Practicum Supervisor
University supervisors are an important liaison between the practicum/internship candidate and the School of Education. The supervisor should have open communication with the candidate and be a strong support for them as they develop their classroom skills.
Candidate Requirements
- Prepare and teach three lessons (two or three semester hours) or one lesson (one semester hour) that your cooperating teacher will observe and evaluate. The lesson plan should include your analysis and reflection of the lesson taught; include strengths, weaknesses, and considerations for future practice. Submit the lesson plan(s) to your university supervisor in the ePortfolio.
- Keep a daily journal to reflect on your school/classroom activities. For each week of Practicum, five journal entries should be submitted in one document to your university supervisor in the ePortfolio. (See Journal Instructions in the Practicum handbook for more detailed information.)
- For each lesson taught, collect samples of student work or evidence of student achievement that demonstrate your ability to accurately plan and assess student learning. Submit the samples to your university supervisor in the ePortfolio.
- Record your daily hours and a brief description of your activities on your time sheet. To finish a Practicum successfully, you must complete 40 hours (one semester hour), 80 hours (two semester hours), or 105 hours (three semester hours. Your cooperating teacher must verify your hours on the cooperating teacher evaluation form. Submit the time sheet to your university supervisor in the ePortfolio.
Supervisor Requirements
- Contact cooperating teacher(s) to check on status of candidate performance after candidate has been in the classroom for one week.
- Assess weekly journals in ePortfolio.
- Assess lesson plans in ePortfolio.
- Assess student work samples in ePortfolio.
- Approve the time sheet in ePortfolio.
- At the end of the practicum/internship, meet or talk with the candidate to discuss his/her experience in the classroom and review the cooperating teacher's evaluation.
- Submit a Pass/Fail grade for the candidate in ADVISE
Handbook
Practicum Handbook
