TLAC Cooperating Teaching Application
Thank you for your interest in hosting a TLAC Clinical Teacher through Texas A&M University. Your commitment provides our preservice students an opportunity to gain experience and insight into teaching.
Cooperating teacher qualifications:
- 3+ years teaching experience;
- current Texas teaching certification (in primary certification category of clinical teacher);
- current ESL certification for EC-6, 4-8 ELA/Social Studies placements (preferred);
- accomplished educator (as shown by student learning);
- willingness to complete cooperating teacher training and report clinical teacher’s progress to supervisor;
- commitment to guide, assist and support clinical teacher in planning/classroom management/instruction/assessment/working with parents/obtaining materials/district policies.
TLAC Clinical Teachers are required to complete a minimum of 70 in-service days.
For other TAMU mentoring opportunities, please contact:
* Bilingual Education – Miranda Walichowski
* Health and Kinesiology – Diane Graham
* Special Education – Kelly Schmid