Welcome to the EUP Team Steve Gordon, Dir of HR & Finance Today’s Agenda: Welcome Year 1 -Educational Technology -CRTs -McREL (Marzono) -Evaluations -EUPISD Resources -Assessments -SchoolWires -Future Meetings B6 – Mentee & Mentor Year 1 Training

Why?  The 18 school districts in the EUP have been collaborating for decades. Your small school is part of a larger team.  This information should give you an idea of where we have been and where we are headed.  Plus, it’s good stuff!

“How can I be a better educator tomorrow than I am today?” A good teacher always reflects upon…

This Year ?  What worked ?  What didn’t ?  Help ?  IDP  ASK  Grow

Share  What worked GREAT in the past?

Share  What do you NEED this Year?

Mentors  Research mentoring  In consultation with mentee, establish developmental plan within first 3 months.  Developmental plan should identify goals/objectives; set time-lines and outline meeting schedules between mentor and mentee. Meetings should ideally take place once per fortnight thereafter once per month.  Mentor should assist mentee in developing their teaching portfolio  Monitor progress against agreed goals and time-lines  Affirm and develop the strengths and work on weaknesses of mentee

Mentors  Review mentee’s professional goals and adjust development plan accordingly. Plans should ideally be discussed at the beginning of the year and reviewed at the end  Introduce mentee to formal and informal collegial & information networks  Support or direct mentee to areas that can provide specialized support where necessary  Share information relating to teaching & learning and research  Assist mentee in understanding policies & procedures of your district

Mentors  Be available on reasonable basis to support mentee in all areas related to their position  Encourage and assist mentee to develop their research profile (conference papers; book reviews; journal articles; books and grant applications)  Mentors should keep records of their meetings with the mentee (date, duration and brief summary) and provide annual interim report to your principal

Educational Technology  ITV  Wireless  One to One  BTOP  Support  What did you use previously?  What do you need this year?

BTOP  Broadband Technology Opportunities Program  Federal grant (ARRA funds) awarded to EUPISD  $3.165 million granted + 28% match = $4.4 million project  Jobs provided: project director, instructional technologist, 3 techs, half time community outreach specialist  Provided netbooks for all 7 th -12 th graders in region, teacher PD, community outreach events about broadband use  Technology and 21 st century education is a big deal in our schools!  The Devices are still in your districts – ask for them

Curriculum Review Teams  Lots of PD  Latest info  Key Staff Members  Support  Can you participate this Year?

McREL  Stands for Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.  It is a research and development corporation in Denver.  Dr. Robert Marzano, Dr. Debra Pickering, and Dr. Jane Pollack wrote a book called Classroom Instruction that Works while they worked for McREL.  The strategies come from that book.  They are often referred to as Marzano’s strategies, but technically McREL “owns” them.

Meta-Analysis  Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock wanted to know what strategies were the most effective teaching strategies.  Instead of designing a new study, they searched existing research and identified 9 strategies that work.  Called a “meta-analysis” because they analyzed so many studies to derive the conclusions.

Instructional Strategies that Make a Difference INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGYPERCENTILE GAIN Identifying Similarities and Differences45 Summarizing and Note Taking34 Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition29 Homework and Practice28 Nonlinguistic Representation27 Cooperative Learning27 Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback23 Generating and Testing Hypotheses23 Questions, Cues, and Advance Organizers22

Evaluations?  Are you Highly Effective?  Your Principal is on your TEAM  ASK questions  Use your Mentor(s)

EUPISD Resources Conference Evaluation - Curriculum – Bookmark - Programs – curric, resources, grants - Services – more district oriented - Math& Science Center - Special Education – Everything - Technology Bookmark

Assessments - Take the time to learn to use the system - Ask to attend the training - Talk with your mentor - Talk with your buildings CRT members - Can be Overwhelming, Can be Very Valuable - We are changing to DnA, are you Ready?

SchoolWires - Your Web Page - View others in your Building - COPY - Ask questions - View others in the EUP - View others in districts from all over - Take the Best - Ask for Training - Do you have a Web Page?

Future Meetings - October 6 – School Improvement - December 1 – Special Education for ALL - February 2 - Illuminate D&A - April 13 – Teacher Certification

Questions ? - What ? - When ? - Where ? - Why ? - Who ? - Can I retire yet ?? Steve Gordon

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