Prior to student teacher placement, a cooperating teacher/university supervisors shall receive training approved by the Education Professional Standards Board and provided at no cost to the cooperating teacher/university supervisor by the educator preparation institution which shall include the following components:
basic responsibilities of the cooperating teacher
best practices in supporting the student teacher
effective assessment of the student teacher
PART A: Basic responsibilities of a cooperating teacher/university supervisor (16 KAR 5:040, Section 1(3)(a) and Section 4(4)(a))
16 KAR 5:040, requires cooperating teachers and university supervisors to complete a training on the basic responsibilities of a cooperating teacher/university supervisor. Part A of this training is provided by the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness (OELE) through an online assessment. Beginning July 1, 2019 Cooperating Teacher Part A training will be offered through iDrive Digital and will no longer be available on Edmodo. Each cooperating teacher and university supervisor is required to complete the assessment with a score of 15/15 before supervising a student teacher. Please refer to the directions below for making an iDrive Digital account and accessing the P-12 Co-Teaching Training. For questions or assistance, please email Brandon.Harrod@education.ky.gov or Sharon.Salsman@education.ky.gov.
Please note: If you already have passed the Part A training in Edmodo you do not need to retake the assessment in iDrive Digital.
iDrive Digital
https://otis.coe.uky.edu/DDL/launch.php
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PART B: Best practice in supporting a student teacher (16 KAR 5:040, Section 1(3)(b) and Section 4(4)(b))
Part B will be provided by an educator preparation provider (EPP). Each teacher must complete an approved co-teaching training. Most EPPs offer Part B through an online training. The EPP will provide the link to complete the training before the student teacher is placed in the classroom.
For EPPs offering face-to-face trainings:
Click the following link to access the required sign-in sheet for recording Part B attendance for University Supervisors
Click the following link to access the required sign-in sheet for recording Part B attendance for Cooperating Teachers
PART C: Effective assessment of the student teacher (16 KAR 5:040, Section 1(3)(c) and Section 4(4)(c))
Part C is provided by each EPP. The student teacher’s EPP will provide the appropriate materials for this training.