Continuing Professional Education

TWU’s College of Professional Education is an approved Texas Education Agency Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Provider. Texas educators are required to renew their standard Texas certificate every five years by completing a minimum number of CPE hours through an approved CPE provider. CPE credit only will be awarded to educators who hold a Standard Certificate.

For more information on CPE standards and documentation of CPE credits, visit the TEA's Continuing Professional Education Information webpage.

CPE workshops and seminars are coordinated by the Office of the Associate Dean for Educator Preparation and Partnerships. For scheduling information, please call 940-898-2241.

Registration is required for all seminars and workshops. Click on the registration link within the session description to select your session and complete registration.

Aug. 7: T-TESS Field Supervisor Observation Training

Time: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Date: Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025
Location: Online
CPE Credit: 7 hours (1 hour lunch)
Price: $125
Required Materials: Participants must download and print out their own participant guide and rubric, a state-required resource for this session. Registrants will receive an email containing links to PDFs of the guide and T-TESS Rubrics, along with the session Zoom link.
Facilitator: Laura Trujillo-Jenks, PhD, FHEA - Professor, School of Education - Texas Woman’s University

Observation Training
Field Supervisor Observation Training is training developed for providing guidelines and instruction in delivering structures and practices for field supervisor observation visits to teacher candidates participating in clinical teaching or internship experiences through educator preparation programs (EPPs).

Field Supervisors of Certification Candidates
This training is designed for field supervisors who support clinical teachers or internship teachers who have been admitted to an EPP on or after December 27, 2016.

NOTE: Only approved T-TESS trainers who have also completed Field Supervisor Coaching Training of Trainers may deliver this training.

Training includes:

Rationale for the training
An overview of the T-TESS domains and rubric
A review of the role of a field supervisor
An overview of the evaluation cycle: pre-conference, observation, post-conference
A review of the elements of an effective lesson
Instruction in planning for and conducting a pre-conference
Practice in conducting a pre-conference
Instruction in and practice in collecting evidence during an observation
Practice in categorizing evidence collected during an observation and connecting it to the domains
Instruction in preparing for and conducting an observation debrief
Practice in conducting a post observation debrief
Instruction in and practice in coaching and encouraging teacher reflection through questioning
Additional resources

For any questions, contact Sharon Bailey (sbailey18@twu.edu; 940-898-2735).

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