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
β Early (ECSE) Childhood Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ECSE UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS
π₯ REQUIRED FORMS FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS IN THE ECSE PROGRAM
β UG & MAT Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR UG/MAT UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS
- University Supervisor Quick Start Guide
- Educator Dispositions Assessment Rubric
- Readiness Scale Explanation Guide
- Readiness Scale Rubric
- Lesson Plan Explanation Guide
- WOU Lesson Plan Template
π₯ REQUIRED FORMS FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS IN THE UG/MAT PROGRAM
- UG MAT Observation Form Qualtrics Survey
- Readiness Consensus Form Qualtrics Survey
- Educator Dispositions Assessment Qualtrics Survey
- Unit Feedback Form
β SPED Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR SPED UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS
- University Supervisor Quick Start Guide
- Educator Dispositions Assessment Rubric
- Readiness Scale Explanation Guide
- Readiness Scale Rubric
- Lesson Plan Explanation Guide
- WOU Lesson Plan Template
π₯ 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
β 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
- ESOL Practicum Project Rubric
π₯ REQUIRED FORMS FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS IN THE ESOL PROGRAM
β Early (ECSE) Childhood Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ECSE CLINICAL TEACHERS
π₯ REQUIRED FORMS FOR CLINICAL TEACHERS IN THE ECSE PROGRAM
β UG, FLEX, & MAT Program
HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR UG/MAT CLINICAL 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
π₯ REQUIRED FORMS FOR CLINICAL TEACHERS IN THE UG/MAT PROGRAM
β 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
π₯ REQUIRED FORMS FOR CLINICAL TEACHERS IN THE SPED PROGRAM
- MAT & SPED Readiness Consensus Term III
- MAT & SPED Readiness Consensus Term IV
- SPED Observation Form
β 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
π₯ REQUIRED FORMS FOR CLINICAL TEACHERS IN THE ESOL PROGRAM
- ESOL Observation Form
- ESOL Final Summative Assessment of ESOL Candidate (bring to final meeting)
- At the end of the term, you’ll need to share this form with your CT and supervisor at your end-of-term meeting and they will sign it acknowledging that you completed the appropriate hours.
- You’ll need to upload this to your TSPC Licensure Shell at the end of the term.
- Any time you are absent from your clinical site or a WOU class, leave early, or come late, you’ll need to fill out this form.Β
- You will also need to inform the appropriate people via email (directions in form).Β
- Too many absences, leaving early or coming late could result in removal from the program so please watch this carefully. Absences should be for serious medical illness (like fever or throwing up, doctor’s note), emergencies, or pre-arranged with your cohort leader.
- This letter gives you information about requirements for this term and is sent to your CT. Please share it with your Clinical Teacher if they can’t locate it.
- Here is an explanation guide
- Links to an external site that explains each part of the template.
- The template is to be used for all formal observations and must be sent to the person observing you 5 FULL business days in advance of the observation.
- After an observation, you should fill out this template and share it with the person who observed you within 24 hours of the observation. You are not turning this in on Canvas.
- Your Clinical Teacher fills out this form during observations and send it to you after the observation. Share this with your CT if they cannot find it.
- You are required to complete two formal observations with your CT and two observations with your supervisor.
- You will need to upload ALL four observation forms from your CT and supervisor to the LICENSURE CANVAS SHELL for TSPC documentation.
- Term I TCs should meet “foundational” requirements by the end of the term, Term II TCs should meet “emerging requirements” by the end of the term, and Term III TCs should meet “proficient” requirements by the end of the term.
- At the end of the term, you will meet with your CT and supervisor and discuss your progress toward meeting that standard. Share this with your CT if they cannot find it.
- You can learn about this scale from the readiness scale explanation guide.
Readiness Scale Consensus Sheet
- Fill out this consensus form prior to your end-of-term meeting. Share this with your CT if they cannot locate it. Your supervisor will fill out a final consensus form with scores from all three people and send you a copy.
- You will need to upload the final consensus form to the LICENSURE CANVAS SHELL for TSPC documentation.
Educator Dispositions Assessment Rubric
- Your professors and supervisor (with input from your CT) will evaluate your professional dispositions each term. The expectation is that all teacher candidates continually “meet standards” for all criteria.

