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WKU Co-Teaching

WKU CO-TEACH TRAINING

Thank you for agreeing to supervise a WKU student teacher. Kentucky Regulations 16 KAR 5:040 requires cooperating teachers and university supervisors to complete training on their basic responsibilities prior to supervising a student teacher. Part A of this training is provided by the KY Department of Education’s Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness (OELE) and includes an online assessment.

Changes, effective July 1, 2019, regarding Cooperating Teacher Part A Training

If you already passed Part A training, via Edmodo prior to July 1, 2019, you do not need to take this assessment again in iDrive Digital.

Information on the new cooperating teacher requirements (16 KAR 5:040) can be found at:
http://www.epsb.ky.gov/mod/page/view.php?id=14

Part A: Basic responsibilities of a cooperating teacher supervisor (using iDrive site)
Part B: Best practice in supporting a student teacher (Training)
Part C: Effective assessment of the student teacher (WKU Student Teaching Handbook)

Part A: Basic responsibilities of a cooperating teacher supervisor ( iDrive Quiz)

Access to this Part A online training and assessment:

Part B: Best practice in supporting a student teacher (KACTE Developed Training)

Part B of this training is provided by the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness (OELE). http://www.epsb.ky.gov/mod/page/view.php?id=476 You will watch a training video that is designed to help prepare you for your supervisory role with an introduction to the best practices when supporting a student teacher. After completion of the video, you must send an email to shannon.evans@wku.edu indicating that you have watched Part B Video.