College of Education
Educating for Reflective Practice
Field Experience
Level I
Attendance and Evaluation Form
200:030 Dynamics of Human DevelopmentInstructor ______/ Section ______
200:017 Exploring Teaching
Instructor ______/ Section ______
Cooperating Teacher
School ______
/ Grade ______
Phone ______/ Email ______
UNI Candidate / ______
UNI ID # ______/ Email ______
Semester / Fall 20 ______/ Spring 20 ______
Final Conference Completed on
Date
Professor’s Signature
Field Experience Attendance Record
To the Cooperating Teacher:
UNI Level 1 Field Experience teacher education candidates are expected to attend every week unless there is an official holiday at the school or the university or the candidate is too ill to attend. In the case of illness, the candidate has the obligation to notify you before the absence. If the student is absent more than one day, please immediately contact the UNI instructor listed on the front of this record sheet. You may also contact this person with any questions or concerns.
Day and time of field experience (circle one):
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / FridayAM / PM
Attendance Record
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Please return this attendance record to the candidate who will submit it to the UNI professor.
Exploring Teaching Candidate Evaluation
200:017 University of Northern Iowa: Educating for Reflective Practice
Please check the types of activities the student participated in while in your classroom.
( ) Working with one student( ) Working with small group of students
( ) Teaching entire class
( ) Making bulletin boards
( ) Grading papers
( ) Helping with laboratory activities
( ) Preparing classroom materials / ( ) Working with students on skills
( ) Preparing presentations using technology
( ) Observing other teachers or subject areas
( ) Observing different teaching styles and strategies (lecture, small group, role play, etc.)
( ) Observing different teacher roles (instructional, preparation, professional, etc.)
( ) Other ______
Objective 1: Develop an understanding of what it means to be an educator
Please mark the box that most reflects the candidates overall performance on that characteristic.
Candidate:
Showed initiative / 1Rarely / 1Occasionally / 1Frequently / 1Not Applicable
Showed enthusiasm / 1Rarely / 1Occasionally / 1Frequently / 1Not Applicable
Worked cooperatively with teacher(s) / 1Rarely / 1Occasionally / 1Frequently / 1Not Applicable
Was reliable / 1Rarely / 1Occasionally / 1Frequently / 1Not Applicable
Showed interest in teaching / 1Rarely / 1Occasionally / 1Frequently / 1Not Applicable
Completed tasks completely / 1Rarely / 1Occasionally / 1Frequently / 1Not Applicable
Rarely, occasionally, and frequently are to indicate how often the Cooperating Teacher observed the particular behavior in the candidate.
Please specify the strengths you observed in this candidate (feel free to use and attach an additional sheet):
Please comment on your observations of this candidate’s potential professional disposition as an educator (feel free to use and attach an additional sheet):
Please make suggestions as to what this candidate might plan to work on in future experiences in order to improve their skills as an educator (feel free to use and attach an additional sheet):
Objective 2: To make an informed decision regarding a career in education
The student fulfilled the attendance requirement of this field experience.
Cooperating Teacher: ______Date: ______
Subject / Area: ______School: ______City: ______
The student fulfilled the requirements for this course.
UNI Instructor: ______Date: ______
This field experience helped me make an informed decision regarding a career in education.
Field Experience Student: ______Date: ______
During the student’s last week in your classroom please discuss this form with the student and return it to the student.
There is no need to mail it as all forms are shown to and discussed with the student at the end of their experience.