 Mentor Teacher Orientation 2012 University of Maryland College Park Please write one professionalism tip Please sign in On a notecard, write one professionalism tip for us to share with interns

Introductions  Name  Content area  MCERT or UG  How many years have you been a mentor?

Agenda  Goals of Internship  Stages of Internship  Key Assessments  Key Policies  Mentoring

Goals of the Internship Identify & discuss with your partner:  The goal you think is most important  The goal you think is hardest for interns to accomplish  Any goals you might want to add to the list

Four Stages of the Internship

Transitioning through the 4 Stages StageUndergrad Timeframe MCERT Timeframe Stage 1August to DecemberFirst quarter Stage 2Jan/early FebSecond quarter Stage 3Feb to mid-AprilThird quarter Stage 4Late April - MayFourth quarter

What do they look like? Stage 1 Stage 2  Planning  Mentor: lead planner. Models and thinks aloud  Intern: assists in searching for/creating instructional resources  Teaching  Mentor: lead teacher. Models & thinks aloud.  Intern: works with individuals and small groups, leads segments of mentor’s lessons, takes lead on some routines  Assessing Student Learning  Mentor: develops assessments, models scoring student work and thinks aloud  Mentor and intern: cross-grading, share grading assignments  Planning:  Mentor and intern collaboratively plan and develop instructional materials.  Teaching:  Mentor and intern co-teach. They may alternate lead teaching role within lessons, with different class periods or with different lessons. While one is lead teaching, the other is assisting.  Assessing Student Learning:  Mentor and intern collaboratively develop assessments and grade student work.

Transition Planning How can your intern transition in a manner that will help them learn as much from you as possible while developing strong habits of great teaching? Think about… Multiple preps? Number of class periods? Intern’s strengths? weaknesses?

Goals Candidates will be able to… Key Assessments Plan Facilitate Assess Create Learning Environment Use Technology Be Professional Reflect How do we assess interns’ progress in relation to those goals?

Key Assessments Goals Candidates will be able to… Assessments  Foundational Competencies:  English Language Competence  Interpersonal Competence  Work and Task Management  Analytic/Reasoning Competencies  Professional Conduct  Physical Abilities  Professional Dispositions

Key Assessments: PBA Goals Candidates will be able to… Assessments  Performance Based Assessment  Completed at four intervals by mentor, intern & supervisor  Conference at each internal

Using the PBA Rating Scale  Do you treat each rating as if it included the phrase  “… in relation to where you should be by the end of the year” OR  “… in relation to where you should be at this point in the year”  How do you distinguish between ratings? Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Satisfactory Very Good Outstanding

Key Assessments: edTPA Goals Candidates will be able to… Assessments

Key Assessments: MTTS Goals Candidates will be able to… Assessments Maryland Teacher Technology Standards 1. Information Access, Evaluation, Processing & Application 2. Communication 3. Legal, Social & Ethical Issues 4. Analyzing Student Assessment Data 5. Integrating Technology into teaching 6. Assistive Technology 7. Professional Growth

Key Policies  Take a moment to read over the policies that apply to interns on pages 7 – 9  In what circumstances do you flag a concern to the PDS Coordinator?

Starting out the year Idea sharing: What are some good ways to…  Establish a good working relationship with your intern  Get your intern integrated into your classroom  Get your intern integrated into the school

Being a mentor  Look at the “Throughout the year” list of mentor responsibilities beginning on page 15.  What is one of your favorite roles/responsibilities as a mentor?  What is one that you want to focus on more this year?

Questions & Announcements Thank you!