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Developing Effective Mentors and Supervising PractitionersDistricts and Educator Preparation Programs Working Together to Support Novice Teachers
November 2015 Regional MeetingsDo 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.
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Who is in the room?
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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
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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.
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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)
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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?
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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.
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What is CAP?
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Pre-CycleSelf-
Assessment
Summative Assessment
Formative Assessment
Goal Setting and Plan
Development
Plan Implementation
Process: 5-Step Cycle
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What is CAP? Content: 6 Essential ElementsEssential Element PST Alignment
Well-Structured Lessons Standard I: Curriculum Planning, and AssessmentAdjustments to Practice
Meeting Diverse Needs
Standard II: Teaching All StudentsSafe Learning Environment
High Expectations
Reflective Practice Standard IV: Professional Culture
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What is CAP? Evidence: 4 Categories
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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
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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
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Induction & Mentoring Guidelines
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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!
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Comparing and Contrasting Roles
Supervising Practitioners
Mentors
Both
Note: We will collect these!
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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!
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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!
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Thank you! Please complete the end of meeting
survey!
Induction and Mentoring Kat Johnston, [email protected] and
[email protected] http://www.doe.mass.edu/educators/mentor
CAP Jennifer Briggs, [email protected] and
[email protected] http://www.doe.mass.edu/edprep/cap