Who is the primary university contact for cooperating teachers?
The program assigns field instructors to work with small groups of student teachers and their cooperating teachers. The field instructor is the main liaison between the school and the university. Cooperating teachers should feel free to contact field instructors about concerns at any point during the semester. They can expect a timely and helpful response with every attempt at communication with field instructors. If field instructors do not provide appropriate assistance, cooperating teachers are encouraged to contact Todd Dinkelman, Program Coordinator, see Contact Information. Field instruction is a great strength of this Program. Field instructors take their work very seriously. Their role is not to merely “check-in” on student teachers, but to provide careful, responsible, and productive support to both cooperating and student teachers.
