School and Community Experiences

Early Childhood Cooperating Teacher Information

Click HERE for the Cooperating Teacher Application

Click HERE to log in to the CoTE Portal

Early Childhood Program Sequence

Year 1 Spring: CI 420

Year 2 Fall: EDPR 420

Year 2 Spring: EDPR 432EC - Student Teaching

Early Childhood Cooperating Teacher Resources

• Cooperating Teacher Expectations and Responsibilities
• Benefits for Cooperating Personnel
• Signing the Cooperating Teacher Agreement
• Information about Professional Development through the University of Illinois
• Danielson Framework for Teaching Chart
• Supporting Candidates through edTPA
• Evaluation Example (Completed on Portal)
• Professional Behavior Checklist
• Professional Behavior Checklist (.docx)

Waiver Information

If you are intending to use a Cooperating Teacher Waiver to complete an online degree through the College of Education, you must contact both Jena Pfoff (jrooseve@illinois.edu) and Linda Stimson (ls9@illinois.edu) after submitting your application to the Graduate College in order to utilize the Cooperating Teacher Waiver. Your subject line should read, “Cooperating Teacher Waiver – Online Program."

https://cote.illinois.edu/cooperating-personnel-supervisors/cp-tuition-fee-waivers