Welcome to Mentor Certification Training Session A Day Two Sign In Grab a bite to eat Sit where you please Pick up one article to read with breakfast

Know D P Coaching Procedures Coaching Guidelines Beginning Teacher expectations Expectations for day with Beginning Teacher TOP format Procedures for conferencing

K Do P Read about the Coaching Process Modify a task checklist unique to your building Role-play coaching situations Look at your Beginning Teacher program

K D Procedure Small & Large Group Discussion Break Out Groups Checklist Group Presentations Paired Reading

Jigsaw Activity Read your article silently Highlight important information for a mentor to know Complete the reading by 8:30 Find three other people who read the same article and discuss what you found to be important

Summarize and be ready to share with the whole group the most salient points of the article Your presentation must be interactive and brain compatible!

Presentations by Group Allow 45 minutes for presentations and discussions

Break Take a break Stretch Be back in 10 minutes

To Risk…

Paired Reading Activity Pair up with a partner Chose reader 1 and reader 2 Reader 1 reads first 5 pages aloud Reader 2 listens & responds Reader 2 reads the next 4 pages Reader 1 listens and responds Repeat with last four pages

DISCUSS:  What interested you about the coaching guide?  What seemed helpful?  What clarifications do you need?

Practice with the Coaching Guide Paraphrase practice Draw a sentence from the envelope and read it to your partner Your partner must paraphrase the one-liner that a beginning teacher might say

Process Who had a good response to…

Classroom Management Questionnaire Rate the activities as Effective or Non- effective Be prepared for a lively discussion Yummy food Enjoy!

Brain Drainer How was your first year of teaching? Share an experience that you remember from your first year of teaching.

Introduction to Beginning Teacher Program

Mentor Expectations Classroom visitation Pre & post conference Complete the mentor checklist Talk to building principal regarding time for observation and conferencing

Beginning Teacher Checklist Check out the checklist created by last year’s mentors What additions and/or deletions need to be made?

Beginning Teacher Checklist Record your additions and/or deletions Turn the revised copies to Joey, Jane, or Shelly Finalized checklists will be ed to your school address just in time for the workday tomorrow

Beginning Teacher Checklist Timeline Preschool tasks First Week of School tasks First Month of School tasks

Break Take a break Stretch Be back in 10 minutes

Role-playing Divide into threes by disciplines or grade levels Play “Rock, Paper, Scissors” until a winner is determined

Scenarios See pages in Cognitive coaching notebook Use a made-up situation re: –Management –Assessment –Instruction

Assessment of Coaching Guide “How are you feeling about the Coaching Guide at this point?”

Homework Homework for August 31 st “Day with a Mentor” survey Additional changes to Checklist

Reflection Journal Assignment Today, I was surprised that… Today, I learned that… Today, I reviewed/revisited…