1. CIC: November TOT for Mentor and BT Forums “ It’s all about student achievement.” Vanessa Nieto-Gomez vnietogo@houstonisd.org Jean Duffey jduffey@teacher-mentors.com

2. Agenda Agenda, Outcomes, Norms Connecting Activity Forum Structure Training CICs to Present: - BT Forum #2 - Mentor Forum #2 Reminders and Updates Closing

3. Outcomes CICs will be trained to present Mentor Forum #1. CICs will be trained to present BT Forum #2. CICs will be informed of program updates (mentor training, online courses, BT verification, communications push-outs).

4. Norms Active Listening Appropriate use of electronics Equity of voice Respect for all perspectives Confidentiality

5. Forum Structure Connecting – Includes: - Outcomes, Norms, Agenda, and Parking Lot - Introductions, and Icebreakers, Preparing for the Learning Learning – Includes: - Reviewing Previous Learning - New Learning Managing – Includes: - Old and New Business - Announcements/Updates Closing – Includes: - Reflecting on learning - Training Evaluation

6. Connecting Activity Add-a-Word Story Each table will begin with the sentence stem, “As the CIC on my campus, I.... “ The teacher with the most years of experience begins by saying the sentence stem and then adding one word. Going counter clockwise, the next person says everything the first person said and adds another word. The third person says everything the second person said and adds another word. This continues until time is called. The person who spoke last will repeat the table’s story to whole group.

7. Parking Lot Anytime during the training, you are invited to write a concern, question, or comment on a post-it and place it in the designated area.

8. CIC Binder Remember to: Include agenda and sign-in sheets for all meetings and forums Maintain records and documents on worksheets presented during summer training (available on website under documents) Keep records of emails send to mentors as evidence in case a mentor denies being informed of something.

10. Individual Monitoring Charts

11. Individual Conferencing Charts

13. Campus Administration Liaison Thank you for communicating push-outs to designated targets (mentors, teachers, faculty) Thank you for your efforts to inform BTs of PD opportunities. As a result, there has been an increase in attendance.

14. Where are you in this picture?

15. Reflecting on the Training Complete the CAL Survey: What’s working? (What is going well so far this year?) What are your challenges/concerns? (Have there been any challenges or concerns that have been difficult to resolve?) What might be your next steps? (What might you do to address any pending concerns? How will you use what has been presented in this training?) What can I do for you? (What kind of continued or additional support would you like from Vanessa and Jean?)

16. Accountability Check-In Indicate on the CAL Survey (Check-In) the tasks that you have completed. Completed mentor/mentee relationships in MAS Documented conference with BT on One-on- One Conference sheet Visited BTs and documented on BT/Mentor Assignments and MAS Monitoring sheet Sent letter informing mentors of training requirements Informed BTs of Campus Forum #2 date Informed Mentors of Campus Forum #2 date