Instructor: Bruce Oliver is a national trainer from Just ASK Publications & Professional Development (by Paula Rutherford) that is based in Alexandria, Virginia. Established in 1989, Just ASK does long-term multifaceted work with schools, school districts, and educational collaboratives. http://www.askeducation.com/21stworkshop.htm
Educators are entering our profession through different pathways and at different points in their careers. These variables create a need to rethink how novice educators, second-career educators, alternatively certified educators, and even new-to-the-district educators are inducted into our profession. Add to this the incredibly high attrition rate of new teachers and it is no wonder that we are seeking ways to develop support systems to ensure that we have a fully qualified and fully satisfied teacher in each classroom. This workshop series is designed to assist mentors with this important initiative. This two-day workshop will help all participants improve upon their implementation plan of New Jersey’s New Teacher Mentoring Regulations.
Recommended For: All mentors, directors and coordinators of curriculum, professional development staff and teachers
Essential Questions
● What do we need to know and be able to do to help new teachers meet district performance standards in a way that promotes student learning?
● What are the conditions we need to create to promote retention of novice teachers?
Areas of Focus of the Workshop Series
Best Practices in Mentoring Roles and Responsibilities ● Stages of New Teacher Development ● Working with Adult Learners ● Information Processing Styles ● Generational Differences ● Peer Observation and Feedback Options ● Best Practice in Standards-Based Teaching and Learning
Resources
http://www.askeducation.com/21st.htm
The 21st Century Mentor's Handbook and http://www.askeducation.com/WHY.htm Why Didn't I Learn This in College?
Each resource addresses the areas of focus listed above and provides tools for needs assessments, goal setting, reflection, and instructional design. There are pointers about best practice in a standards-based classroom including what to note, suggestions to make, and reflective questions to ask. Also included is a wide array of intervention strategies for the challenges and concerns faced by new teachers and provides guidelines for using http://www.askeducation.com/WHY.htm Why Didn't I Learn This in College?
Dates: Friday and Monday, November 16 & 19
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Camden County ETTC
Hours: 12
Cost: $250 per participant, includes workshop resources, refreshments and lunch.
Register Early, Space is Limited
Camden County Educational Technology Training Center
343 Berlin Cross Keys Road ~ Sicklerville, NJ 08081
Fax: 856-753-4879
www.njettc.org