Department of Education and Leadership
Co-Teaching Pathway
Candidates who select the co-teaching pathway must engage in two full semesters of a co-teaching placement (Stage 1 and Stage 2). Secondary Teacher Candidates typically remain with one Cooperating Teacher for the entire academic year (fall and spring). Elementary Teacher Candidates typically complete one semester of supervised teaching at the primary (K-2) level and one semester of supervised teaching at the upper (grade 3 or higher) level.
Candidates follow the academic calendar of the school in which they are placed, not the CSUMB calendar, for their field placement.
For more information about CSUMB's Co-Teaching Program, please visit: https://sites.google.com/csumb.edu/csumbcoteaching/home
What is Co-Teaching?
Co-teaching is two or more people (i.e., cooperating teacher and credential candidate) sharing responsibility in planning for, teaching and assessing the students assigned to them for instruction. In a co-teaching clinical practice approach, a cooperating teacher and credential candidate have an ongoing partnership in planning for and practicing five co-teaching strategies to collaboratively teach all students throughout the clinical experience.
Why co-teach in clinical practice?
- Improved student achievement.
- Improved teacher preparation.
- Increased confidence and competence building to lead teaching for the Teacher Candidate.
For more information about CSUMB's Co-Teaching Program, please visit: https://sites.google.com/csumb.edu/csumbcoteaching/home