Supervisors are guides, confidants, and ambassadors. The role of supervisor is critical in the administrative as well as the interpersonal dimensions of student teaching experiences. Supervisors are not simply evaluators or critics.
Supervisors are catalysts in the formative growth of developing professionals.
A university supervisor is assigned to each student teacher for the duration of the student teaching experience. Assignment of supervisors is done by the chairperson of the department in consultation with the departmental student teaching coordinator. Provide enough supervisory time and conferences to determine the performance level of the student teacher. Make your arrival and departures from the school known to as many people as possible. Foster communication between UWM and the schools.