Transition to Clinical Practice II

As your first term of clinical practice quickly comes to an end, it is important to discuss what coteaching will look like during your final term of clinical practice.

One of the primary differences between these two terms of the clinical practice is that SPED teacher candidates will be at the school site 3 days/week for the first 10 weeks and then transition to 5 days/week for the last 5 weeks. Teacher candidates are expected to participate fully in the classroom and school community, attending department meetings, professional developments, and school events.

Your final term of clinical practice is an opportunity for SPED teacher candidates to become fully integrated into the classroom and school community, experiencing all aspects of what it means to be a teacher.

• Teacher candidates are at the school site all day, 3 days a week for the first 10 weeks and then 5 days a week for the last 5 weeks.
• Teacher candidates should be involved in coplanning, coinstructing, and coassessing
• The CPII candidate will conduct a four-week solo teach. Collaborating with the TC's university supervisor and CT will be important for this requirement.
• The university supervisor will schedule six observations during this final term of clinical practice.
• The university supervisor will also schedule and lead the summative evaluation meeting. During this meeting, the teacher candidate will facilitate their Individual Development Plan discussion.
  
• Teacher candidates will be applying for jobs (if they have not done so already) and will most likely have interviews. Saving the allotted excused absences per term for job interviews is highly recommended. Be sure to give cooperating teachers advanced notice (ideally, at least two days in advance of an absence)
  
• Teacher candidates are allowed to substitute teach for their cooperating teacher on 12 occasions during their final term of clinical practice if the candidate is cleared to sub for the district in which they are placed.

Please watch the following screencast video to learn more about the expectations, priorities, and components of CPII.

• You should discuss the transition with your university supervisor and cooperating teacher as early as possible.
• Work/Life Balance: As you move into Clinical Practice II, self-care is important. Cal Poly has many resources for our students, which can be found on the Health and Wellbeing website. You can also revisit our Self-Care During Clinical Practice newsletter.

Email: soe@calpoly.edu

Website: https://soe.calpoly.edu/20202021-clinical-practice-website