CIC: September TOT for Mentor and BT Forums “It’s all about student achievement.” Vanessa Nieto-Gomez vnietogo@houstonisd.org Jean Duffey jduffey@teacher-mentors.com

Agenda Introductions Agenda, Outcomes, and Norms Connecting Activity Forum Structure CIC Training to Present: - BT Forum #1 - Mentor Forum #1 Entering/Updating BT/Mentor Relationships in MAS Accessing Mentor Training Closing

Outcomes CICs will: understand the structure of forums, be trained to present Mentor Forum #1, be trained to present BT Forum #1, and know the importance of keeping NT/Mentor relationships updated in MAS.

Norms Active Listening Appropriate use of electronics Equity of voice Respect for all perspectives Confidentiality Norms are the standards or expectations by which a group has agreed to operate while working together. They should be used whenever two or more people are working together for a productive outcome. Norms help to maximize the productivity and effectiveness in a positive setting and ensure that individuals are respected. They place responsibility on individuals for expected behavior helping to build community in your group, and, at the same time allow for risk taking. Norms should be positive, kept simple and be few in number. The optimum situation is for the group to develop their own norms.

Parking Lot Anytime during the training, you are invited to write a concern, question, or comment on a post-it and place in the appropriate column on the Parking Lot chart.

Connecting Activity Rita’s Story To bring participants mindset to the training: Dr. Rita Pierson (who passed away recently) shared wonderful stories and anecdotes about her experiences in education. She was a trainer for Ruby Payne’s Framework of Poverty. Think about the relevancy of this story for your new teachers, who most often believe that they will have classrooms of the kind of students they were themselves with parents the same as their parents. Have participants share a relevant take-away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bndCdOeMO3Y 6

Forum Structure Connecting – Includes: - Outcomes, Norms, Agenda, and Parking Lot - Introductions, Icebreakers, Activity Connecting Learning, and Preparing for Learning Learning – Includes: - Reviewing Previous Learning and New Learning Managing – Includes: - Old and New Business - Announcements/Updates Closing – Includes: - Reflection on learning

Managing Forum Structure Part C

CIC Binder Remember to: Include agenda and sign-in sheets for all meetings and forums. Maintain records and documents on worksheets presented during summer training (available on website under. Resources & Documents – Make sure you are using CHROME as your browser; otherwise you will receive an error message). Review of expectations outlined during summer CIC training.

Individual Monitoring Charts Review of expectations outlined during summer CIC training.

Individual Conferencing Charts Review of expectations outlined during summer CIC training.

Closing Forum Structure Part D

Reflecting on the Training Complete the CAL Survey: What’s working? (What is going well so far this year?) What are your challenges/concerns? (Have there been any challenges or concerns that have been difficult to resolve?) What might be your next steps? (What might you do to address any pending concerns? How will you use what has been presented in this training?) What can I do for you? (What kind of continued or additional support would you like from Vanessa and Jean?)

Accountability Check-In Indicate on the CAL Survey (Check-In) the tasks that you have completed. Completed mentor/mentee relationships in MAS Documented conference with BT on One-on-One Conference sheet Visited BTs and documented on BT/Mentor Assignments and MAS Monitoring sheet Sent letter informing mentors of training requirements Informed BTs of Campus Forum #1 date Informed Mentors of Campus Forum #1 date