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The Newsletter for SUHSD Teacher Induction
April 2018
Final Quarter of the 2017-18 School Year!
What Is Teacher Induction?
Primary Goal of Teacher Induction: Ensure Effective First Instruction for Each Student on a Daily Basis
Focus on critical indicators of Effective First Instruction
The Continuum of Teaching Practice (CDE/CTC/NTC) Offers Useful Language for Providing Teachers Feedback on Instruction
WHO ARE WE?
SUHSD Will Recommend Nearly 130 Teachers to CTC for Issue of Clear Credentials in June, 2018
Induction Mentor Team for 2018-19
Mentors Serve in a Variety of Capacities: Classroom Expertise is Key!
Mentor Attributes Mirror Candidate Needs
What is "Mentoring" in the SUHSD?
SECOND SEMESTER TEACHER INDUCTION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
Q3 Induction Mentor Workshop: January 22 & 23, 2018
- Reflect on achievements and challenges for semester 2
- Build shared experience and understanding of Reciprocal Teaching
- Consider possibilities offered by CSTP/Continuum of Teaching Practice classroom observation guide for feedback
- Consider ways mentors can communicate with site administration on behalf of candidate growth
- Explore semester 2 applications of Sibme for Year Two Candidates
Find presentation slides for this workshop linked here and on the SUHSD Teacher Induction web page linked here.
Q3 Induction Candidate Seminar: February 12 & 13, 2018
- Reconceptualize “text”
- Define disciplinary literacy and consider equity dimensions
- Consider how reciprocal teaching generates evidence of desired learning outcomes
- Work with peers to develop classroom and PLC tools
Find presentation slides for this workshop linked here and on the SUHSD Teacher Induction web page linked here.
Q4 Induction Mentor Workshop: March 12 & 13, 2018
Goals of this event included:
- Reflect on individual coaching strengths and growth areas
- Review and consider problems of practice to drive Induction
- Identify and explore strategies for addressing problems of practice
- Preview Q4 Candidate Seminar and define mentor roles there
- Preview Inquiry #4, Final Inquiry and Sem 2 Round Table plans
Find presentation slides for this workshop linked here and on the SUHSD Teacher Induction web page linked here.
Q4 Induction Candidate Seminar: April 16 & 17, 2018
Goals of this event included:
- Review annual SUHSD Induction program expectations
- Review and consider problems of practice to drive Induction
- Identify and explore strategies for addressing problems of practice
- Experience structured social interaction via jigsaw
- Draft goals for advancing equity in the SUHSD
- Preview Semester 2 Round Table and consider roles there
Find presentation slides for this workshop linked here and on the SUHSD Teacher Induction web page linked here.
Ed Gillet, ELA Mentor
Kitty Cancino, Ed Specialist Mentor
John Patel, H/SS Mentor
SUHSD Teacher Induction Collaborates with OLH Math on Lesson Study
Collaborative activities in candidate classrooms foster Academic Language acquisition
SUHSD Teacher Induction Participants in the Spotlight!
ELH Science Teacher and SUHSD Induction Program Graduate Genevive Bjorn Publishes in The Science Teacher
HTM Induction Candidate Angel Prado Named "Desmos Fellow"
SYH Induction Mentor Maylén Rafuls Will Teach in Toulouse, France This Summer
UPCOMING SUHSD TEACHER INDUCTION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
Semester 2 Round Tables: May 21 (ELH) and May 22 (L Street: PDC and environs)
DRAFT Calendar of 2018-19 SUHSD Teacher Induction Events
SUHSD Induction Canvas Courses
“Off track” Year One candidates
continuing from 2016-17:
(no complete Year One transcript yet)
Year Two 2017-18 (with Year One transcript)
(self-enroll here)
Year One 2017-18 (new to Induction)
(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)
John Patel - Induction Mentor (H/SS, ELA)
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