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Or they could be in for a lost year of learning, because first-year teachers tend to be less effective than their more experienced colleagues.  \nMuch of new teachers’ success depends on whether they had a strong clinical practice experience, including the opportunity to learn from a highly effective cooperating teacher. A strong experience can make a new teacher as effective as one in their second or third year in the classroom—a big gain for those teachers and, more importantly, for their students. Ensuring these strong clinical practice experiences is particularly critical because students of color and students living in poverty are assigned first-year teachers more often than their more affluent and white peers.  \nTo provide all students with strong teachers, new teachers must be ready to make an impact on dayone. Their clinical practice experience can make all the difference.  \nFor more about the research on the importance of clinical practice, see the Research Rationale  \nPurpose of the framework 04  \n\n| Six Clinical practice focus areas\u003Cbr> 1  Strong district-prep program partnerships \u003Cbr>2 Student teacher-cooperating teacher matches \u003Cbr>3 Cooperating teacher and program supervisor training \u003Cbr>4 Student teacher placement sites \u003Cbr>5 Student teacher skill development \u003Cbr>6 Data and outcomes  | 05 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Coming soon | 42 |\n| Engagement with the field | 45 |\n| Key terms | 47 |\n\nAcknowledgements 48  \nPurpose of the framework  \nCreating a strong clinical practice experience for every teacher at scale requires that three core actors—prep programs, school districts, and states—work together. This framework sets out the six focus areas of clinical practice backed by research and supported by the field1 as the most important to build a quality clinical practice experience. It further identifies the actions that these core actors can take in each area.  \nBased on survey responses of hundreds of practitioners from teacher prep programs and school districts, we learned that while their programs have much to be proud of, they also recognize that they are missing opportunities to deliver an exceptional clinical practice experience. (See Engagement with the field for more on NCTQ’s engagement efforts).  \nThis framework can help the core actors identify the aspects of their clinical practice programs that are already aligned with the evidence and illuminate opportunities to improve.  \n1 This work is based on a literature review, engagement with a panel of experts from the field, and surveys of prep programs and school district leaders.  \nDiversifying the teacher pipeline  \nWhen implemented intentionally, clinical practice opportunities can help diversify teacher talent pipelines. For actions states, districts, and teacher prep programs can take that will contribute to this goal, see:  \nFocus Area 2: Teacher selection and recruitment process   \nFocus Area 2: Stipends for student teachers   \nFocus Area 2: Support for student teachers of color   \nFocus Area 3: Calibrating on observation instruments   \nSix Clinical Practice Focus Areas  \nThe Research Rationale aligns with the six focus areas in the Clinical Practice Framework. Please refer toit for a summary of the research that informs this Framework, including citations.  \n1  \nStrong district-prep program partnerships  \nGovernance structure  \nShared and independent goals Frequent check-ins  \n3 Cooperating teacher and program  \nsupervisor training  \nTraining for cooperating teachers and program supervisors on how to effectively mentor adults and give feedback  \nCalibrating on  \nobservation instrument  \nClear expectations for program supervisors  \n5 Student teacher skill development  \nField experiences that increase in difficulty and specialization, culminating in full-time stud","cbCaii2pr1gB8rhN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaii2pr1gB8rhN","pdf",19817118,48,"English","# Purpose of the framework\n## Six Clinical Practice Focus Areas\n## Focus Area 1: Strong District-Prep Program Partnerships\n## Diversifying the teacher pipeline\n## Governance structure\n## Student teacher-cooperating teacher matches\n## Student teacher placement sites\n## Data and outcomes","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the Clinical Practice Framework?\",\"answer\":\"It sets out six research-backed focus areas for clinical practice and describes actions that prep programs, school districts, and states can take to build a quality clinical practice experience.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are strong clinical practice experiences especially important for new teachers?\",\"answer\":\"They can determine whether first-year teachers become effective and can help reduce the risk of lost learning time, benefiting students significantly.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the framework address equity for students of color and students in poverty?\",\"answer\":\"It notes that these students are assigned first-year teachers more often, so ensuring strong clinical practice experiences is critical to improving teacher effectiveness for those students.\"}]","Clinical Practice Framework - Six Focus Areas for Effective Student Teaching | PDF",1792056348,121]