COE Clinical Faculty

COE Clinical Faculty

Clinical Faculty members have completed in-depth training through our Pathways to Excellence (PtE) Program.  PtE is designed to build on the long-standing collaboration between UMW and area school divisions to train new Clinical Faculty to serve as mentors to preservice and beginning teachers. Pathways to Excellence will afford the experienced teacher opportunities to learn best practices for working with adult learners, effectively mentoring of student teachers and beginning teachers using a highly collaborative model, and utilize best practices and strategies for observations for observations and feedback to promote professional growth.  These teachers have been trained to be resources at their school to both new teachers and mentor teachers. 

In order to stay a current Clinical Faculty member, Clinical Faculty must do one of the following during the school year:

Be a mentor teacher to one of the following:

1. A practicum student
2. A Student Intern
3. A first year teacher at your school

OR

Complete one of the following assignments:

1. Be a guest speaker in a UMW course
2. Help SEA (Student Education Association) or KDP (The Education Honor Society) with an event, workshop or panel
3. Provide a workshop at your school for potential mentor teachers

Current Clinical Faculty Members

Updated July 28, 2026