K-State PDS Partnership Clinical Instructor Guideline of Monthly Tasks
Generalist Clinical Instructors K-12:
- Serve as liaison between USD teachers and KSU College of Education faculty (share comments and concerns)
- Serve on building and district committees to provide input about PDS efforts
- Serve on the building staff development committee*
- Attend site council meetings to represent PDS efforts
- Assist teachers in the National Board Certification process
- Assist teachers in conducting action research projects
- Write articles for parent newsletters
- Communicate PDS efforts to faculty (oral and written)
- Assist in preparing materials/reports needed for PDS
- Coordinate school visits by other institutions
- Participate in KSU grant activities: Partnership Project: NCATE PDS Standards Pilot; NCA Teacher Retention, Teacher Quality and Student Achievement Project, etc.
- Attend KSU College of Education Faculty retreats to discuss curriculum and PDS efforts
- Participate in the evaluation of the PDS program
- Conduct Student Teacher seminars*
- Conduct Cooperating teacher seminars*
- Formal observations of student teachers*
- Block A and Block B lesson plan review and observations (Elementary and Middle level)
- Elementary Clinical Instructors review student teacher lesson plans weekly
- Attend CPSI staff development*
- Make presentations to KSU classes*
- Trained in “Framework for Teaching” to provide presentations and resources
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August
- Revise and/or prepare site handbooks for all field experience students Elementary, Middle, Secondary level requests for fall teacher aide placements, Block A, Block B, Block 1, Bock 2
- Elementary, Middle Secondary level building orientation for student teachers
- Elementary, Middle Secondary level building orientation for cooperating teachers who have student teachers
- Turn in requests for QPA assistance to PDS Coordinator at KSU (based on PDS School Improvement Action Plan)
- Bi-monthly K-12 Generalist Clinical Instructor meeting at KSU
- Monthly Content Area Clinical Instructor meeting at MHS
- Monthly 7-12 Generalist Clinical Instructor meeting at various locations
September
- Partnership Project meeting with Planning Teams and summer institute participants
- Elementary, Middle Secondary level building orientation for field experiences (Elementary aides, Secondary aides, Block A, Block B, Block 1, Block 2)
- Elementary, Middle Secondary level building orientation for cooperating teachers (Elementary aides, Secondary aides, Block A, Block B, Block 1, Block 2)
- Bi-monthly K-12 Clinical Instructor meeting at KSU
October
- Secondary KSU aide midterm evaluations completed by supervising teacher
- Elementary, Middle, Secondary level mid-term evaluation conference for 16-week KSU student teachers
- Final evaluations for 8-week students teachers who rotate to second placement
- Elementary and Middle level requests for spring elementary teacher aide and elementary student teacher placements
- Middle level requests for secondary teacher aide and elementary student teacher placements
- Middle and Secondary level facilitate teacher, student and administrative panel for KSU Teacher Aide course
- Bi-monthly K-12 Clinical Instructor meeting at KSU
November
- Elementary, Middle, and Secondary level collaborate with KSU for spring student teacher placements (cooperating teachers approved by building principal and then given to Dr. Perl’s office)
- Middle level observation and evaluation of Block 1 presentations
- Bi-monthly K-12 Clinical Instructor meetings at KSU
December
- Elementary, Middle, and Secondary level secondary teacher aide evaluations
- Program evaluation: input from student teachers, cooperating teachers, USD students (periodically)
- Bi-monthly K-12 Clinical Instructor meetings at KSU
January
- Elementary and Middle level requests for spring Block A, Block B placements
- Middle and Secondary level requests for spring secondary teacher aide placements, Block 1, Block 2
- Elementary, Middle, and Secondary level building orientation for student teachers
- Elementary, Middle, and Secondary level building orientation for cooperating teachers who have student teachers
- Bi-monthly K-12 Clinical Instructor meetings at KSU
February
- Elementary, Middle, and Secondary level building orientation for field experiences (Elementary aides, Secondary aides, Block A, Block B, Block 1, Block 2)
- Elementary, Middle, and Secondary level building orientation for cooperating teachers (Elementary aides, Secondary aides, Block A, Block B, Block 1, Block 2)
- Bi-monthly K-12 Clinical Instructor meetings at KSU
March
- Secondary KSU aide mid-term evaluations completed by supervising teacher
- Elementary, Middle, and Secondary level mid-term evaluation conference for 16-week KSU student teachers
- Final evaluation for 8-week student teachers who rotate to second placement
- Bi-monthly K-12 Clinical Instructor meetings at KSU
April
- Elementary, Middle, and Secondary level collaborate with KSU for fall student teacher placements (cooperating teachers approved by building principal and then given to Dr. Perl’s office)
- Middle level observation and evaluation of Block 1 presentations
- Partnership Project meeting with Planning Teams and Summer Institute participants
- Bi-monthly K-12 Clinical Instructor meetings at KSU
May
- Elementary, Middle, and Secondary level secondary teacher aide evaluations
- Program evaluation: input from student teachers, cooperating teachers, USD students (periodically)
- Bi-monthly K-12 Clinical Instructor meetings at KSU
- Participate in developing building staff development plan
June
- Clinical Instructors are encouraged to attend Summer Institute
- Complete PDS Partnership Annual Building Report
