Expectations for the University Consultant

The university consultant is directly responsible for each student teacher assigned. The university consultant's job is to keep in close touch with the progress of the student, and to insure that the student teaching experience is a successful one. More specifically, the responsibilities of the university consultant include:

1. attend the Cooperating Teachers Dinner, the Student Teaching Celebration Breakfast, and in-service sessions as planned on student teacher supervision
2. when conducting observations, dress according to the school divisions expectations (eg. lanyards, ties, jeans, masks, etc.)
3. keep channels of communication open with all key persons relating to the student teaching experience
4. observe the student teacher in his/her classroom at least five times if working with a non-clinical cooperating teacher and at least two times if working with a clinical faculty cooperating teacher during the seven-week placement
5. hold a two-way conference with the student teacher following each formal lesson evaluation (this may occur on site or on campus)
6. hold a minimum of two three-way conferences with the student teacher and the cooperating teacher during each seven-week placement
7. give feedback based on weekly reports and observations and make specific recommendations for improvement, especially in such areas as lesson plans, assessment of student learning, differentiation of instruction, classroom management, and development of the student teacher’s personal teaching style
8. examine and discuss lesson plans, the Documentation of Student Learning project, and record keeping
9. complete the midterm and final evaluation of each student teacher and assist in bringing satisfactory closure to the total experience
10. collect all student teacher paperwork (clinical faculty and university consultant lesson observation forms, weekly progress reports, weekly hour report forms, and cooperating teacher and university consultant midterm and final evaluations) and submit to the administrative assistant at the conclusion of each seven-week placement
11. serve as contact person for the student teacher when questions arise related to absences or other irregularities or emergencies
12. complete an evaluation of each cooperating teacher
13. enter data into the EMU assessment system, as applicable