Transcript Supports for Mentor Teachers - Educational Service Center of

Shared Services for
Supporting New Teachers
Dr. Thomas G. Reed, Executive Director, Center for
Achievement and Leadership
Dr. Teresa Dempsey, Director of Professional Development,
Center for Achievement and Leadership
ESC of Central Ohio
Shared Services and Supports
for New Teachers
ODE Mentor Teacher Certification Training Site
Resident Educator Consortium Grant
 Mentor Teacher Network
 Mentor Teacher Pool
 Advanced Mentor Teacher Modules (F2F/Online)
 Mentor Teacher/Resident Educator Support Website
Why do teachers need a
mentor?
• 10 Things You Didn’t Learn about Teaching in
College
Ohio’s Answer
In 2009, Ohio House Bill 1 mandated a new licensure
system for teachers, including an initial four-year
Resident Educator license. Resident Educator licenses
were first issued in January 2011.
What is Residency?
Residency is a time to practice, refine and gain a deeper
understanding of the art and science of teaching under
the guidance of a certified mentor and the support of a
professional learning community.
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Resident Educator
System of Support
• District Leaders
• Program
Coordinator
• Principal
• Mentor Teacher
• Resident Educator
What makes a Great Mentor?
• What Not to do when Mentoring
Ohio Resident Educator Program
Resident Educator Program: Foundation
 Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession
 Ohio Continuum of Teacher Development
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A good teacher always reflects upon…
“How can I be a better educator
tomorrow than I am today?”
Year 4
Resident Educators now have a deepened understanding of teaching and learning
as a reciprocal, collaborative, and ongoing journey. There is a transformation as
they now embrace and accept the challenges and responsibilities of teacher
leadership within and beyond the Resident Educator Program.
Year 3
Resident Educators are now inducted into the full life of teaching. Through reflective practice
they more fully realize the complexities of the profession. Resident Educators have a deeper
understanding of teaching and learning and are preparing to demonstrate their professional
growth through the performance-based summative assessment.
Year 2
As Resident Educators begin to identify with the life of teaching, differentiated support is provided in the form of flexible
mentor models including: one-to-one mentoring, co-teaching, and collaborative cohorts. These models create an
environment of inquiry which provides avenues to shift their thinking from routine processes of examination to the indepth concepts of analysis.
Year 1
Resident Educators are introduced to the life of teaching. The Resident Educator Program provides instructionally intensive one-to-one mentoring,
as well as the emotional support needed to accelerate the professional growth of Resident Educators.
Transformative Journey
Resident Educator Program Year 1 Timeline
Resident Educator: Years 3-4
During Years 3-4 of the Resident Educator Program, the RE will
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Year 3
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Prepare for summative assessment
Year 3 and 4
– Successfully complete summative assessment
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Year 4
– Participate in professional development and leadership activities
– Re-take deficient portions of the summative assessment
– Complete Resident Educator requirements, secure signatures of mentor and
superintendent or designee and apply for the five-year professional license
Resident Educator
System of Support
• District Leaders
• Program
Coordinator
• Principal
• Mentor Teacher
• Resident Educator
Ohio Resident Educator Program
ODE Mentor Certification Training
Must participate in 2-day face-to-face training to be
on ODE certified mentor list.
 Instructional Mentoring (IM)
 Resident Educator- Year 1 (RE-1)
Ohio Resident Educator
Mentor Consortium
• Grant offered through Ohio Department of Education
(ODE) to 5 regional Ohio ESCs
• Purpose: develop, implement and sustain a regional
support and networking system to support the Ohio
Resident Educator program
Central Ohio Resident Educator
Mentor Consortium
Purpose:
Leverage collaborative expertise from local districts,
community schools, ESCs and higher education to share
needs in supporting the Ohio Resident Educator
program and develop possible solutions
Results:
 Mentor Teacher Pool
 Mentor Teacher Network
 Professional Development Modules
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Co-Teaching
Data Beyond the Numbers
Principals Matter: Effective Engagement in the Ohio Resident
Educator Program
ESC of Central Ohio
Mentor Teacher Pool
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Pilot 2010-2011
High quality, ODE-certified mentors
Provide Year 1 and Year 2 support
Efficient, highly effective way to support and
retain REs
• Knowledgeable and dependable point-of-contact
(Mentor Teacher Pool Coordinator)
• Alignment to ODE Mentor Teacher Standards
Mentor Teacher Pool Tools
• Mentor Questionnaire
• Mentor Selection Questions
• Mentor Self-Assessment
• Mentor Goal-Setting
ESC of Central Ohio
Mentor Teacher Network
• 2010-2011 Pilot
• Purpose: Provide a forum to network and learn from
each other; receive the most current ODE updates
relevant to supporting Resident Educators
• Who: Designed to support mentor teachers, mentor
teacher leaders, curriculum directors, HR Directors,
higher education – anyone working/supporting Resident
Educators!
Top 10 Reasons to Attend MTN
10. Engage in professional learning relevant to “How can I be a better educator
tomorrow than I am today?”
9. Celebrate professional growth!
8. Learn proven strategies/solutions for challenges related to the RE program.
7. A chance to focus just on REs/mentors for 90 minutes.
6. Realize you are not in this alone.
5. Affirm your RE progress after sharing with and hearing from others.
4. Earn contact hours/graduate credit for your dedication to professional growth.
3. Be the first to hear the latest RE updates from ODE.
2. Get “nourished” with food for the belly and food for the soul.
1. Become a CSI – Credible Source of Info about the RE Program.
Mentor Teacher Network
How does it work?
• Six sessions (September – May) 4:30-6:30 p.m.
• Semi-structured agenda based on RE Cycle and/or other
relevant ODE issues impacting the RE program.
• Participants receive contact hours
• Ashland University graduate credit option
• Mentor Teacher Network Website page on the ESC of
Central Ohio’s website served as repository of meeting
handouts for future reference or for those unable to
attend
Mentor Network Meeting Topics
2011-2012
• ODE Mentor Standards
• Attitudinal Phases of New Teachers and the Year 1
timeline
• Habits of Mind; mentoring tidbits
• Using the Year 1 Formative Progress Review
• Roll out of Resident Educator Year 2
• New Teacher Center and ASCD’s Educational
Leadership articles and research-base.
Mentor Teacher Network
Topics for 2012-13
How can I be a better educator today than I was yesterday?
• Shifting Perspectives: A New Kind of Mentor
• Responsive Coaching
• Matters of Trust
• School Culture & Mentoring
• Counting the Ways Mentors are Leaders
• The art and practice of REFLECTION
ESC of Central Ohio
Professional Learning Networks
(PLNs)
• Go to www.escco.org
• Click box: ESC Professional Learning Networks
 Mentor Teacher/Resident Educator
Co-Teaching Module
• Co-teaching model can serve as a component of
differentiated support system for REs in Year 2
• Co-teaching represents a service delivery model
that seeks to improve teachers’ instructional
practices through professional collaboration.
• Pilot - June 29. Additional sessions scheduled
for Fall 2012.
Data Beyond the Numbers Module
• Designed for mentors to learn to use the Cycle
of Collaborative Inquiry to critically analyze their
instruction and learning tasks so all students can
learn
• Available Fall, 2012
• On-line Moodle version Winter, 2013 – available
at www.escco.org for $65
Principals Matter - Module
• The principal role in the RE program is critical for
the growth and retention of our beginning
teachers.
• Developed to intentionally align to OPES and
Mentor Teacher standards
• Principals reflect on the current climate/culture in
their buildings and identify conditions that help
REs and mentors thrive.
• Available Fall 2012
What do teachers want in a
mentor?
How do we support mentors for
successful mentoring?
• Teaching Induction in Action: A Model for
Success – accelerating development and
improved student learning
• New Teachers Talk about Induction – New
Teacher Center
A good teacher always reflects upon…
“How can I be a better educator
tomorrow than I am today?”
Resident Educator: Year 2
During Year 2 of the Resident Educator Program, the RE will
• Continue processes, protocols and tools from Year 1
• Utilize differentiated support and resources to more toward meeting
Year 2 goals
• Complete Year 2 Formative Progress Review