Can You See the Cow Stephen Lanham, Madison Central High School [email protected] Strategies for Mentoring New Teachers Donna Brockman,

Can You See the CowStephen Lanham, Madison Central High School

[email protected]

Strategies for Mentoring New Teachers

Donna Brockman, Kentucky Department of [email protected]

Agenda Sign in. Entry slip Intro Overview First day Characteristics of

mentoring programs

Research

Soft techniques Hard techniques 6 Cs Q and A Physical makeup Mirroring Body language

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New teachers suffer from- Inexperience One step ahead No classroom Most challenging

students Multiple preps No access to

resources Same age as students Hazing by veteran

teachers Extra duties


Mentoring- Sustained communication, transmission of knowledge, social capital, and the psychosocial support relevant to work.

PLC. Mentor. Ongoing training. External teacher network.

Community Culture-


3 Info Sources-

Community. School. Teaching Profession


Strengthen. Retain. Student Achievement

Outcomes


Some Statistics % of your new teachers who leave

between 8% - 19 % leave the profession after the first year.

between 25% - 43% by the end of the third year

% of your teachers retiring every year +/- 08

$ amount to train a new teacher The US Department of Labor estimates the

costs to replace an employee averages 33 percent of the new hire’s salary

($28,930 x .33 = $7,897) >5 years experience most evaluations

least support


The American Association of Employment in Education reporthigher salaries, supportive policies and a greater number of teacher preparing institutions, have had fewer problems hiring teachers. wealthy districts have surpluses of teachersMore teachers will not solve the problems of high turnover and attrition that fuel chronic “shortages” in disadvantaged schools where salaries are too low and working conditions are unacceptable.

8 Qs What Does the Research Say? 2005 by the Education Commission of the States

Most white & female . Increases minority. handling student diversity. mathematics and science. Smaller vs larger. Private vs public. strong administrative support and adequate autonomy. comparable teacher salaries


What do you have to know to work here?

Where to get support

Resources Time requirements

Duties Culture Process Management


What can we look at? Observations Value added Classroom

work Portfolio Teacher

self-reflections

Student Evaluations


How can we provide support?

Coaching/ Mentoring

PLCs & Peer critiques

Retired teacher volunteers

Negative feedback Corrective action plan

Checklists


The Checklist Manifesto – Atul Gawande Associate Professor of Surgery at

Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard sc School of Public Health


The 3 Ms: Mentor, Manage, Motivate


Image of wrecked bicyclist


Mirroring for deflating aggression and building positive

relationships


Classroom Management The act or manner of supervising, handling, or directing the

consistent day to day operation of the classroom.

Classroom Discipline When behavior and order are maintained by rules of

conduct and control, and punishment is inflicted by way of correction.

Contest of Wills Competition, strife, dispute, or controversy between a

teacher and student(s) to determine whose purpose or resolve will be imposed on the other.


3 Ps of classroom management PREPARATION

3 days minimum

PREDICTABILITYHow you and your classroom work 100% predictability

POSITIVITY2 to 1 rule


SOPEXPLIAN

Define the procedure

TRAIN

Practice the procedure

SUSTAIN

Re-teach- Correct- Praise


Soft Techniques

“I feel” statements

Don’t encourage disruption

Stop the whole class and teach

No discipline bombs


Bad management

Don’t nag “I’m going to write you up.” “Do you want me to call your parents?” “Don’t make me send you to the office.”

Until you actually carry out your threats, you are nothing but a windy bag of bluster. Don’t threaten to do something unless you are prepared to do it.

Don’t threaten… warn


six Cs chain of classroom discipline

Correct the student verbally Conference with the student

(away from other students)

Calendar- Begin to keep documentation Call the students parents and enlist their help Charge the student with a disciplinary referral Conference with the student, parents, and

administration


Rewards (Youngers)

Piggy banks – children can earn money to buy items, by exhibiting appropriate behavior.

Cheer Charts- Students earn stickers for exceptional behavior.

Lunch Bunch- Students can eat lunch with the teacher.

Reading to Another Classroom Free-choice Friday- children may select a free

choice activity during a selected time. Extra Recess Time



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