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Clinical Practice & Licensure

  • Clinical Practice & Licensure
    • Teacher Candidate Quick Start Guide
    • Clinical Teacher Quick Start Guide
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    • University Supervisor Quick Start Guide

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

  • UNIVERSITY SUPERVISOR
  • CLINICAL TEACHER

Early (ECSE) Childhood Program

HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ECSE UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS

  • University Supervisor Quick Start Guide
  • Educator Dispositions Assessment Rubric

🟥 REQUIRED FORMS FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS IN THE ECSE PROGRAM

  • ECSE 3-5 yrs Observation Form
  • ECSE Summative Assessment Form Term I

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
  • ESOL Practicum Project Rubric

🟥 REQUIRED FORMS FOR UNIVERSITY SUPERVISORS IN THE ESOL PROGRAM

  • ESOL Formal Observation Qualtrics Survey
  • ESOL Summative Assessment of Candidate Qualtrics Survey
  • ESOL Final Summative Assessment of ESOL Candidate (bring to final meeting)

Early (ECSE) Childhood Program

HELPFUL RESOURCES NEEDED FOR ECSE CLINICAL TEACHERS

  • Clinical Teacher Quick Start Guide
  • Clinical Teacher Training
  • Co-Teaching Strategies

🟥 REQUIRED FORMS FOR CLINICAL TEACHERS IN THE ECSE PROGRAM

  • ECSE Clinical Observation Form
  • ECSE Summative Assessment Conference Consensus Sheet

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

  • Gen Ed Observation Form
  • Readiness Scale Consensus Form

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

Mandy Olsen
Interim Director of Clinical Practice

olsena@wou.edu

Anna Cottam
Clinical Placement Coordinator

cottama@wou.edu

College of Education

Richard Woodcock Education Center

Phone: (503) 838-8471

Email: education@wou.edu

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