The University Clinical Educator is an integral part of the supervision process of the professional internship experience at Ohio Unive University. The Patton College of Education values the role of mentoring and guiding interns in positive and productive manners as beginning teaching professionals. The PCOE agrees to compensate the University Clinical Educator for each intern supervised. Mileage reimbursement will be compensated through concur, if applicable.
In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the OHIO Center for Clinical Practice in Education and university clinical educators, persons working in this capacity agree to the following:
- Adhere to and honor The Patton College of Education’s Fundamental Dispositions, which requires faculty, staff, and teacher candidates to demonstrate the highest degree of professionalism and ethical conduct.
- Act as an ambassador of the Ohio University Internship in Teaching program, promoting an understanding of the principles of the internship experience to the mentor teacher(s), and the intern(s).
- Attend all university clinical educator meetings and orientations before each semester.
- Complete professional development that prepares UCE to supervise interns digitally, per PCOE, adopted virtual platform. (CPAST training for new hires).
- Develop strategies to facilitate the appropriate development of each intern.
- Provide the OHIO Center for Clinical Practice in Education with a recent resume or vitae. Secure a LiveText account through The Patton College of Education.
- Contact the Professional Internship Coordinator immediately if there are any concerns regarding the intern (s). Documentation of concerns is necessary and expected to be shared with the Professional Internship Coordinator
- Ensure that interns are not being used as substitute teachers in any classroom other than the one to which they are assigned, and for no more than a period of three days. Exception: Given the requests from local school districts, the Clinical Practice Committee, with the approval of the PCOE Dean, has issued the following guidelines for those professional interns who are asked/approved to be paid substitutes during their internship.
- Professional interns stay in their own assigned classroom.
- Professional interns may only substitute two days a week for no more than 10 days total.
- Professional interns must have approval from the supervising university clinical educator.
- The district must cover the professional intern substitutes under their district liability insurance.
- Complete formal and informal observations/evaluations based on the type of internship p experience.
- Make site visits to the intern(s) classroom(s) - A requirement of three visits for professional interns (I) and five visits for professional interns (II), two of which can be virtual. • Conduct at least four small group seminars for professional interns.
- Collect all evaluations and documents promptly and return them to the OHIO Center of Clinical Practice in Education, per the requested due dates/destinations.
- Communicate regularly with the mentor teacher(s) and intern(s). • Submit a syllabus for EDPL 4650/5650 on or before the first day of the semester.
- Sign and follow the FERPA guidelines