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Mentor teachers provide vital support to credential candidates in Attallah College of Educational Studies Teacher Education (TE) programs. This webpage includes professional development materials and resources to facilitate effective mentoring and to better link Chapman coursework with clinical practice.
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Training and Resources
Chapman University observes California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) standards by implementing a practice that ensures all mentor teachers are trained in order to successfully mentor Chapman University teacher candidates. As part of CTC standards, mentor teachers are required to meet or verify 10 hours of training.
Each prospective mentor teacher is required to complete a survey that identifies the need for mentor training. If the survey results indicate that the mentor teacher meets the training expectations, then no further action is needed. Should the mentor teacher not meet the training expectations, then they will proceed to completing 10 hours of training, which includes the following:
1. Teacher Education Handbook (2022-2023)
2. Read and view the following resources on mentoring a Chapman University teacher candidate:
- Read "Seven Keys to Effective Feedback"
- View Post-Observation Conference with Student Teacher I: "Observation & Feedback: Six Steps to Effective Feedback" (4 min. video)
- View Post-Observation Conference with Student Teacher II: "Observation & Feedback: Probing to Identify the Problem" (4 min. video)
3. Read CTC's California Teacher Performance Expectations (TPEs).
4. View Cognitive Coaching & Mentoring: Types of Coaching Moves & Their Purposes (13 minute video).
5. Visit the Annenberg Learner website, and select one or two content-specific pedagogy and instructional practices multimedia resources that focus on your desired learning.
6. Visit the Cal State Fullerton Co-teaching and Co-planning Learning Community website. Please access the site as a guest.
7. Download and utilize the Co-teaching Lesson Plan Template.
8. Visit the CAST website for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) learning and inclusive practices resources.
Assessment Instruments
Student Teaching Observation and Evaluation Report, 2022-2023 (MA in Teaching and MA in Curriculum and Instruction programs only)
Education Specialist TPEs, 2022-2023
Mentor Teacher Education Specialist Mild/Moderate TPE Assessment, 2021-2022
Mentor Teacher Education Specialist Moderate/Severe TPE Assessment, 2021-2022
Contact Us
Stephanie Farrington
Fieldwork and Credentials Manager, Teacher Education Programs
sfarrington@chapman.edu