Cooperating Teachers

"It is noble to teach oneself; it is still nobler to teach others." - Mark Twain
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This website is designed for educational professionals who are interested in mentoring student teachers from UW-Stout or another institution of higher education. Our hope is that this website will serve as a valuable resource to our PK-12 partners, offering updates on School of Education student teaching criteria, policies and procedures.

UW-Stout offers training in the supervision of student teachers as required by Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction.

Department of Public Instruction

Cooperating Teacher Criteria

The Department of Public Instruction requires that cooperating teachers meet the following three criteria:

  1. Hold a Wisconsin license or its equivalent for the teaching assignment and have volunteered to serve as a cooperating teacher
  2. Have at least 3 years of teaching experience with at least one year of experience in the school system of current employment
  3. Have completed training in both the supervision of clinical students and in the applicable standards in subch. II PI 34.15.

    **If you have satisfied these three requirements, please submit this verification form to Josh Bowe (contact information on side).

Chapter PI 34: Teacher Education Program Approval and Licenses