Elementary New Teacher Mentoring MeetingSeptember 26, 2013

Agenda

Mentoring Meeting Prairie Point Community Room

Thursday Sept. 26, 2013

4:00 – 5:30

AGENDA 4:00 Welcome/Processes/Future Focus……………….Dr. Kellie Sanders

The format for these meetings and pre-learning opportunities

How you can share topic information

Professional Development needs for yourself

4:15 “Celebrate” (share opening “wins”) ......................... Anyone who

would like to share 4:25 Introduction Activity…………………………………….Everyone 4:35 Introduction to Domain One………………………..Dr. Kellie Sanders 4:45 Understanding what it means in practice………….. Teams 5:10 Other important information ………………………Dr. Kellie Sanders Communication Understanding Report Card and Progress Report processes Parent Teacher Conferences 5:25 Exit Slip, Survey, Future Focus, and Feedback…………Everyone

Getting to know you…

https://docs.google.com/a/oswego308.org/forms/d/1VcqDhXRvktnwZNnjpLBYvFTNGrPuYEzh_FjIRmtaIbM/viewform

http://tinyurl.com/OBKGD3H

http://bit.ly/13ZxQdA (case sensitive)

Word CloudsWord Clouds

http://tinyurl.com/308ntpd1

1. How do you proactively uncover student misconceptions and address them before proceeding?

2. Describe a few interesting questions related to the content you teach for which there is no single or simple answer.

3. What are some of the routines that you use to reflect on each lesson?

Maypole Activity

1. Get up and move the tables and chairs out of the way

2. Single file line (shoulder to shoulder)3. Count off to 364. Inner Circle and Outer Circle

Facing Each Other5. ¼ turn to your right, start on

music, stop on music, discuss

Actively Listen – Restate

Maypole Activity

1. What is the benefit to having a class (or group) creating a single document?

2. What were some challenges having multiple people working on the document at the same time?

Maypole Activity

3. How can you use this in yourclass (make sure you tell your partner your subject)?

4. What would you need to do as far as prep-work in order to prepare for a lesson like this?

Maypole Activity

Let’s RESET the room

Return to your

Create a NEW Google Doc, Share it with everyone (including me) and reflect on your answers.

When you’re done – take a BREAK We’ll begin again at

4:35

1. What is the benefit to having a class (or group) creating a single document?

2. What were some challenges having multiple people working on a document at the same time?

3. How can this be used in your different classes?

4. What would you need to do as far as prep-work in order to prepare for a lesson like this?

Individual Goal SettingLet’s take a look at what we wanted to get better at:

Go to http://tinyurl.com/308ntpd1-1

Copy this document to your Drive before beginning to edit it

Identify 3 goals for yourself this year.

Share the document

Optional Learning Activity

What did you want to get better at?Individual Goal Plan

Forming Instructional GroupsWhat are some pros and cons of different grouping strategies?

Types of Grouping Advantages Disadvantages

Friends

Random

Student Choice

Learning Styles

Same Skill Level

Mixed Skill Level

Forming Instructional GroupsWhat are some pros and cons of different grouping strategies?

Types of Grouping Advantages Disadvantages

Friends

Random

Student Choice

Learning Styles

Same Skill Level

Mixed Skill Level

SpecialsEng / LA

Science

Special ED

Math

PE/HealthS. Studies

http://tinyurl.com/308ntpd1-2

Forming Instructional GroupsWhat are some pros and cons of different grouping strategies?

Types of Grouping Advantages Disadvantages

Friends Students get a long well Too much socializing

Random Student perceives as “fair” Can be unbalanced

Student Choice Student buy-in May not select the best people to work with

Learning Styles Styles compliment each other May have difficulty working to each other’s strengths

Same Skill Level Can work on same skill together, easier for Teachers Lack of diversity

Mixed Skill Level Students can help one anotherStudents may get frustrated if other students’ skill level is significantly different

•Communicating with Parents

• Google Form• Response

• Google Doc• Electronic• Hard Copy

• Hard Copies

Formative Assessments and Active Engagement

1. Maypole

2. Cross the Room

3. Move to the Center

Discussion – iPad Chooses then Popcorn

Thank you for you time today… before you

leave, please fill out an exit slip.

It is of course, online…

tinyurl.com/308ntpd1-3

2nd Year Teachers please wait around for a

minute before heading home