Welcome to Mentor Certification
Training
Session A Day Two
•Sign In
•Grab a bite to eat
•Sit where you please
•Pick up one article to
read with breakfast
Know D P
• Coaching Procedures
• Coaching Guidelines
• Beginning Teacher
expectations
• Expectations for day with
Beginning Teacher
• TOP format
• Procedures for conferencing
K Do P
• Read about the Coaching
Process
• Modify a task checklist
unique to your building
• Role-play coaching
situations
• Look at your Beginning
Teacher program
K D Procedure
• Small & Large Group
Discussion
• Break Out Groups
• Checklist
• Group Presentations
• Paired Reading
Jigsaw Activity
• Read your article silently
• Highlight important information
for a mentor to know
• Complete the reading by 8:30
• Find three other people who read
the same article and discuss what
you found to be important
• Summarize and be ready
to share with the whole
group the most salient
points of the article
• Your presentation must
be interactive and brain
compatible!
Break
• Take a break
• Stretch
• Be back in 10
minutes
To Risk…
Paired Reading Activity
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Pair up with a partner
Chose reader 1 and reader 2
Reader 1 reads first 5 pages aloud
Reader 2 listens & responds
Reader 2 reads the next 4 pages
Reader 1 listens and responds
Repeat with last four pages
DISCUSS:
 What interested you about the
coaching guide?
 What seemed helpful?
 What clarifications do you need?
Practice with the Coaching Guide
Paraphrase practice
• Draw a sentence from
the envelope and read it
to your partner
• Your partner must
paraphrase the one-liner
that a beginning teacher
might say
• Classroom Management Questionnaire
• Rate the activities as Effective or Noneffective
• Be prepared for a lively discussion
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Yummy food
Enjoy!
Brain Drainer
• How was your first
year of teaching?
• Share an experience
that you remember
from your first year of
teaching.
Introduction to
Beginning Teacher
Program
Mentor Expectations
• Classroom visitation
• Pre & post conference
• Complete the mentor
checklist
• Talk to building
principal regarding time
for observation and
conferencing
Beginning Teacher
Checklist
• Check out the checklist
created by last year’s
mentors
• What additions and/or
deletions need to be
made?
Beginning Teacher
Checklist
• Record your additions
and/or deletions
• Turn the revised copies
to Joey, Jane, or Shelly
• Finalized checklists will
be e-mailed to your
school address just in
time for the workday
tomorrow
Beginning Teacher
Checklist Timeline
• Preschool tasks
• First Week of
School tasks
• First Month of
School tasks
Break
• Take a break
• Stretch
• Be back in 10
minutes
Role-playing
• Divide into threes by
disciplines or grade
levels
• Play “Rock, Paper,
Scissors” until a
winner is determined
Assessment of Coaching Guide
“How are you
feeling about
the Coaching
Guide at this
point?”
Homework
Homework for August 31st
“Day with a Mentor” survey
Additional changes to Checklist
Reflection
Journal Assignment
Today, I was surprised that…
Today, I learned that…
Today, I reviewed/revisited…