Suggested Coaching Techniques for Cooperating Teachers

●Familiarizes him/herself with and employs the Teacher Performance Expectations (TPEs) as the criteria for measuring a teacher credential candidate’s progress.
●Incorporates and empowers the teacher credential candidate as a part of a classroom environment that is conducive to learning.
●Encourages the teacher credential candidate to be reflective in the process of expanding their skills. Cooperating Teacher employs the three (3) question debrief:
- ○“What do you think worked well?”
- ○“To improve the lesson, what would you do differently?”
- ○“How can I help you with that?”
●Uses probing questions such as, “Did the transition to independent work go as smoothly as you would have liked?” “Why do you think some students were confused?”
●Phrases suggestions and/or recommendations as, “You might consider…”, “Another way to do this might be …” Or “Something that works for me is…” Rather than, “You need to do it this way!”
●Uses specific examples when providing written feedback.
●Assists teacher credential candidates in identifying strengths and weaknesses.