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| Two kinds of support that new teachers require are psychological and instruction-related (Gold 1996). We all know that good collaboration takes time … and unless the mentor and new teacher have time to work together, it’s unlikely that the relationship will actually be much more than a buddy system … and we won’t see the kinds of improvement in instructional skills that we would like to see. As much as possible, when you are doing planning for a new school year, try to support your first-year teachers by scheduling shared lunch hours or preparation time with their mentors. | Two kinds of support that new teachers require are psychological and instruction-related (Gold 1996). We all know that good collaboration takes time … and unless the mentor and new teacher have time to work together, it’s unlikely that the relationship will actually be much more than a buddy system … and we won’t see the kinds of improvement in instructional skills that we would like to see. As much as possible, when you are doing planning for a new school year, try to support your first-year teachers by scheduling shared lunch hours or preparation time with their mentors. | ||
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| + | ===== Final Steps of This Training ===== | ||
| + | The final step for you is to **send me an email** (to [[schaefjm@mlc-wels.edu]]) by **the end of the summer** answering the following questions. This email is a necessary part of your personal requirements for your school to participate in WELS New Teacher Induction. | ||
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| + | ==== Questions ==== | ||
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| + | * How closely do you work with the mentor for the new teacher in your building? For you, what are the essential mentor criteria? | ||
| + | * Do you have any concerns about how you will meet the responsibilities of WELS New Teacher Induction? | ||
| + | * Does your building presently have a culture that is supportive of new teachers? If so, what are the characteristics that make it so? If not, what can you as the building leader do to make it a better place for new teachers to work? | ||
| + | * What are your personal plans for how you will support the new teachers in your building? | ||
| + | * What was the most helpful part of this training for you? (And we'll take suggestions on how to make it better, too!) | ||
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| + | **Thank you for completing this training** in support of the new teachers in your building. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns you have about how we might best support your work. | ||
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| + | //[[schaefjm@mlc-wels.edu|Professor Jon Schaefer]] - WELS NTI Coordinator - mobile (507) 766-9674// - Email schaefjm@mlc-wels.edu | ||
| + | (Send me a text or give me a call. If it's a little longer question and you can spare a little extra time for a reply send me an Email as I end up being on the road a lot :) | ||
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