Transcript Supporting the Beginning educator—an investment in the future

SUPPORTING THE BEGINNING
EDUCATOR—AN INVESTMENT IN
THE FUTURE
Marlin Jeffers—NWAEA
Connie Richardson—GHAEA
Pat Shipley--ISEA
WELCOME!
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Who are we? Why are we here?
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Beginning Educators
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Marlin, Connie and Pat
Derek Robinson and Ashleigh Sons, Daniel Mahn
Where we’re headed today. . .
Why is it important to support beginning educators
in Iowa?
 What do Beginning Educators need?
 What is the role of the mentor?
 What role does the Association have in this process?
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Questions?
WHO ARE YOU AND WHY DID YOU CHOOSE
THIS SESSION?
WHY MENTORING AND INDUCTION?
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Thirty-three percent of new teachers are hired after the school year
has already started, and 62 percent are hired within thirty days of
when they start teaching (Kardos and Liu, 2003).
Fifty-six percent of new teachers report that no extra assistance is
available to them as new teachers (Kardos and Liu, 2003).
While 87 percent of the new teachers in a particular state said they
had a mentor, only 17 percent said their mentors ever observed them
teach (Kardos and Liu, 2003).
Few teachers began teaching with a clear, operational curriculum in
hand and even fewer received curricula that aligned with state
standards.
Only 1% of beginning teachers currently receive the ongoing
support that constitutes comprehensive induction when they enter
the profession (Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004)
WHAT DO THE NUMBERS SAY?
anywhere between 40 and 50 percent of teachers
will leave the classroom within their first five
years (that includes the nine and a half percent
that leave before the end of their first year.)
 teaching is about four percent higher than other
professions.
 Approximately 15.7 percent of teachers leave
their posts every year, and 40 percent of teachers
who pursue undergraduate degrees in teaching
never even enter the classroom at all.
 the workload, the emotional toll, the low pay—
was just too much.
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The Atlantic, October 18, 2013
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Engage, educate, equip, encourage, empower,
energize, and elevate. Those are the methods for
maximizing the potential of any individual, team,
organization, or institution for ultimate success
and significance. Those are the methods of a
mentor leader.”
― Tony Dungy, The Mentor Leader: Secrets to
Building People & Teams That Win Consistently
TOP 5 REASONS FOR TEACHER TURN-OVER
50% leave education in the first 5 years; in-and-out filtering of
educators creates discontinuity and costs school districts across
the country $2.2 billion annually, according to social action
network Take Part.
5. Burn-out
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Researchers think that extended hours are wearing out
educators.
4. Threats of Layoff
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Tens of thousands of teachers have been laid off over the
last four years.
3. Low Wages
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national average starting salary for teachers is just above
$35,000.
2. Testing Pressure
1. Poor Working Conditions
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offered few resources and little support
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Huffington Post, 10/11/11
EXPECTATIONS OF A NEW TEACHER
Professionalism
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Ethics
Professional Growth
Association Activism
Local, State and Federal Legislative Initiatives
Sustainability in the profession
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“From their first day on the job, brand new teachers
are expected to perform essentially the same tasks as
experienced veterans. The trial-by-fire method of
casting novices into the fray of the classroom has
been the traditional welcome into the teaching
profession.”
Mentoring Matters, p. ix
HOW?
 Orientation
 Acculturation
INDUCTION
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2 year District Mentoring and Induction Plan
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LOCAL SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
FOR MENTORING AND INDUCTION:
Orientation
• Central Office
• Administrator
• Building
secretary
Acculturation
• Colleagues
• Secretary
• Mentor
• Administrator
Induction
• Mentor
• District
Facilitator
• Administrator
• Program
Trainers
ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT MENTORING
MENTORING MATTERS, P. X - XI
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Induction is an investment in retention, integration
and continual growth
Emotional safety is necessary to produce cognitive
complexity
Mentoring relationships offer opportunity for
reciprocal growth and learning
The central goal … is to improve student learning
A successful mentoring program will be integral to
the implementation of other school and district
initiatives.
A MENTOR IS A GROWTH AGENT…
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mentor is a growth agent
whose role is to develop selfreliant, reflective beginning
educators, able to make effective
instructional decisions as they
strive for high performance for
themselves and their students.
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Wellman & Lipton, 2006 Learning Focused
Relationships
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Quality
Mentorin
g
Iowa
Induction
Program
Iowa
Teaching
Standard
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Components
Classroom-based
Teacher Learning
Supportive
Organization
al Structure
WHAT ARE THE
BEGINNING EDUCATOR’S RESPONSES?
What were things that you needed as a beginning
educator?
 What things did you get that were helpful?
 What things did you get that were not helpful?
 Advice to new teachers coming into the
profession?
 Advice to seasoned teachers?
 Was the association helpful to you in your
transition to becoming an educator?
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ROLE CLARIFICATION
What is the make-up of the Beginning Educator’s
team?
Who does what?
MENTORING
AND
INDUCTION
ROLES:
Mentor
Trainers
“YOUR TEAM”
Colleagues /
Staff
District M/I
Facilitator
Mento
r
Beginni
ng
Educato
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Administrator
/ Evaluator
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT …
Maintains confidentiality between
mentor and beginning educator
Mentor
Evaluator
Mentor
Beginning
Educator
Evaluator
ESSENTIALS OF REFLECTION
 Reflection is a skill; it must be taught and practiced.
 Reflection requires structure and procedure.
 Reflection must be based upon evidence and it produces
evidence.
 Reflection must be deep and specific.
BEGINNING EDUCATORS
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GROWTH:
Built into the learning projects will be selfassessment activities for the mentor and the
beginning teacher using the book - A Framework
for Understanding the Iowa Teaching Standards
and Criteria.
Beginning Educator Growth Planning
 Is included within many of the learning projects
STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES
Classroom Management
 Time Management
 Behavior Management
 Classroom Management
www.pbisworld.com
https://sites.google.com/a/nwaea.org/mentorinduction/change-the-banner/resources
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QUESTIONS
THANKS!!!
Thanks!