Coaching a Student Teacher

Marvin Henry served as Professor of Education and Chairperson of Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana State University where he was also a supervisor of student teachers and field director for student teaching. He is a former president and a distinguished member of the Association of Teacher Educators as well as a recipient of its Outstanding Program in Teacher Education award. Ann Weber served as Instructional Assistant Professor in teacher education at Illinois State University. She collaborated with cooperating teachers while supervising hundreds of student teachers and was also the innovator in developing and teaching an online course in the supervision of student teachers.

Easy 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!

• Preface Acknowledgments 1Should My Student Teacher Observe Others? Learning by LookingCooperating Teacher's RoleSequence of Observations Scope of Opportunities2 How Do I Supervise Lesson Planning?Lesson Plan FormatResource Availability Fine-TuningSubmission of Plans3 How Do I Effectively Observe My Student Teacher? Setting the StageIdentifying Data to Collect and AnalyzeTeacher PerformanceLessonFrameworkEvent ReconstructionScripting Teacher Classroom Activity ProfileCategorical Frequency InstrumentsVisual DiagrammingRecordingsWritten CommunicationStudent EvaluationLeaving the Classroom4 What Do I Say During a Conference? Effective CommunicationFrame of ReferenceSupervisory Styles for Different QuadrantsPositive RapportHabit of Reflection Right FocusStudy of Results5 Should My Student Teacher Be Involved Beyond My Classroom? Benefits of ParticipationTypes of ParticipationFacilitation of ParticipationEpilogue About the Authors References