Lesson 5.J.
Those Who Can, Teach!
LESSON TYPE: Mandatory (YL, S)
STUDENT HANDOUT(S):
v Letter to ProTeam Students
v Attendance Verification Form
v Writing Activity Sheet
TEACHER RESOURCES:
Letter to Faculty
Cooperating Teacher Response Form
Teacher Assignment Verification Form
Teaching Assistant Evaluation for Cooperating Teachers
STANDARD:
DESCRIPTOR:
Students will serve as teaching assistants.
TO DO AHEAD OF TIME:
You may want to request permission for five minutes at a faculty meeting, well ahead of
the date your students plan to begin their assistantships. Explain the aims of the teaching
assistantships, and enlist the help of faculty. Distribute letters to faculty members using
the “Letter to Faculty” sample. Enclose a ProTeam class roster and a “Cooperating
Teacher Response Form.” Allow adequate time for faculty members to respond and for
students to send letters of introduction. Once you have received the response form from
the cooperating teacher, send him/her a copy of the “Teacher Assignment Verification
Form” and a copy of the “Teaching Assistant Ev