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How do you improve teaching? Design professional development that works!
Professional development plays a key role in addressing the gap between teacher preparation and student learning.
Use research based PD approaches.<br>
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The Research Says… STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
Form
The setting
Workshops
Conferences
Collegial circles
Duration
Amount and span of time
Collective Participation
School
Grade or subject CORE ELEMENTS
Content Focus
Specific content areas
Active Learning
Meaningful and purposeful planning and practice… growth opportunities
Coherence
Integrated learning opportunities where links between and among programs are actualized Birman, B., Desimone L., Porter, A.C.& Garet, M. S. (2000).<br>
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So Professional Development for New Teachers?? Absolutely!
Fantasy! Survival! Mastery! Impact!<br>
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Professional Development…Induction! …is meaningful and purposeful, it is ongoing and sustained, and it cultivates a sense of belonging to the district, the building and the department!<br>
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Why Induction? Responsibility! Opportunity! Charged with the Future!<br>
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Mentoring vs. Induction MENTORING
A one to one process concerned with supporting individual teachers.
Attendance
MLP
Sign in
Daily Operations
More… INDUCTION
An organized multi-year program developed by a district, of which mentoring may be a part.
Ongoing and Sustained
Culture of Consistency
Curricular Driven
Provides the skills set necessary for new teachers to become impact teachers
Cohort Driven<br>
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ISLIP’s PROFILE Located on the South Shore
Community rich in history
Predating the American Revolution
Involved with the education of its children
District houses five buildings
Student Enrollment – 2800
PPE - $15,022/$31,862
Economically Disadvantage – 32%
Demographics – 64% White/6% Black/24% Hispanic/6% Other
Total Teaching Staff – 270
@13% of whom are in their beginning years of teaching<br>
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REGENTS DIPLOMA RATE<br>
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Graduation Rates 2016 and 2017<br>
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Retention Rate of New Teachers<br>
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INDUCTION! How did we get from there to here?<br>
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Core Beliefs Induction supports:
the advancement of all learners;
the knowledge that learning to teach and teaching to learn is a career-long, developmental process;
the establishment of professional communities and enduring attitudes;
increasing the retention of promising teachers; and
increasing student achievement. Climate & Culture<br>
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ORIENTATION Three day of workshops
Basic procedural
information
Introductions
Bus Tour
Team Building
Food!
Ice Breakers
Central Office Guests
Union President
Food!
Completion of eLearning
Classroom Management
Course…Wong
Builds Relationships!<br>
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Year 1 New Teachers 3 Day Orientation
Classroom Management – THE First Days of School eLearning- 20 hours
THE First Days of School by Harry and Rosemary Wong
Content Focus: Curriculum is framed around management and research based instructional strategies
Some One Shot Workshops…Open School Night, Clear Expectations, Parent Teacher Conferences, more… Form: Workshop
Duration: 90 minutes, A/S, Monthly
CP: First, Second, and Third Year
Cohorts<br>
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Year 2 New Teachers 2 Day Orientation
Classroom Instruction that Works by Marzano and Pickering
Content Focus: Curriculum framed around the Nine Essential Instructional Strategies
Focus on meeting district goals of questioning techniques, instructional management, and meeting the needs of diverse learners.<br>
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Year 3 – New Teachers 2 Day Orientation
The Differentiated Classroom
by Tomlinson
Differentiation in Action by Dodge
CF: Scaffolding lessons
CF: Questioning Techniques
CF: Formative and Summative Assessments
CF: Theory into Practice
The path to TENURE!<br>
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Year 4 – New Teachers Under Construction<br>
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TENURE! Completing three years – now four - of probation
Attending the New Teacher Induction Program
Acquiring the skills set that is considered valuable to being an Islip educator
Developing enduring attitudes that contribute to lifelong learners and impact teachers
Becoming part of the culture that is Islip<br>
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TENURE! In an exit interview with a portfolio defense!
In Board of Ed and Community Recognition!
In I Believe statements from the teachers!
In Opening Day Multi-Media Celebration! Diploma - The Noble Teacher
With the pride and knowledge that we have invested in the future! You mean I have to earn tenure?<br>
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Opening Day! Close your eyes and imagine you woke up every day with a smile on your face because you had the opportunity to impact the lives of people in so many different ways and have them impact yours! Now open your eyes.
You are a teacher!<br>
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Home is where you hang your hat… Creates and Builds Relationships
New Teachers, Administrators, New to Building
Hot Topics in Education
Journal Articles, Current Events, Building Happenings
Forum for Daily Expectations
Teacher Handbook, Code of Conduct, Logistics
Climate and Culture
Attitude and Personality<br>
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The Topic Calendar September 7th
Meet the Teacher Night
October 3rd
APPR
Gradebook, Progress Reports
November 14th
eBoards
December 5th
School Building’s Climate & Culture shared reading
January 9th
Being a “Connected Educator” February 8th
ENL Teaching Strategies
March 13th
Resource Share
April 10th
Tenure Process & the Portfolio
May 8th
Preparing for the End of the Year
June 5th
Tenure Celebration<br>
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Islip believes that our teachers are charged with the future. Islip believes that induction is a bridge from learning to teach to teaching to learn… The Islip School District in collaboration with the Board of Education, administration, teachers, and the community, supports new teachers in their effort to acquire the skills to become effective teachers and livelong learners. Hire
Attitude! Teach
Skills!<br>
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Teaching is ...
for the courageous;
it is filled with unknown adventures!
Marianne Chorusey
Grade 3 Teacher<br>
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Thank you… Questions?<br>
