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Mentoring and Induction
Journey to Excellence
Iowa Training Model for
Mentors of Beginning Educators
“The sweetest path of life leads through the avenues of learning, and whoever can open up the way for another, ought to be esteemed a
benefactor to humankind.”
-David Hume, Scottish philosopher, 1711 - 1776
Introductions
1. Name
2. School/Location
3. Your teaching assignment
4. Beginning educator’s assignment
Introduction to Mentoring and Induction Overview Session GoalsJourney to Excellence program overview
Understand purpose of mentoring
Iowa Teaching Standards/Criteria
Board of Educational Examiners: Iowa Code of Conduct and Ethics
What is “Journey to Excellence?”
The mere presence of a guide (mentor) does not improve teaching.
“If mentors simply pass on their own teaching practices, regardless of whether they are
effective or not, programs might tend to stifle innovation or the implementation of new approaches
on the part of beginning teachers.”
The Impact of Mentoring on Teacher Retention: What Research Says, 2004, Richard
Ingersoll & Jeffrey Kralik
“…the mentor is a growth agent whose role is to develop self-reliant, reflective beginning educators, able to make effective instructional decisions as they strive for high performance for themselves and their students.
Wellman & Lipton, 2006 Learning Focused Relationships
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A mentor is a growth agent…
Mentoring and Induction programs
Professional development
designed to support best practices
Evaluation of teachers
Career paths with compensation levels
2001Iowa’s Original
Teacher Quality Legislation :
Iowa Mentoring and Induction
GoalsTo promote excellence in teaching as described in
the Iowa Teaching Standards
To enhance student achievement
To build a supportive environment for beginning educators
To increase the retention of promising beginning educators
To promote the personal and professional well being of classroom teachers
To support continuous improvement and growth of beginning educators and mentors.
New professional norms of collaboration and on-going learning
Improved teaching performance
Increased student achievement
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Why Induction ??
Initial Teaching License
Conditional: Regional exchange Class B Temporary license to serve outside of
endorsed area while completing requirements Class G Applicant does not hold a teacher license
and has completed all requirements to serve as school guidance counselor with the exception of the practicum
Intern
Who are “Beginning Educators”??? It’s about your license…
Initial License, valid for 2 years
1. Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution.
2. Completion of an approved teacher preparation program.
3. Completion of an approved human relations component.
4. Completion of requirements for a teaching endorsement.
5. Completion of the mandated tests in the state in which the applicant is currently licensed (graduates before Jan. 1, 2013) OR Completion of the Iowa mandated tests (graduates after Jan. 1, 2013). New testing requirements can be found on the Department of Education Practitioner Preparation & Teacher Education page.
6. Meets the recency requirement of 6 college credits or teaching experience – either within the last 5 years.
Renewable under prescribed conditions
Exchange License, valid for 1 year
Not renewable
1. Must complete a teacher preparation program from a state approved and regionally accredited institution. Transcripts must be submitted to support.
2. Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution.
3. Hold a valid teaching license in the state in which the teacher preparation program was completed.
4. No disciplinary action pending.
5. Completion of the mandated tests in the state in which the applicant is currently licensed (graduates before Jan. 1, 2013) OR completion of the Iowa mandated tests (graduates after Jan. 1, 2013). New testing requirements can be found on the Department of Education Practitioner Preparation & Teacher Education page.
6. Has not completed all Iowa requirements for a teaching endorsement.
Additional Information The applicant must meet any and all licensure deficiencies during the time frame of the license.
Class B license, valid 2 yearsClass B:
If the teacher has half of the credits needed for an endorsement in a shortage area or two-thirds of the credits needed in a non-shortage area, they are eligible for a two-year Class B license.
Temporary license to serve outside of endorsed area while completing requirements
Class G license, Guidance Counselor
If a person has completed a baccalaureate degree and has completed all requirements of the school guidance counselor endorsement prior to the practicum or internship, the Class G license may be requested if the person receives the recommendation from the college official in the school guidance counseling program.
The applicant is expected to complete all requirements for this endorsement within the term of this license.
Upon completion of the requirements, the applicant must complete application materials, and be recommended by the recommending official of the institution at which the requirements have been completed.
