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Winthrop University-School
Partnership Network
Orientation
What does it mean to be part
of the Partnership Network?
• Part of a professional learning community based upon
the needs of all partners
• Voice in preparing tomorrow’s teachers
• Access to funding for innovative projects
• Professional stewardship through coaching and
mentoring
• Use of innovative technologies
• Participation in summer renewal conference and other
collaborative learning events
How to receive and
provide information
• Partnership website - make it a favorite!
– http://www2.winthrop.edu/netscope/Default.asp
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School liaison – Partnership Advisory Council
District liaison – Network Management Team
Partnership staff (go through your liaison once identified)
Summer conference
Professional learning events
– http://www2.winthrop.edu/netscope/professional_learning.htm
Teacher Education Program
Transformational Core
Curriculum
• Characterized as a field-based curriculum
– At least 1,000 field hours (some programs up to 1,400 hours)
– Field hours integrated with course hours
– Some courses delivered “on site”
• Field courses in working with diverse populations in
the general education classroom – poverty, SPED, ELL,
gifted; field courses in technology, classroom
management, and inclusion
• Year-long internship
– Follow teacher schedule starting with August workdays, back
after exams in December, begin with teachers in January
– Most remain in same placements except where certification
requires various grade levels/content areas
Mentor Program
Professional Requirements
HOST Teachers
• Valid South Carolina professional teaching certificate
• Passed ADEPT evaluation
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of computer technology
MENTOR TEACHERS
• Valid South Carolina professional teaching certificate
• Minimum of one year’s successful teaching experience in South
Carolina at the continuing-contract level
• Current practitioner or employed in a South Carolina public school
system within the past five years
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of computer technology
CLINICAL COACHES (by nomination only)
Mentor Program
Overview
• Host Teachers (early field)
– Support WU students in freshman through junior year as they observe, work
with individuals and small groups, and conduct action research
– Engage in co-teaching and innovative practice
– Have knowledge of Teacher Education curriculum and assessments as well as
preservice teacher development
– Evaluate teacher candidate instruction
• Mentor Teachers (year-long internship)
– Provide support and formative assessment for WU teacher candidate as a
“junior faculty member” during a year-long internship
– Engage in co-teaching and innovative practice
– Have knowledge of Teacher Education curriculum and assessments as well as
preservice teacher development
– Participate in formal mentor training through CERRA (complete as soon as
possible once accepted as a mentor – renewal credits awarded for participating)
Mentor Program
Why Mentor?
• Provide school-based experiences teachers need along the
continuum of their preparation, from preservice to mastery
• Assist preservice and beginning teachers to improve the
quality of instruction through empirically-based practices
• Improve own practice by engaging in a collaborative
partnership
• Participate in professional preparation to further develop
knowledge, skills, and dispositions of effective mentors
• Collaborate with Winthrop faculty in field-based research
• Receive additional support and incentives from Winthrop
University and the Partnership Network
Mentor Program
Application Process – HOST
1. Attend information session.
2. Communicate interest with principal. Principal
supports faculty member moving forward with
application process or advises against participation.
3. Request recommendations from building administrator.
Recommendations must be submitted online.
4. Complete application. All materials must be submitted
online.
Mentor Program
Application Process – MENTOR
1.
Attend information session.
2.
Communicate interest with principal. Principal supports faculty
member moving forward with application process or advises against
participation.
3.
Request recommendations from building administrator and school
liaison (or other designee if liaison not yet identified).
Recommendations must be submitted online.
4.
Complete application. All materials must be submitted online.
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Once materials have been submitted, applicant may be scheduled for
an interview with the school and Winthrop liaisons. As a mentor,
expect Winthrop students and staff to be engaged in your classroom.
Classroom observations of effective teaching practice will be
conducted periodically.
Mentor Program
Professional Learning
Opportunities
3-Day “Foundations in Mentoring” (required for Mentor Teachers)
• May 20-22
• June 16-18
• July 22-24
Other Events:
• Sign Language Workshop (PK-5)~ April 30
• Partnership Conference for Educational Renewal
– June 10: Pre-conference (writing)
– June 11: Main Conference…submit a proposal!
For professional learning information and registration visit http://www2.winthrop.edu/netscope/professional_learning.htm
Winthrop University-School Partnership Network
111 Withers/W.T.S. Building
Rock Hill, SC 29733
Phone: 803/323.3080
Fax: 803/323.4369
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: https://www2.winthrop.edu/netscope
Clinical Experiences Handbook:
http://www.winthrop.edu/coe/sas/default.aspx?id=11495