Clinical Practice & Licensure
The Office of Clinical Practice and Licensure coordinates student teaching placements, assists with the licensure process, and provides ongoing support and up-to-date information throughout the clinical teaching experience.
The clinical teaching experience
The clinical teaching experience, also known as student teaching is a year-long, university-supervised, classroom experience that takes place during the final year. Students become eligible for a clinical placement upon acceptance to the professional licensure program.
Each year, we coordinate the placement of more than 250 Teacher Candidates in 30 Oregon school districts.
Who is involved in the clinical teaching experience?
- Teacher Candidate: The student in the professional licensure program completing their clinical teaching experience. Sometimes called the student teacher or preservice teacher.
- Cooperating Teacher: The experienced teacher sharing their classroom with the Teacher Candidate. Sometimes called the supervising teacher, mentor teacher, or clinical teacher.
- University Supervisor: The person responsible for supporting both the Teacher Candidate and the Cooperating Teacher.
Resources
Early (ECSE) Childhood Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ECSE UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS
🟥 REQUIRED FORMS FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS IN THE ECSE PROGRAM
UG, FLEX, & MAT Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR UG/MAT/FLEX UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS
- University Supervisor Quick Start Guide
- Educator Dispositions Assessment Rubric
- Coaching Session Form
- Readiness Scale Explanation Guide
- Readiness Scale Rubric
- Lesson Plan Explanation Guide
- WOU Lesson Plan Template
🟥 REQUIRED FORMS FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS IN THE UG/MAT/FLEX PROGRAM
- UG MAT Observation Form Qualtrics Survey
- Readiness Consensus Form Qualtrics Survey
- Educator Dispositions Assessment Qualtrics Survey
SPED Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR SPED UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS
- University Supervisor Quick Start Guide
- Educator Dispositions Assessment Rubric
- Coaching Session Form
- Readiness Scale Explanation Guide
- Readiness Scale Rubric
- Lesson Plan Explanation Guide
- WOU Lesson Plan Template
🟥 REQUIRED FORMS FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS IN THE SPED PROGRAM
- SPED Observation form Qualtrics Survey
- Educator Dispositions Assessment Qualtrics Survey
- SPED Readiness Consensus form Qualtrics Survey
ESOL Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ESOL UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS
- University Supervisor Quick Start Guide
- Educator Dispositions Assessment Rubric
- Directions for Final Summative Meeting
- 3-Term Practicum Requirements
- 1-Term Practicum Requirements
🟥 REQUIRED FORMS FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS IN THE ESOL PROGRAM
Early (ECSE) Childhood Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ECSE CLINICAL TEACHERS
🟥 REQUIRED FORMS FOR CLINICAL TEACHERS IN THE ECSE PROGRAM
UG, FLEX, & MAT Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR UG/MAT/FLEX LINICAL TEACHERS
- Clinical Teacher Quick Start Guide
- Clinical Teacher Training
- Co-Teaching Strategies
- Readiness Scale Explanation Guide
- Readiness Scale Rubric
- Lesson Plan Explanation Guide
- WOU Lesson Plan Template
🟥 REQUIRED FORMS FOR CLINICAL TEACHERS IN THE UG/MAT/FLEX PROGRAM
SPED Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR SPED LINICAL TEACHERS
- Clinical Teacher Quick Start Guide
- Clinical Teacher Training
- Co-Teaching Strategies
- Readiness Scale Explanation Guide
- Readiness Scale Rubric
- Lesson Plan Explanation Guide
- WOU Lesson Plan Template
🟥 REQUIRED FORMS FOR CLINICAL TEACHERS IN THE SPED PROGRAM
- SPED Observation Form
- MAT & SPED Readiness Consensus Term III
- MAT & SPED Readiness Consensus Term IV
ESOL Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ESOL CLINICAL TEACHERS
- Clinical Teacher Quick Start Guide
- Clinical Teacher Training
- Co-Teaching Strategies
- Directions for Final Summative Meeting
🟥 REQUIRED FORMS FOR CLINICAL TEACHERS IN THE ESOL PROGRAM
- ESOL Observation Form
- ESOL Final Summative Assessment of ESOL Candidate (bring to final meeting)
Contacts
MARIE LEJEUNE
Interim Associate Dean/Professor, Education & Leadership
lejeunem@wou.edu
OLIVIA FLORES
Clinical Placement Coordinator, Education & Leadership
floreso@wou.edu
BETH JONES
Administrative Assistant, College of Education
jonesb@wou.edu
