Developing Effective Mentors and Supervising Practitioners Districts and Educator Preparation Programs Working Together to Support Novice Teachers November 2015 Regional Meetings Do Now Activity: 1.Mix it up! Sit with another district or ed prep team rather than with folks you already know. 2.What are the three most important skills for supervising practitioners and mentors to bring to their roles? Write your response on an index card and be prepared to share.

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 2 Who is in the room? 2

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 3 Goals for Today  Review highlights of the Candidate Assessment of Performance (CAP) and the Guidelines for Induction and Mentoring Programs  Understand the benefits of alignment for multiple audiences  Identify areas of commonality in the roles of supervising practitioners and mentors and how they promote partnerships

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 4 The Center for Educator Effectiveness The moral imperative that guides this work is that all children in Massachusetts must have access to effective teachers and effective administrators.

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 5 Jargon Review CAP (Candidate Assessment of Performance) Aligned to Professional Standards for Teaching (PSTs) Enrolled in ed prep program… Candidate Student teacher Teacher-in-training Practicing in a school… Practicum Field-based experience Clinical experience Student teaching Learning from and working with an experienced educator… Supervising practitioner Cooperating teacher To complete my ed prep program… Employed in a district… Familiar with Standards used in evaluation Receive targeted professional learning and support (induction and mentoring)

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 6 Turn and Talk  What are the three most important skills for supervising practitioners and mentors to bring to their roles?  How do you support these skills through the trainings you provide for these roles?

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 7 What is CAP?  Performance assessment for teacher candidates to demonstrate the knowledge and skills gained through their preparation programs so they are ready to be effective with students on day one.

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 8 What is CAP? Click here Pre-Cycle Self- Assessment Summative Assessment Formative Assessment Goal Setting and Plan Development Plan Implementation  Process: 5-Step Cycle

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 9 What is CAP?  Content: 6 Essential Elements Essential ElementPST Alignment Well-Structured Lessons Standard I: Curriculum Planning, and Assessment Adjustments to Practice Meeting Diverse Needs Standard II: Teaching All Students Safe Learning Environment High Expectations Reflective PracticeStandard IV: Professional Culture

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 10 What is CAP?  Evidence: 4 Categories

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 11 Why CAP?  To determine readiness of candidates to be impactful with students by day one of employment  To create a continuum from preparation to employment through alignment to Educator Evaluation Framework  5-Step Cycle  6 Essential Elements  Rubrics: Quality, Scope, and Consistency  Professional Practice Goal

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 12 The Role of Supervising Practitioners with CAP  Learning the CAP process  Collecting evidence alongside the program supervisor and candidate  Calibrating feedback and ratings  Supporting the candidate’s 5-step evaluation cycle

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 13 Induction & Mentoring Guidelines

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 14 Induction & Mentoring Guidelines  Alignment to educator effectiveness initiatives  Overlap between mentors and supervising practitioners  1 = little to none  2 = some overlap  3 = a majority serve as both (not necessarily at the same time)  Increased attention to local needs  Electronic reporting to ESE in July 2016  New resources from ESE, including district examples—Help us add to these!

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 15 Comparing and Contrasting Roles Supervising Practitioners Mentors Both Note: We will collect these!

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 16 Incentives for Teacher Leaders  What incentives do mentors and supervising practitioners currently receive?  What are some additional ideas for recognizing and rewarding these teacher leaders? Add to responses to the Venn Diagrams!

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 17 ESE Resources  CAP  FAQs  Support materials for training  Online platform pilot  Pilot data, late January 2016 and June 2016  Induction and Mentoring  Annual report July 2016, draft available online  Project SUCCESS materials: videos, district examples  Teachers’ Top Three from ESE  Door prize!

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 18 Thank you!  Please complete the end of meeting survey!  Induction and Mentoring  Kat Johnston, and   CAP  Jennifer Briggs, and 