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The Newsletter for SUHSD Teacher Induction
October 2018
Second Quarter of the 18-19 School Year
What Is Teacher Induction?
Teacher Induction is Aligned with Sweetwater's Essential Elements of Effective First Instruction
SUHSD Teacher Induction: Retaining and Growing Quality Educators for Our District's Students
The average cost to a district when a new teacher quits is $8,000.
See the excerpt below from a related study:
The SUHSD Retains Its New Teachers
What funding source(s) make the SUHSD Teacher Induction program possible?
Federal Title II funding is largely responsible for supporting SUHSD Teacher Induction
Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) Annual Completer Survey Data Validates Quality of SUHSD Teacher Induction
Responses from nearly 100 General Education SUHSD Teacher Induction program completers compared to responses from completers throughout California
More SUHSD program completers self-identified as Hispanic/Latinx than did completers statewide
All SUHSD program completers began working with a mentor within 30 days of enrolling in the program.
Most SUHSD program completers considered themselves well-matched to their mentor/s.
SUHSD completers reported strong collaboration between Induction and Site Administration
SUHSD completers represent all content areas.
SUHSD completers reported alignment between Induction PD and Site/District PD
Quarterly Focus is CSTP 5: Assessing Students For Learning
Below is the Continuum of Teaching Practice for CSTP 5.2
Induction Program Calendar for 2018-19
Induction Program Professional Development Engages Mentors and Candidates
Induction Networking Turnout #1
- Mission/Purpose of Networking Turnouts
- Relationship between Classroom and Equity
- Action Groups
- Goal setting
- Exploring problem of practice
- Roles, responsibilities
- Cycle #1 logistics and expectations
- Reflection
Q1 Candidate Seminars: September 10 and 11, 2018
Goals:
- Review Induction Program quarterly expectations
- Connect Teacher Induction activities to Effective First Instruction
- Consider equity dimensions of instructional practice
- Experience and reflect on instruction informed by Universal Design for Learning ( 7.1), CSTP 1.2 and CSTP 2.7
- Apply Universal Design for Learning Principles to individual planning, instruction and assessment
See presentation slides linked here
Q2 Induction Mentor Workshop: October 22 and 23, 2018
Goals:
1. Workshop challenging moments in mentoring
2. Identify indicators of effective feedback and vehicles for collecting data.
3. Locate Induction work within Context of Candidate Seminars and other collaborative learning opportunities.
4. Explore topics of interest and problem-solve as needed.
Q2 Induction Candidate Seminar: November 5 (OLH) or 6 (PDC) from 4-6 p.m.
SUHSD is Committed to Developing its "Teacher Pipeline"
SUHSD Teacher Induction Collaborates with SDSU DLE and UCSD EDS to Win Teacher Residency Capacity Grant worth $50,000
The Sweetwater Union High School District will partner with San Diego State University’s Department of Dual Language and English Learner English Learner Education (SDSU DLE) and the University of California, San Diego’s department of Education Studies (UCSD EDS) to strengthen teacher pipeline efforts in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with special consideration for the value of bilingual educators. This unique team of diverse and qualified educators provides our district - and grant recipients throughout our state - with the opportunity to develop and monitor coordinated efforts to recruit, train, support, retain and grow exactly the kinds of content-expert, culturally-informed teachers our diverse students deserve.
Guide Teacher Canvas Course
Pilot Guide Teacher Canvas Course Supports SUHSD Guide Teachers and Helps Evidence Collaboration between Guide and Student Teachers
Upcoming Program Deadlines for Mentors and Candidates
due November 9
- Oct Contact Logs
- Oct Admin Notes
- October Focused Observation Guide submission
- Second Quarter Coaching video
Candidates:
All quarterly Canvas assignments are due no later than December 14, 2018. Please observe weekly deadlines for specific assignments in order to take full advantage of mentor feedback!
UCSD Extension Q2 Teacher Induction course enrollment ends 11/2/18. All quarterly inquiry assignments must be successfully completed by 12/14/18 for award of credit for the course.
SUHSD Induction Canvas Courses
"Off-track" continuing candidates:
Year One 17-18New candidates:
Year Two 18-19 (with Year One Verification Letter); self-enroll here
Year One 18-19; 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