Clinical Teaching Schedule for Texas Teacher Certification

The clinical teaching schedule outlined below shows a gradual increase in teaching responsibility as the 14 week assignment progresses. By week 10, the clinical teacher will be teaching 75%-100% of the lessons for the classroom.
 

Week 1: Clinical teacher will observe mentor teacher
Week 2: Clinical teacher will teach 10% of the lessons
Week 3: Clinical teacher will teach 25% of the lessons
Week 4: Clinical teacher will teach 25% of the lessons
Week 5: Clinical teacher will teach 25% of the lessons
Week 6: Clinical teacher will teach 50% of the lessons
Week 7: Clinical teacher will teach 50% of the lessons
Week 8: Clinical teacher will teach 75% of the lessons
Week 9: Clinical teacher will teach 75% of the lessons
Week 10: Clinical teacher will teach 75%-100% of the lessons
Week 11: Clinical teacher will teach 100% of the lessons
Week 12: Clinical teacher will teach 100% of the lessons
Week 13: Clinical teacher will teach 100% of the lessons
Week 14: Clinical teacher and cooperating teacher share teaching, signaling a gradual shift of moving the planning and teaching responsibilities back to the cooperating teacher.

 

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