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The Newsletter for SUHSD Teacher Induction & Residency
October 2019
Second quarter of 19-20 starts here!
What Is Teacher Induction?
Teacher Induction is Aligned with Sweetwater's Essential Elements of Effective First Instruction
Primary Goal of Teacher Induction: Ensure Effective First Instruction for Each Student on a Daily Basis
Below is Teacher Induction's Working Definition of Effective First Instruction
SUHSD Teacher Induction Completes Site Visit for Accreditation
Three representatives of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing visited the SUHSD October 27-30 to validate documentation of alignment between program activities/expectations and Common/Program Standards
Nearly 90 people contributed to a successful site visit!
Teacher Induction Program Standards
Interview Schedule for Site Visit
CTC Survey of Program Completers Inducates Satisfaction with SUHSD Teacher Induction
See excerpted data from this anonymous survey, administered by the CTC to all Induction program completers in CA.
The charts below reflect candidate responses of "helpful" or "very helpful" to the question, "How helpful was your Mentor in helping you to impact students in learning regarding the following:"
Modeling Instructional Practices
Identifying Resources
Teaching Practices
Content Support
Instructional Design & Planning
Using Strategies to Support English Learners
Setting and Reaching Professional Learning Goals
How well-matched were you to your mentor?
Are you Hispanic/Latino?
See candidate responses to all CTC completer survey questions linked below.
Second Semester Professional Development Engages Mentors and Coaches
2019 Q1 Induction Candidate Seminars: Sept 9 & 10
Connect Teacher Induction activities to Social Emotional Learning and Effective First Instruction
Examine models of disability culture and review key elements of Universal Design for Learning
Experience and reflect on instruction informed by Universal Design for Learning: Executive Functions 6.4, CSTP 5.5 and CSTP 2.7
Apply Universal Design for Learning Principles to individual planning, instruction and assessment as related to your ILP
2019 Q2 Resident Coach Network Meeting: October 7
Resident Coaches support pre-service (student) teachers through an $800,000 grant from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. SUHSD currently supports 20 Teacher Residents from UCSD, SDSU, and PLNU.
Q2 Induction Mentor Workshop: Oct 21 & 22
Reflect on strategic coaching actions and candidate progress in Q1.
Strategically select and sequence action steps in service of an ILP Goal.
Connecting data collection purposefully to ILP Goal.
Preview Q2 Candidate Seminar focus (CSTP 1.5, UDL 3.3 & 8.3): Reciprocal Teaching Across Content Areas
SUHSD Teacher Residency "Getting to know the SUHSD" Field Trip orients pre-service teachers to our district!
Induction Mentors Aly Martinez and Mimi Williams organized a day-long exploration of the SUHSD that included stops at various schools and presentations by department representatives. Awesome!
Upcoming Induction Program Events
Q2 Candidate Seminars: 11/4 (ELH) and 11/5 (PDC)
Quarter 2 deadline for submission to Canvas: 12/13/19
Semester 1 Round Table: December 9 & 10
Upcoming Program Deadlines for Induction Mentors and Candidates
due November 8
- Oct Contact Logs
- Oct Admin Notes
- October Focused Observation Guide
Candidates:
All quarterly Canvas assignments are due no later than December 13, 2019. Please observe weekly deadlines for specific assignments in order to take full advantage of mentor feedback!
See our mission below and on our website:
SUHSD Induction Canvas Courses
"Off-track" continuing candidates:
Year One 18-19New candidates:
Year Two 19-20 (with Year One Verification Letter); self-enroll here
Year One 19-20; self-enroll here
Quarterly UCSD Extension Courses
Enroll to earn 1.5 quarter units of credit for concurrent successful completion of each quarterly inquiry (#1-8).
Peruse other issues of our newsletter!
SUHSD Induction Leadership Team
Courtney Kleffman - Induction Mentor (ELA, H/SS)
Aly Martinez - Induction Mentor (math, science)
Email: katrine.czajkowski@sweetwaterschools.org
Website: http://professionalgrowth.sweetwaterschools.org/btsa-induction/
Location: 1130 5th Ave, Chula Vista, CA, United States
Phone: 619-407-4995
Twitter: @suhsdinduction