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The Newsletter for SUHSD Teacher Induction
October 2016
SUHSD Teacher Induction links beginning teachers with experienced colleagues to ensure student success
- 245 Induction Candidates in all content areas at nearly all SUHSD school sites
- 64 Induction Mentors representing all content areas at nearly all sites
Our Goal: Quality First Instruction
SUHSD Classrooms: How Do We Organize Space for Learning?
English/Language Arts classroom at CPH
Band classroom at ORH
Special Education classroom at EHA
California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTPs)
SUHSD Classrooms: How Do We Engage Students in Learning?
Melissa Dorador's class at MOM
Amilcar Fernandez's class at CVM
Claudia Amaral's class at MVA
Featured CSTP: 4 (Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for all students)
"Lesson Plan," as used in Induction, refers to the way classroom activities are organized to engage students to develop proficiency in desired outcomes.
Proficiency in CSTP 4 is evidenced through a lesson plan whose required contents are described below.
- Essential question(s) for the lesson
- Relevant standard(s) for the lesson, with citation from policy document(s)
- Student outcomes for the lesson and evidence to be used to determine proficiency levels in those outcomes
- Time stamps demarcating segments in the lesson
- Description of student activity and teacher activity for each lesson segment
- Resources and materials used within the lesson
- Plans for differentiation of instruction within the lesson
Accompany your lesson plan with a description of visible learning evidenced by your focus student. How did s/he engage in your lesson? What work did s/he produce? To what degree did s/he demonstrate mastery of the objectives of the lesson? How do you know?
See below for samples illustrating purposeful planning for student mastery.
Sample lesson plan: ELA/HSS/Literacy
Lesson exists in context of a unit
Student proficiency is evidenced in various ways.
Class period is broken into small time blocks
Variety of tools are used to scaffold learning.
Teacher individualizes checks for understanding
Teacher activity enables language production by students.
Sample lesson plan: Math
Overview of lesson
Specific student activity
Variety of differentiation techniques
Anticipatory set
Individual activity
Differentiation
Sample lesson plan: Science
Addresses key standards
Considers learning modalities
Elicits summative assessment data
Sample lesson plan: Photography
Attends to key vocabulary
Sequences activities to develop skill
Connects students to resources
Induction Candidates and Mentors Offer Feedback to Guide Formative Assessment of the Program
What Do SUHSD Induction Mentors Do?
Ongoing Workshops for Mentors and Candidates
October 24 & 25
Semester 1 Round Table
November 14 & 15
Classroom Observations Help Recognize Visible Learning
Classroom Observation Protocol guides process for Induction
Cross-site "Learning Walks" provide Induction candidates a chance to learn and grow
Do you have a Learning Walk planned at your site?
Participate in the SUHSD ObserveMe Challenge!
16 Induction Candidates Qualified for SUHSD Induction Early Completion Option (ECO)
Key application requirements included
Teaching experience (at least one full year)
Recommendations from administrator and teacher colleague
Evidence of effective teaching via formal evaluation(s)
Portfolio of classroom artifacts, evidence of curriculum development (unit and lesson plans), student work with feedback
15-minute video of instruction with commentary
Evidence of professional collaboration
ECO Candidates must successfully complete four quarters of Induction program coursework.
ECO applications for 2017-18 will open next August.
Enroll in SUHSD Induction
SUHSD Induction Canvas Course
Quarterly UCSD Extension Course
Not Your Grandma's BTSA Program
SUHSD Induction Leadership Team
Courtney Kleffman - Induction Mentor (ELA, H/SS)
John Patel - Induction Mentor (H/SS, ELA)
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