COLE WILSONINTERNSHIP FACILITATOR

AUGUST 19, 2011

Internship Orientation Seminar

Agenda

Welcome / Introductions

Internship Overview: Timeline Expectations, roles and responsibilities Supervision/ Documentation PGGs Resources - Cohort wiki:

STF 11:45 room 2004

Lunch PMPP

Preparation Management (Responsible Learners!) Professionalism Personalization

Unit and Lesson Planning The “Big” 4: Adaptation / Differentiation / Assessment / Inquiry-based education First Nation, Metis and Inuit ways of knowing

Wrap up / Homework

Internship Overview

Inservice Dates and LocationTimelineExpectations, roles and responsibilitiesVisitations / DocumentationCode of Competencies / Ethics / CyberTipsPGGs Cohort wiki

Inservices

In-service Dates and Locations Friday Sept 9th

9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. Saskatchewan Teachers Federation Teacher Candidates and Cooperating Teachers attend

Wednesday, Oct 5th

9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. Saskatchewan Teachers Federation Teacher Candidates only

In-service # 3 (half day): the TC and CT decide when to take the half day to work on the midterm assessment. This half day can be spent in the home school. The midterm assessment is due Oct 14th.

In-service #4 (half day): the TC and CT decide when to take the half day to work on the final assessment. This half day can be spent in the home school. The final assessment is due during Dec 9th

Time Line

Weeks 1-2 Weeks 3-4 Weeks 5-6

Begin Week 1: by observing and team-teaching Deliver co-generated unit to your co-op teacher for feedback and edit it for use By Week 2: Teach one lesson a day Deliver co-generated unit to your college supervisor for feedback

By Week 3: Teach two lessons a day Begin teaching your co-generated unit By Week 4: Begin developing your second formal unit plan

By Week 5: Teach half-time Deliver your second formal unit plan to your co-op teacher and college supervisor for feedback By Week 6: Complete the Midterm assessment Begin developing further units in preparation for full-time teaching

Time Line

Weeks 7-8 Weeks 9-11 Weeks 9-11

By Week 7: Begin teaching full-time (three to five weeks or longer if you arrange it) Begin teaching your second formal unit after edits (if necessary) By Week 8: Deliver additional units to your co-op teacher for feedback (they do not need to be okayed by your college supervisor)

By Week 11: Arrange to visit other classrooms/schools for professional development opportunities (scheduled for the final two weeks of the internship)

By Week 12: Begin decreasing teaching to half-time By Week 13: Begin to visit other classrooms/schools and professional development opportunities By Week 14: Complete the final assessment with your co-op teacher and send it to your college supervisor for feedback

What will it look like?

Co-planning and co-teaching Preparation of two units --Co-generated Unit and

Independently written Unit Daily lesson plans and other unit plans Daily pre- and post- conferences and feedback Involvement in School and Community Activities

Expectations of Interns

Attendance – arrive early and leave lateReport absences to the college supervisorInfusion of First Nations, Metis and Inuit Content,

Knowledge and Ways of Knowing Daily preparation (2 formal plans each day) 2 Unit Plans (at least one must include FNMI

infusion) First 3-5 lessons for part-time teaching Second 10 – 15 lessons for full time teaching

Daily documentation in the PGP Goal TablesRegular communication (including the PGP Goal

Tables) with cooperating teacher and college supervisor

Criminal Record Check

Facilitation

My role is to support both you and your co-opAssess the relationship and determine if you

need my helpLearner focused supervisionCoaching, consulting, collaborating,

calibrating

My Role

Observe you in your classroomProvide you with feedbackHelp you document and reflect on your

experienceProvide you with support when you need it2-3 Formal visits

Pre and post conferencing

Informal visits

Learner Focused Supervision(It’s about your students)

I will watch the students not youNot a performanceI will share with you what I have observedUse an evaluation sheetConnect these observations with the PGG

Show achievement Show need for improvement

Provide a written follow up

Documentation

Keep your data sheets updatedLesson plansDaily plannerPGP

PGP

Most important source of evidence of what you are doing. Crucial for mid and final evaluations

Do not have to meet them allNot finished once you have them allNot checkboxesConstantly revising, doing multiple entriesNot all evidence comes from the classroomTreat as a daily journal (dated with most

recent entry at the top)

PGP

What really happened in your internshipWikispace Invite me and your cooperating teacher(s) so we can

ALL read and add to your PGP goals evidence and reflections periodically

Please copy a selection of your PGP evidence and reflections to the PGP (by August 30) so that your cooperating teacher can see examples when they view it for the first time

Review PGP http://www.usask.ca/education/program/fieldexperiences/

Resources

Group wikihttp://colewilsoninterns.wikispaces.com/

Field Experiences http://www.usask.ca/education/program/fieldexperiences/

Saskatoon publicSTF Stewart Resource Centre

https://www.stf.sk.ca/portal.jsp?Sy3uQUnbK9L2RmSZs02CjV6+6OHjzI2FdVqbIlq+Z7Pw=F

Special Interest http://www.usask.ca/education/program/fieldexperiences/resources.pdf

Lunch

Your Success Depends On….

PreparationManagementProfessionalismPersonalization

Preparation

Key to classroom managementThoughtful and creative daily lesson plansPrepare everything you will need to teachYour co-op may not need to or is not

interested in detailed preparationYou have not earned that right

Management

How do you handle your classroomHow do you engage your studentsIssues of respect

Earned and given

Developing this skill will take time

Professionalism

Issues of privacy and confidentiality are importantDifferent than small towns but everyone still knows

everyone elseGoogle yourself because the students (and perhaps

the parents) will Cypbertips handout

DressLanguageTruly become a member of the staff. Ask questions

and get to know what is happening in the schoolYou are not a student any more

TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM

Do’s & Don’tsSTF Code of Professional Competencies &

EthicsDangers

Especially for guys. Power relationship What you say Where you look How you approach people Everything you do is being interpreted by a very

impressionable group

Personalization

Get to know your studentsCannot teach them or plan without knowing

themUse the first few days to get an idea about

who you are working with.

Planning

Backwards by designInquiryInfusion of First Nations, Metis, Inuit content,

knowledge and ways of understandingDifferentiationAssessment

Teaching skills checklist

What makes a teacher good ?Observe the teaching going on around you.Review checklist on wiki

Things to think about

Permission to make mistakesEveryone wants you to succeedUp to you to be the best for every student you come

into contact withExtended job interviewDon’t over extend yourselves

Communication

COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION !

E MAIL ME: checked daily cole.wilson@usask.ca

PHONE CALLS:966-7568 (office)955-6022 (home - emergencies)

FACE TO FACE:3-4 in school meetings

Wrap up and homework

Questions, issues or concernsHomework:

Poster illustrating the ethnography of your school and community (Be prepared to share with the group)

Prepare to discuss questions on infusion of First Nations, Métis and Inuit infusion.