If you contact the Office of Educational Field Experiences, we will address any issues and make contacts as needed.
Phone: 817-272-2831
Email: coedfield@uta.edu
All Cooperating Teachers must complete the College of Education's Cooperating Teacher Training every semester that they are a Cooperating Teacher, per TEA regulations. Please review the content in the PowerPoint presentation below carefully and follow the directions on the last slide to record your training.
In addition, the Student Teacher handbook contains materials for Cooperating Teachers. Please check with your Student Teacher or their UTA Field Supervisor for additional information.
If you contact the Office of Educational Field Experiences, we will address any issues and make contacts as needed.
Phone: 817-272-2831
Email: coedfield@uta.edu
Definition: A cooperating teacher is a classroom teacher who volunteers to work with a university early field experience student or a clinical/student teacher.
Research demonstrates that the most important influence on a teacher candidate is the cooperating teacher.
Qualifications:
Must hold a current Texas Educator Certification
Has a minimum of three years of successful classroom experience, in the content area of the candidate’s certification program
Teacher must possess effective instructional skills, as demonstrated by the teacher’s positive impact on student learning.
Must also have:
Approval of the building principal
A high level of commitment to the candidate's professional development
An eagerness to continue professional growth
Effective communication skills
Outstanding collaboration skills
The period in which students will be in classrooms varies by program:
All UTA students are required to complete early field experience observations and assignments. This may include creating and teaching a lesson, interviewing school personnel, reading a story, helping their cooperating teachers as needed, etc.
Handbooks are available for each program.
Our students are held to a standard of dispositions that have been identified as essential for a highly–qualified professional.
Dispositions statement with link: Policy and Guidelines for the Assessment of Professional Dispositions
All students are required to review the Texas Education Agency's Code of Ethics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYCCyVaf2g1vuF3qIz1NjEWFeMtxaBMvC
The Office of Educational Field Experiences partners with area school districts to provide the University of Texas at Arlington College of Education students with observations, early field experiences, and clinical/student teaching opportunities.
School districts with partnership agreements can request clinical/student teachers using the following form, which should be completed by the district or campus administrator in charge of clinical/student placement:
Download the Clinical Teaching Placement Form [PDF]
Clinical Teaching Handbook [PDF]
Email completed forms to coedfield@uta.edu.