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TEACHER MENTORING WORK GROUP. SEPTEMBER 15, 2011. OUTCOMES. By the end of the meeting, participants will: Understand the purpose of the workgroup and the importance of their contribution; Examine current mentoring practices for new teachers and explore additional possibilities within HCPSS;
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TEACHER MENTORING WORK GROUP SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
OUTCOMES By the end of the meeting, participants will: • Understand the purpose of the workgroup and the importance of their contribution; • Examine current mentoring practices for new teachers and explore additional possibilities within HCPSS; • Determine next steps in the Teacher Mentor for Teacher Leader series.
AGENDA • Welcome • Workgroup Updates • People Bingo • Teacher Mentoring Support in HCPSS • Next Steps for “Teacher Mentoring for Teacher Leader” series • Closure
Teacher Induction Initiatives • Teacher Development Liaisons • On-going professional Learning- new2hc wiki • New Teacher Wiki • Mentoring Supports • Teacher Mentoring Work Group • Purpose • Role
Small groups • Corinne, Karen, Maha, Bev • Leslie, June, LeeAnn, Cheryl, Stephanie M. • Sandra, Alicia, Kim K., Joyce, Jenny M. • Shannon, Geordie, Missie, Claire • Juliann, Jenny N., Stephanie H., Kym N.
Teacher Mentoring Supports in HCPSS • Read “Focus on Instructional Practice” • Examine this reading to provide a grounding in Instructional Mentoring. Discuss reactions. • Work in small groups • Share current Teacher Mentoring practices • Brainstorm possibilities • Record ideas on poster • Gallery Walk • Debrief
Summary of Feedback • 78 attended • 47% completed feedback form • 86% rated content of course as a 4 or 5 • Delivery of Course • Well Organized • Best training I’ve been too in a while • Facilitators were knowledgeable • Activities and discussion were good • Great tools and resources • Changes • Timing (more or less) • More on Coaching • How to help teachers to discover on their own • Same materials used that were used in past to training
What’s Next in Series • Small groups • Refer back to Mentoring Support in HCPSS poster • Select two topics that could be developed into a workshop for Teacher Leaders • Complete form to describe ideas
Closure • Think of 3-5 words to describe what you are looking forward to about being a part of this Teacher Mentoring Work Group. • Next Meeting • October 20th
Thank you! “There must be a connectedness among persons, each with a sense of urgency, each with a project. And there must be a capacity to imagine, to think of things as if they could be otherwise.” Maxine Green, “From Jagged Landscapes to Possibility,” 2006