analyze the perceptions of former and current student teachers, cooperating teachers, and university supervisors on the co-teaching model of student teaching and 2) assess the model's effectiveness in preparing student teachers for their first year of teaching. To this end, the research questions are as follows: Research Question 1. What are the perceptions of University of Central Missouri current and former student teachers on the co-teaching student-teaching model's ability to prepare student teachers for their first year of teaching? Research Question 2. What are the perceptions of University of Central Missouri university supervisors on the co-teaching student-teaching model's ability to prepare student teachers for their first year of teaching? Research Question 3. What are the perceptions of cooperating teachers on the co-teaching student- teaching model's ability to prepare student teachers for their first year of teaching? The research questions were answered through an analysis of the data collected via a quantitative survey followed by a qualitative interview. The quantitative survey asked respondents to rate items on a Likert-type scale (Fink, 2013) as to how well they perceived the co-teaching model of student teaching prepares student teachers to meet Missouri Teaching Standards. The qualitative survey asked respondents to discuss their perceptions of how well the co-teaching model of student teaching prepares student teachers for their first year of teaching based on their personal experience. The responses indicated that the co-teaching model scored higher in first year teacher preparation by elementary teachers and elementary supervisors than by secondary teachers and supervisors. Responses also indicated that student teachers and cooperating teachers perceived the co-teaching model as more positively preparing student teachers for their first year of teaching than do university supervisors. Additionally, responses indicated that the co-teaching model of student teaching closely aligns to the Gradual Release of Responsibility theory of learning (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983) with the co-teaching model of student teaching strengths as follows: extensive modeling by a More Knowledgeable Other (Vygotsky, 1978), extensive professional reflection and immediate feedback, a narrowing of focus, professional collaboration, and building of confidence in the student teacher. Due to the student teacher never solely taking over the classroom responsibilities in a co-teaching model of student teaching, the model's barrier for preparing student teachers for their first year of teaching centers on the student teacher not receiving a fully realistic teaching experience in a classroom without a co-teacher. On this basis, it is recommended that universities and school districts adopt the co-teaching model of student teaching to provide a strong base of teaching background for the student teacher through the Gradual Release of Responsibility. The student teacher should also receive two to three weeks of sole classroom responsibility and all the duties in that role as to provide a realistic experience of teaching without a co-teacher present. Further research could synthesize the perceptions of the same group of participants in this study regarding a model similar to the one recommended.

edTPA Local Evaluation

2018 ◽  
pp. 1673-1688
Author(s):  
John Louis Seelke ◽  
Kelly Mills
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
National Board Certified ◽  
Performance Assessments ◽  
Mentor Teachers ◽  
Teacher Preparation Programs ◽  
First Year ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
National Board

Numerous teacher preparation programs now require teacher candidates to complete teacher performance assessments (TPA) to determine their readiness for the classroom. One of the newest assessments, edTPA, has been used by over 700 teacher preparation programs, with 12 states setting policy tying the successful completion of edTPA to teacher licensure. While edTPA is considered an educative tool for teacher candidates, it has also become a tool for teacher preparation programs to improve and change, as well as engage with their district partners on teacher practice. This chapter will describe one university's story of edTPA local evaluation, including its decisions to use local mentor teachers and local National Board Certified (NBC) teachers to assess the edTPA. It will reveal how bringing partners together through local evaluation can create a common language for teacher preparation, empower actors (mentors, supervisors) to share their voices with university faculty, and help bridge the gap between a pre-service candidate's student teaching year and the first year of induction.

edTPA Local Evaluation

2016 ◽  
pp. 93-108
Author(s):  
John Louis Seelke ◽  
Kelly Mills
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
National Board Certified ◽  
Performance Assessments ◽  
Mentor Teachers ◽  
Teacher Preparation Programs ◽  
First Year ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
National Board

Numerous teacher preparation programs now require teacher candidates to complete teacher performance assessments (TPA) to determine their readiness for the classroom. One of the newest assessments, edTPA, has been used by over 500 teacher preparation programs, with nine states setting policy tying the successful completion of edTPA to teacher licensure. While edTPA is considered an educative tool for teacher candidates, it has also become a tool for teacher preparation programs to improve and change, as well as engage with their district partners on teacher practice. This chapter will describe one university's story of edTPA local evaluation, including its decisions to use local mentor teachers and local National Board Certified (NBC) teachers to assess the edTPA. It will reveal how bringing partners together through local evaluation can create a common language for teacher preparation, empower actors (mentors, supervisors) to share their voices with university faculty, and help bridge the gap between a pre-service candidate's student teaching year and the first year of induction.

Assessing Pre-Service Teachers' Assessment Literacy

2019 ◽  
pp. 42-57
Author(s):  
Beth Clark-Gareca
Keyword(s):  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Cooperating Teachers ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Assessment Literacy ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Classroom Assessments ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
K 12

Conducting classroom assessments is a regular part of teachers' daily work. Despite the centrality of tests in K-12 classrooms, teacher candidates consistently demonstrate fundamental weakness in their understanding and implementation of assessment. Student teaching has the potential to be an important training ground for teacher candidates to grow in their assessment practices, and by focusing on assessment during the student teaching experience, teacher candidates can more easily develop a deeper understanding of the myriad ways to evaluate student learning. This chapter explores the assessment relationships between teacher candidates and their mentors (i.e., cooperating teachers, student teaching supervisors, and seminar instructors) and provides a framework through which intentional and incidental classroom assessment can be considered. Ways to teach assessment through planning, debriefing, and raising awareness through noticing are discussed, and recommendations are made to help teacher candidates build the foundation of a strong assessment repertoire.

Some Factors Related to Student Teacher Classroom Performance Following Microteaching Training

1977 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willis D. Copeland
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Significant Interaction ◽  
Cooperating Teachers ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Cooperating Teacher ◽  
Classroom Performance ◽  
Teacher Training Programs ◽  
Frequency Counts ◽  
Teacher Classroom

The present study explored possible relationships between the intervention behaviors of cooperating teachers and the classroom exhibition by student teachers of skills’ acquired in microteaching training. Sixty-one teaching credential candidates engaged in student teaching were randomly assigned to positive and negative levels of three variables including microteaching training, training in supervision received by subjects’ cooperating teacher, and tendency of subjects’ cooperating teacher to exhibit the target teaching skill. The data, composed of frequency counts of subjects’ exhibition of the target skill in the classroom as recorded eight to twelve weeks following training, were analyzed using three-way ANOVA. Significant interaction effects were observed. Results are discussed in terms of implications for modification of teacher training programs.

Toward a Bidirectional and Co-Constructed Mentorship: Rethinking the Mentor and Student–Teacher Relationship

2021 ◽  
pp. 238133772110335
Author(s):  
Rick Coppola ◽  
Daniel J. Rocha ◽  
Rebecca Woodard
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
English Language ◽  
Cooperating Teachers ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Teacher Candidate ◽  
Student Teacher Relationship ◽  
Strategic Partnering ◽  
Artifact Analysis

Cooperating teachers are vital in the professional development of teacher candidates. Yet, little research has been done to explore the generative and bidirectional nature of mentoring in the context of a student teaching-mentoring dyad—including the ways that teacher candidates are vital to the professional development of cooperating teachers. This case study addresses this gap by exploring the realized potential of adopting a transformative activist stance in relation to the mentoring of a preservice teacher candidate. The strategic partnering of a veteran teacher (Rick) and undergraduate teacher candidate (Daniel)—both committed to culturally sustaining pedagogies—created an opportunity to reimagine the student teaching experience in one English language arts classroom. Through collaborative reflection and artifact analysis, we examine our roles in contributing to bidirectional mentorship that stressed innovative collaboration rather than adaptation to existing power differentials.

scholarly journals An Exploration of Factors Contributing to the Perceptions of Preparedness for Elementary Candidates in a Clinically Based Program

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca McMahon Giles ◽  
Andrea M. Kent
Keyword(s):  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Cooperating Teachers ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Collaborative Teaching ◽  
Research Model ◽  
University Supervisors ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Prior Experiences

A quantitative, descriptive research model was used to investigate the perceptions of teacher candidates (n=32) in a clinically based dual certification program regarding their culminating student teaching experience. Data consisted of candidates’ responses to both multiple choice and open ended survey items. Results indicated that teacher candidates within an undergraduate program leading to state teaching certification in both elementary and collaborative teaching (K-6) had positive perceptions regarding their preparedness as a result of prior experiences working in K-6 classrooms (44%) and interactions with in-service teachers (28%). In addition, teacher candidates perceived strong relationships with their university supervisors reporting that they received a greater amount of encouragement and feedback for improved teaching from their university supervisors than from their cooperating teachers.

scholarly journals Introducing the Co-teaching Model in Teacher Education Clinical Practice

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-20
Author(s):  
Lisa D. Murley ◽  
Rebecca R Stobaugh ◽  
Charles S Evans
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Teaching Models ◽  
Regulatory Changes

With national and state regulatory changes related to clinical practice within teacher education programs a reality, one university examined the outcomes of co-teaching model trainings required for stakeholders, both higher education faculty and P-12 educators. The training participants indicated the co-teaching model could increase student teacher preparedness while also positively impacting P-12 student learning. Nearly a year after the co-teaching training, one university surveyed student teachers on their co-teaching experience prior to and during student teaching. While there were increase mean scores of all the co-teaching models, results pointed to questions of whether teacher candidates were engaged in lower-level impact co-teaching models, which involved teacher candidates observing and assisting.

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