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“Those who expect moments of change to be comfortable and free of conflict have not learned their history.”
Santa Cruz Mentor Teacher Training
Background
Designed by the nationally renowned New Teacher Center at The University of California-Santa Cruz, this series of 9 days of training builds on more than 20 years of experience by the New Teacher Center in supporting beginning teachers. The New Teacher Center serves as a national center for dissemination of information on new teacher support and provides consulting services for educational entities interested in developing or refining programs of support for beginning teachers.
Why Santa Cruz?
The sequenced curriculum focuses on building the knowledge, skills, and understandings critical for new teacher mentors and coaches in a range of program contexts. Although the training does not presume prior mentoring or coaching experience, the course content offers learning opportunities that are appropriate for a wide range of experience levels. While not specifically designed for program leaders, they may wish to attend with a team of their mentors in order to adapt the strategies and approaches to their unique program context.
*Unless otherwise stated on the registration form, all trainings will take place in Richmond, Virginia.*
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Instructional Mentoring (two days): to support mentors in responding to each new teacher’s developmental and contextual needs and promote the ongoing examination of classroom practice (Download informational flyer) |
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Setting Professional Goals (one day): to deepen mentors’ understanding of the role of formative assessment through establishing focused goals, based on student standards and professional teaching standards (Download informational flyer) |
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Coaching and Observation Strategies (two days): to assist mentors in collecting and sharing classroom observation data aligned with professional teaching standards and to help new teachers improve instructional practice (Download informational flyer) |
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Analysis of Student Work (two days): to provide mentors with tools and strategies for helping beginning teachers identify student needs, plan for differentiated instruction, and ensure equitable learning outcomes (Download informational flyer) |
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| Designing & Presenting Professional Development for Beginning Teachers (two days): to deepen mentors’ understanding of principles of adult learning in order to design and promote meaningful learning experiences for beginning teachers and others (Download informational flyer) |
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