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The Newsletter for SUHSD Teacher Induction
August 2017
Welcome to the 2017-18 school year!!
Our Goal: Quality First Instruction
SUHSD Teacher Induction links beginning teachers with experienced colleagues to ensure student success
- 212 Induction Candidates in all content areas at nearly all SUHSD school sites
- 68 Induction Mentors representing all content areas at nearly all sites
In June the SUHSD recommended 48 teachers to CTC for issue of Clear Credentials
Another 40 teachers completed Year Two Induction or Early Completion through the SUHSD.
Candidates express increased confidence in the California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTPs)
What is "Mentoring" in the SUHSD?
Summer Mentor Institute: July 12 & 13, 2017
Induction Candidate Orientation: July 17 & 18, 2017
Candidates consider teacher-student relationships at the start of the school year by working with a poem by Langston Hughes
Theme for English B
The instructor said,
Go home and write
a page tonight.
And let that page come out of you—
Then, it will be true.
I wonder if it’s that simple?
I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem.
I went to school there, then Durham, then here
to this college on the hill above Harlem.
I am the only colored student in my class.
The steps from the hill lead down into Harlem,
through a park, then I cross St. Nicholas,
Eighth Avenue, Seventh, and I come to the Y,
the Harlem Branch Y, where I take the elevator
up to my room, sit down, and write this page:
It’s not easy to know what is true for you or me
at twenty-two, my age. But I guess I’m what
I feel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you.
hear you, hear me—we two—you, me, talk on this page.
(I hear New York, too.) Me—who?
Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.
I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.
I like a pipe for a Christmas present,
or records—Bessie, bop, or Bach.
I guess being colored doesn’t make me not like
the same things other folks like who are other races.
So will my page be colored that I write?
Being me, it will not be white.
But it will be
a part of you, instructor.
You are white—
yet a part of me, as I am a part of you.
That’s American.
Sometimes perhaps you don’t want to be a part of me.
Nor do I often want to be a part of you.
But we are, that’s true!
As I learn from you,
I guess you learn from me—
although you’re older—and white—
and somewhat more free.
This is my page for English B.
- In what ways does this poem challenge "traditional" student-teacher relationships?
- How is this poem relevant today?
- What have you learned from students?
- Why/how might you engage students in reading this poem?
Genevive Bjorn
Cruz Rodriguez
Adrienne Jankowski & Darci Comer-Davies
Word cloud summarizes dominant ideas from Semester 2 Round Table reflections!
Induction program classrooms offer evidence of purposeful planning for literacy
Planning structured social interaction
Setting a purpose for reading
Reciprocal Teaching
Students of ELH Induction Candidate Genevive Bjorn conduct research on ocean acidification
Students of PAH Induction Candidate Abigail Fomperosa-Hernandez generate variety of products to illustrate proficiency in key art skills
SUHSD Induction Canvas Course Evidences Effective Instruction on an Ongoing Basis
Canvas course: SUHSD Induction
“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)
Induction program expectations for Year Two build on growth from Year One
Sibme offers platform for teacher collaboration around classroom videos for a focus on Quality First Instruction
Year Two Induction candidates and mentors will engage in collaboration around "snapshot" videos once each semester.
SUHSD Teacher Induction Program Professional Development
Individual Learning Plan
The Individual Learning Plan (ILP) continues to drive personalized growth aligned to the California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTPs)
California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTPs)
Enroll in SUHSD Induction
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
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