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Innovative, Differentiated and Sustainable Orientation Program for New Teachers. Rami Madani. Many passionate educators contributed to the work presented today. My sincere thanks and appreciation to ISKL teachers and leaders, Lyn Thompson, Theresa Flaspohler, Doug Woodward, Brian Candler.
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Innovative, Differentiated and Sustainable Orientation Program for New Teachers Rami Madani Many passionate educators contributed to the work presented today. My sincere thanks and appreciation to ISKL teachers and leaders, Lyn Thompson, Theresa Flaspohler, Doug Woodward, Brian Candler. Special acknowledgement: Gretchen McNulty
Innovative, Differentiated and Sustainable Orientation Program for New Teachers How do we ensure that the mission, vision, and practices of our schools are sustained and advanced as faculty turn over?
Agenda: -What -How -Evaluation
What do you want your faculty to know and be able to do? How do you decide? • Is the ‘what’ linked to mission, vision & goals? • Does the ‘what’ clearly distinguish between nuts and bolts and educational competencies? • Does the ‘what’ cater for different job profiles (e.g. teacher, admin, counsellor, etc) and for faculty from different divisions (e.g. ES, MS, HS)? • Is the ‘what’ shared knowledge amongst the school’s leadership team (transparent, admin, curriculum - are we speaking the same language?) • Is there a connection to teaching standards, principles, S&E? What
Educational competencies common across all school Educational competencies different from division to division Nuts & Bolts by division What
What is your orientation program like? • What is your approach? • Who delivers it? • Timeline? How
What is your orientation program like? • What is your approach? • Who delivers it? • Timeline? • Is your program: • Differentiatedbased on your faculty’s needs, readiness and learning preferences? • Modeling good teaching practices? • Sustainable and manageable? How
Sample responses How
New faculty Orientation Upon hiring On-going Support All faculty School Starts here
Orientation Sessions Common Message 8:00-9:00 Breakout session Breakout session Breakout session Breakout session Breakout session 9:30-11:30 11:30-12:30 Lunch Breakout session Breakout session Breakout session Breakout session Breakout session 12:30-2:30 2:45-3:15 Debrief - Reflection How
Orientation Sessions Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Cross divisional (School-wide) MS New Faculty Meeting In separate divisions Working in teams/ mentor/ body Working in teams/ mentor/ body Working in teams/ mentor/ body MS New Faculty Meeting Individual time Individual time Individual time How
Orientation Sessions Google Apps Training UbD Period 1 Google Apps Training UbD Period 2 Google Apps Training UbD Period 3 Google Apps Training UbD Period 4 How
Orientation Sessions After school sessions Lunch sessions Individual support Professional reading / Research On-line learning Workshops Unconferences Team meetings … How
Examples of a session • CPD Site • UbD: • PowerPoint • Videos • Content & skills • Evaluation • Extension How
Screenshots: Sample page: UbD 1
Screenshots: Sample page: UbD 2
How do you know if the training met its aim? • Differentiation • UbD • Norms of Collaboration? • ….. • ... • . Evaluation
Differentiation Evaluation
UbD Evaluation
Norms of Collaboration Evaluation
Screenshots: Navigation bar of ISKL Curriculum and Professional Development Site