Associate Teacher Course - Friday 22nd September 2017

Role of an Associate Teacher:
- Consistent, positive teacher role model
- Can communicate effectively with a variety of students
- Meet the university requirements
- Set up well from the very beginning
- Make time to give regular feedback
- Let the students make mistakes
- IDEA (3rd year) - Push all desks to the middle, before full control get the students to practice the set up of a class.
- Give specific feedback with 1 or 2 things to focus on.

Students:
- Planning to you 24 hours before teaching
- Follow your guidance - day to day or weekly planning
- Direct to Fraser & Hill textbook for planning
- Watch for downloading of planning - ensure it is relevant
- Encourage them to talk to you about any issues first - Can go to the liaison person with any issues also (Pip or Clark)
- Are they making progress to achieve the goals?
- If the have an evaluative lecturer coming in, make them do what they would normally do at that time. Don't put on a show. Demonstrate good solid teaching practice - Keep it simple. 40 minutes to an hour.
- Student Handbook - Minimum requirements. Work from last week backwards because time goes quickly.
- CUSP - Half a day of activities when it suits.
- Year 2 - Minimum of a weeks full control
- Written feedback - Google Docs - Feedback on what you have seen, Feed-forward, Student Reflection
- Planning - Make them go over the top first then you can ask them to slack off a bit if you see appropriate
- Don't be afraid to talk to them about outside influences if these are effecting their practicum
- Don't be afraid to be realistic in their report - Contact Clark if not sure
- School Camp - Still only classed as helpers
- What is Full Control? Taking on the role of the teacher - Can look different in each classroom
- Report Guidelines in the Handbook
- Recommend that they need more time if need be
- Students must make up the time if they are off for more than 3 days - Must have a medical certificate for three days or more off

End of Practicum - Students give feedback on AT (Can be used in PLJ)




What happens when things go wrong?
- Go to liaison person first
- Next Clark will work with AT and student
- Don't leave it until the end
- When students do fail a practicum they are able to appeal to redo
- Be honest with feedback and keep it simple and to the point

Coaching and Mentoring
- David Clutterbutt
- Powerful Questions - PRAIRIE