Academic Supervisor
VISITATION/EVALUATION PROCEDURES
TWO VISITATIONS/OBSERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
Initial Visitation/Observation
- Make face-to-face contact with School Office personnel, Administrators, Mentor Teacher, and Teacher Candidate for the initial visit and observation.
- An initial visitation/observation should be completed within the first three weeks of clinical practice. Check teacher candidate’s schedule to verify that times, and content areas you represent are being taught.
- At the secondary level, at least 50% of the assignment must be in the major. They must have the same load as mentor teachers, but no more than three different subjects prepared. If not, contact the Office of Field Services immediately at (435) 586-1950. Collect their daily schedules.
- Check to see that the clinical practice assignment is working satisfactorily. If not, please contact the Office of Field Services at (435) 586-1950 to discuss the situation and begin a process to remedy it.
Guidelines for Both First and Second Observation/Visitation
- Observations should be for the entire length of the class period being observed.
- Observations should not be made if the teacher candidate has not completed a satisfactory formal lesson plan prior to observation.
- Discuss visitation/observation procedure, lesson plan expectations, and evaluation methods following the observation with the teacher candidate.
- Clinical practice observation forms must be completed and filed with the Office of Field Services within one week following visitation.
- Look for transitional problems as well as other instructional areas of concern.
- Document the strengths and weaknesses of the teacher candidate.
- Observations include written documentation for the quality of the teacher candidate’s lesson plan and instructional delivery.
- The clinical practice observation forms are designed to help the teacher candidate.
- These forms do not go into the teacher candidate’s permanent credential file. They are filed in the Office of Field Services.
- You may not observe all of the items on the form at each visit. Address only those that apply to the observation.
- Attach anecdotal notes and comments you would like to share with the teacher candidate to help her/him improve their teaching.
- Observation documentation must be signed by the university supervisor and by the teacher candidate.
- A copy is to be given to the teacher candidate, university supervisor and the original and one copy must be sent to the Office of Field Services no later than one week following visitation.
- Observations must be followed by a timely post observation conference with the teacher candidate (face-to-face, by phone, or other interactive forms of communication).
Final Evaluation – Clinical Practice Evaluation
- After you complete the final evaluation, conference with the teacher candidate and mentor teacher to review the evaluation.
- The original and one copy of the final evaluation must be sent to the Office of Field Services. The original will be sent to the Career Service Center to be added to the teacher candidate’s credential file. Many districts will not consider teacher candidate’s applications for employment without this form.
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