Cooperating Teachers | Department of Education

 The UMD Office of Field Experiences values the expertise of our cooperating teachers to mentor our candidates out in the field. The work with UMD supervisors to make sure student teaching candidates observe and teach using best practice and dispositions in elementary, special education, early childhood and secondary content classrooms. Cooperating teachers evaulate their student teachers and support their efforts to completion of the edTPA.

UMD Student Teaching Evaluations

Student Teaching Mid-Point Evaluation Form (Cooperating Teachers and Student Teachers complete and have conference. Supervisor notified about conference.)

Student Teaching FINAL Evaluation Form (Supervisors, Cooperating Teachers and Student Teachers complete and have conference. This will be done in TK20)

TK20 login: The student teacher evaluation form is located here. TK20 login: Cooperating Teachers: Use your institutional email address and create a password. If you experience any difficulties contact tk20help@d.umn.edu 

Student Teaching Observation Forms (may be used by University supervisor) 

 Observation Form 1

Observation Form  2 

Domains A and B

Domains C, D and E

edTPA

UMD Video taping permission form to send to parents/guardians for edTPA (English)  (for teacher candidate to give to students in your classroom)

Translated into:   Somali  Spanish  Hmong

Making Good Choices: A Support Guide for edTPA Candidates   (REQUIRED candidate reading before starting edTPA)

edTPA.com (Pearson website for general information)