K-State PDS Partnership
University Supervisor

KSU-based Faculty and Clinical Instructors collaborate to complete these tasks

• Assist preservice teachers to have the best possible chance of success in their teaching experiences
• Help the participants understand their roles in the field experience
• Serve as a liaison between the cooperating school personnel and the College of Education
• Work with the cooperating teachers and their preservice students in planning, executing, and evaluating during field experience
• Check the preservice teachers’ plans for evidence of good planning
• Provide guidance to the preservice teachers through regular visitations to observe them teaching in the classroom and holding conferences with them and their cooperating teachers
• Make the necessary visitations for the purpose of assisting each preservice teacher and cooperating teacher
• Conference with the preservice teachers and their cooperating teachers after observations
• Periodically review the progress of each preservice teacher with his/her cooperating teacher
• Conduct student teaching seminars
• If problems develop between a preservice teacher and his/her cooperating teacher, work with the parties to solve the problems
• Help the preservice teachers and their cooperating teachers resolve problems affecting the student teaching-learning situation
• Work with the Coordinator of Laboratory Experiences, the cooperating teacher, teacher or to withdraw him/her if necessary
• Keep the Coordinator of Laboratory Experiences informed of major preservice student teaching problems that develop during the semester, and help in the withdrawal from, the reassignment of, or the extension of the experience
• Meet with the student teacher and cooperating teacher prior to or during the first week of student teaching to review the knowledge base and confirm responsibilities, roles, and expectations of the student teacher, cooperating teacher, and university supervisor. In addition, make at least one observation followed by a conference for every three weeks of student teaching
• Submit an evaluation for each student teacher to Office of Laboratory Experiences
• After consulting with each cooperating teacher, assign a grade of credit or no credit to each preservice teacher