Shared Services for Supporting New Teachers

Dr. Thomas G. Reed, Executive Director, Center for Achievement and LeadershipDr. Teresa Dempsey, Director of Professional Development, Center for Achievement and Leadership

ESC of Central Ohio Shared Services and Supports

for New TeachersODE Mentor Teacher Certification Training Site

Resident Educator Consortium Grant

Mentor Teacher Network

Mentor Teacher Pool

Advanced Mentor Teacher Modules (F2F/Online)

Mentor Teacher/Resident Educator Support Website

Why do teachers need a mentor?

• 10 Things You Didn’t Learn about Teaching in College

Ohio’s Answer

In 2009, Ohio House Bill 1 mandated a new licensure system for teachers, including an initial four-year Resident Educator license. Resident Educator licenses were first issued in January 2011.

What is Residency?

Residency is a time to practice, refine and gain a deeper understanding of the art and science of teaching under the guidance of a certified mentor and the support of a

professional learning community.

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• District Leaders• Program

Coordinator• Principal• Mentor Teacher• Resident Educator

Resident Educator System of Support

What makes a Great Mentor?

• What Not to do when Mentoring

Ohio Resident Educator Program

Resident Educator Program: Foundation

Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession Ohio Continuum of Teacher Development

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“How can I be a better educator tomorrow than I am today?”

A good teacher always reflects upon…

Transformative JourneyYear 1Resident Educators are introduced to the life of teaching. The Resident Educator Program provides instructionally intensive one-to-one

mentoring, as well as the emotional support needed to accelerate the professional growth of Resident Educators.

Year 2As Resident Educators begin to identify with the life of teaching, differentiated support is provided in the form of flexible

mentor models including: one-to-one mentoring, co-teaching, and collaborative cohorts. These models create an environment of inquiry which provides avenues to shift their thinking from routine processes of examination to the in-

depth concepts of analysis.

Year 3Resident Educators are now inducted into the full life of teaching. Through reflective practice they more fully realize the complexities of the profession. Resident Educators have a deeper understanding of teaching and learning and are preparing to demonstrate their professional

growth through the performance-based summative assessment.

Year 4Resident Educators now have a deepened understanding of teaching and learning as a reciprocal, collaborative, and ongoing journey. There is a transformation as

they now embrace and accept the challenges and responsibilities of teacher leadership within and beyond the Resident Educator Program.

Resident Educator Program Year 1 Timeline

Resident Educator: Years 3-4

During Years 3-4 of the Resident Educator Program, the RE will• Year 3

• Prepare for summative assessment

•Year 3 and 4– Successfully complete summative assessment

•Year 4– Participate in professional development and leadership activities– Re-take deficient portions of the summative assessment– Complete Resident Educator requirements, secure signatures of mentor and

superintendent or designee and apply for the five-year professional license

• District Leaders• Program

Coordinator• Principal• Mentor Teacher• Resident Educator

Resident Educator System of Support

ODE Mentor Certification TrainingMust participate in 2-day face-to-face training to be

on ODE certified mentor list.

Instructional Mentoring (IM) Resident Educator- Year 1 (RE-1)

Ohio Resident Educator Program

Ohio Resident Educator Mentor Consortium

• Grant offered through Ohio Department of Education (ODE) to 5 regional Ohio ESCs

• Purpose: develop, implement and sustain a regional support and networking system to support the Ohio Resident Educator program

Central Ohio Resident Educator Mentor Consortium

Purpose:Leverage collaborative expertise from local districts, community schools, ESCs and higher education to share needs in supporting the Ohio Resident Educator

program and develop possible solutions

Results: Mentor Teacher Pool Mentor Teacher Network Professional Development Modules

• Co-Teaching• Data Beyond the Numbers• Principals Matter: Effective Engagement in the Ohio Resident

Educator Program

ESC of Central Ohio Mentor Teacher Pool

• Pilot 2010-2011• High quality, ODE-certified mentors• Provide Year 1 and Year 2 support• Efficient, highly effective way to support and

retain REs• Knowledgeable and dependable point-of-contact

(Mentor Teacher Pool Coordinator)• Alignment to ODE Mentor Teacher Standards

Mentor Teacher Pool Tools

• Mentor Questionnaire

• Mentor Selection Questions

• Mentor Self-Assessment

• Mentor Goal-Setting

ESC of Central Ohio Mentor Teacher Network

• 2010-2011 Pilot

• Purpose: Provide a forum to network and learn from each other; receive the most current ODE updates relevant to supporting Resident Educators

• Who: Designed to support mentor teachers, mentor teacher leaders, curriculum directors, HR Directors, higher education – anyone working/supporting Resident Educators!

Top 10 Reasons to Attend MTN10. Engage in professional learning relevant to “How can I be a better educator tomorrow than I am today?”

9. Celebrate professional growth!

8. Learn proven strategies/solutions for challenges related to the RE program.

7. A chance to focus just on REs/mentors for 90 minutes.

6. Realize you are not in this alone.

5. Affirm your RE progress after sharing with and hearing from others.

4. Earn contact hours/graduate credit for your dedication to professional growth.

3. Be the first to hear the latest RE updates from ODE.

2. Get “nourished” with food for the belly and food for the soul.

1. Become a CSI – Credible Source of Info about the RE Program.

Mentor Teacher NetworkHow does it work?

• Six sessions (September – May) 4:30-6:30 p.m.

• Semi-structured agenda based on RE Cycle and/or other relevant ODE issues impacting the RE program.

• Participants receive contact hours

• Ashland University graduate credit option

• Mentor Teacher Network Website page on the ESC of Central Ohio’s website served as repository of meeting handouts for future reference or for those unable to attend

Mentor Network Meeting Topics2011-2012

• ODE Mentor Standards

• Attitudinal Phases of New Teachers and the Year 1 timeline

• Habits of Mind; mentoring tidbits

• Using the Year 1 Formative Progress Review

• Roll out of Resident Educator Year 2

• New Teacher Center and ASCD’s Educational Leadership articles and research-base.

Mentor Teacher Network Topics for 2012-13

How can I be a better educator today than I was yesterday?

•Shifting Perspectives: A New Kind of Mentor

•Responsive Coaching

•Matters of Trust

•School Culture & Mentoring

•Counting the Ways Mentors are Leaders

•The art and practice of REFLECTION

ESC of Central Ohio Professional Learning Networks

(PLNs)

Co-Teaching Module

• Co-teaching model can serve as a component of differentiated support system for REs in Year 2

• Co-teaching represents a service delivery model that seeks to improve teachers’ instructional practices through professional collaboration.

• Pilot - June 29. Additional sessions scheduled for Fall 2012.

Data Beyond the Numbers - Module

• Designed for mentors to learn to use the Cycle of Collaborative Inquiry to critically analyze their instruction and learning tasks so all students can learn

• Available Fall, 2012

• On-line Moodle version Winter, 2013 – available at www.escco.org for $65

Principals Matter - Module

• The principal role in the RE program is critical for the growth and retention of our beginning teachers.

• Developed to intentionally align to OPES and Mentor Teacher standards

• Principals reflect on the current climate/culture in their buildings and identify conditions that help REs and mentors thrive.

• Available Fall 2012

What do teachers want in a mentor?

How do we support mentors for successful mentoring?

• Teaching Induction in Action: A Model for Success – accelerating development and improved student learning

• New Teachers Talk about Induction – New Teacher Center

“How can I be a better educator tomorrow than I am today?”

A good teacher always reflects upon…

Resident Educator: Year 2

During Year 2 of the Resident Educator Program, the RE will•Continue processes, protocols and tools from Year 1

•Utilize differentiated support and resources to more toward meeting Year 2 goals

•Complete Year 2 Formative Progress Review