School and Community Experiences

Secondary Education Cooperating Teacher Information

Click HERE for the Cooperating Teacher Application

Click HERE to log in to the CoTE Portal

Secondary Program Sequence

Year 1 Spring: CI 401

Year 2 Fall: CI 403

Year 2 Spring: EDPR 442SEC - Student Teaching

Secondary Education 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
• 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 Grad Services (gradservices@education.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-professionals-supervisors/tuition-fee-waivers