Preparing for a Student Teacher

By (author) Marvin A. Henry, Ann Weber

Publication date:

11 December 2015

Length of book:

52 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781475823530

Little time? Big responsibility! If you are a cooperating teachers hosting a student teacher (or a curious college supervisor or clinical field director), this book is the quick reference tool that you need. We like to say, “It’s the little instruction book that should have come with your student teacher!” It provides comprehensive direction that you need to prepare for your student teacher’s arrival and the initial weeks. It includes essential information in an easy-reading, handy format. With key advice from experienced teacher educators sprinkled with gems of research, you will understand your role clearly and know how to create a solid foundation for a successful student teaching experience.

Preface
Acknowledgments

1 How Do I Get Ready?
Understanding Cooperating Teacher Role and Traits
Prepping for the Experience
Mapping the Framework of Responsibility
Learning about a Student Teacher
Acclimating the Student Teacher
Preparing the Class
2 How Do I Get the Student Teacher Started?
Changes in the Classroom
Introduction to the Class
Introduction to the Faculty
Initial Days
Increased Responsibility
Initial Instruction
3 How Do I Build a Working Relationship with a Student Teacher?
Constructive Climate
Transition of the Student Teacher
Collaboration
Self Concept
Teacher Identity
Professional Rapport with Pupils
Personality Differences
Generational Differences
Intense Differences
4 How Do I Interact with the College Supervisor?
Roles and Responsibilities
Early Interaction
Establishing Rapport
Planned Visits
Interaction with the Student Teacher

Epilogue
References
About the Authors

Preparing for a Student Teacher, Book 1 of Student Teaching: The Cooperating Teacher Series, is a concise, user-friendly guide for cooperating teachers. With limited time available to me, I found this to have a teacher-friendly layout — it reads like a map! I love the layout! The authors took all of the highlights out of Supervising Student Teachers the Professional Way, 7 ed. and compiled them into an easy-to-read desktop guide for all cooperating teachers.