Training News: August 2019
Orientation~Best Practices~Mentoring
Happy New School Year!
This past June our team was able to gather in Anaheim California for a great time of team building and video production. It is our hope that the video's created during this time and throughout the school year will serve to support our incoming staff in an increasingly robust manner.
Some items we are working on this year:
- Welcome letter which will be sent to each incoming teacher upon arrival to Inspire
- Welcome Video
- A Day in the Life of a Homeschool Teacher
- Resource Video
- Weekly Best Practices Sessions
- Classes through Fresno Pacific University outlining Educational Modalities, Organizational Skills using Microsoft Tools, and The 4 Agreements
Training Calendar
Parent Resource Site Analytics
First line is the region
Second line is the daily and monthly usage
Third line is the average time each user is spending on the site
Central
112 Daily/222 Monthly
2m 39s
Central Coast
113 Daily/237 Monthly
2m 55s
Kern
187 Daily/468 Monthly
2m 04s
North
159 Daily/361 Monthly
1m 58s
Orange County
103 Daily/210 Monthly
2m 01s
San Bernardino
61 Daily/143 Monthly
1m 35s
San Diego
209 Daily/439 Monthly
2m 26s
Los Angeles
Daily/ Monthly
New Teachers Trained by Region
New Teachers Trained by Region-Fall 2019
- Kern- 53
- Riverside-
- North-
- South- 65
- LA/Ventura-
- Central-
- Orange County- 67
- San Bernardino-
- Total Trained:
Total # of incoming teachers trained ***** and still counting!
Boot Camp Sessions
- Kern- 7
- Riverside-
- North-
- South- 6
- LA/Ventura-
- Central-
- Orange County- 12
- San Bernardino-
Office Hours Sessions
- Kern- 10
- Riverside-
- North-
- South- 4
- LA/Ventura-
- Central-
- Orange County- 15
- San Bernardino-
Meet the Teacher Training Coordinators (TTC's) from Feather River Charter & Yosemite Valley Charter School!
Debbie & Seren: Trainers in Feather River Charter
Seren- Inspire is truly the best thing to come to the North. Inspire is everything I was looking for while homeschooling my own! Proud to say my daughter was a part of the first graduating class of 2017! As a new and growing region, it has been my privilege to work alongside my amazing partner Debbie as we meet and greet the amazing new teachers hired to our region! We are both so passionate for supporting our teachers, offering a warm welcome and continuous support as we all navigate the incredible growth!
Debbie- Training is my passion! Inspire truly has given me a unique opportunity to share my love of training while welcoming all teachers with open arms. Being part of the welcoming committee allows me to serve in a position that I feel represents what Inspire stands for and who we are.. As our school grows, we strive to provide the highest level of service to all of our staff.
WE absolutely enjoy gathering together, cafe style to prepare our new teachers for Sharing the Homeschool Heart the Inspire way. We listen to where they have been, if they are wounded, their hopes and their realization of dreams come true by finding Inspire.
Our Team Inspire Orientation is a three part process to begin, and then followed with Refreshers on topic with due dates for samples, attendance, progress indicators, report cards , testing etc. We have special events tying curriculum to philosophy, high school, and more.
We have weekly office hours, both in person and Zoom with a flexibility in location and time to help meet our teachers' busy schedules.
Orientation 1- During our first Team Inspire orientation we welcome the teachers with open arms. Making their first day experience the best it can be. This includes a time for introductions, our slide presentation, lunch, and access to email and our handbook.
Orientation 2- Team Inspire Day 2 is a complete hands on day. We start with the introduction to pathways, making sure all teachers have the access to their rosters. The topics covered in depth are master agreements, attendance, testing and Enrichment Centre. Shawn Wright (HSSC) takes part in this day by going over the new high school 5.2 in the handbook.
Orientation 3- Team Inspire Day 3 is is also a comprehensive hands on session. This day includes our sample training, progress indicators, progress reports and report cards.
Our goal is simply to help our new teachers develop a love for Inspire.The fun never ends!