Welcome Mentor Certification Training

Year Two Session F• Sign in & wear your nametag.• Greet each other• Grab a bite to eat• Sit anywhere you want• Tell the people at your table the

best part of your summer vacation

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Revisit Remind Reconnect• Revisit last year

– Storyboard/ Small groups• Remind

– Large Group presentation• Reconnect

– 2005-2006 Goals– Update from the State

Goals for Mentor Training Year TwoDeeper Understanding of theBeginning Teacher Portfolio– September—Lesson analysis &

Reflection– October—Highlighting Two

Students & Action Research– November—Analysis of teaching

& learning & Reflection– January—Action Research

Presentation– February—Video of a Lesson,

Analysis of Teaching, Learning & Reflection Scoring & Portfolio Evaluation

Storyboarding

• Create a storyboard visually presenting the topic your group was given.

• Find the other group who shared your topic and compare notes

• Be prepared to present your storyboard to the entire group. All participants must speak.

Full Implementation of Standards-based Learning

• Place in your MCT Binder

• Section 10 (Session F)• Reference for the

implementation of standards-based learning.

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Identifying ArtifactsUse the sticky notes on your table to

respond to the following questions.

•What were some things you loved about math class when you were in school?

•What were some things you hated about math class when you were in school?

Post your sticky notes under the appropriate heading on the wall.

Tasks

Discourse

Environment

Analysis of learning

Analysis of teaching

Five major components of Beginning Teacher

PortfolioInstructional Design (Tasks)

Projects, questions, problems, applications, reading, writing exercises, rehearsal in which students engage.

Instructional Implementation (Discourse)The writing & speaking used by the teacher & the students in the classroom.

Instructional Implementation (Environment)The setting for learning, the use of materials & space, & the academic, social & physical characteristics embedded in the classroom

Five major components of Beginning Teacher

PortfolioAssessment of Learning

The ongoing monitoring of learning or how the teacher informally & formally assesses student learning.

Analysis of Teaching and LearningThe systematic reflection in which teachers engage.

The PortfolioAn Overview

• Pick up the Portfolio Handbook for your discipline.

• Walk, Pair, Share Activity

• Compare your portfolio requirements with your partner

Unpacking a Math Portfolio

Small Group Discussion

• Pencil Icons• Key Elements

School Demographics• Read the teaching

context page of your portfolio

• Turn to the portfolio class profile form (Appendix T.1) in your handbook and compare and contrast it with the Math portfolio

School Demographics• Read the community,

colleague, class, and student profile pages

• Turn to your portfolio handbook and compare and contrast the information that must be included in your opening narrative.

Lesson Logs• Look at the Series of

Lessons Form in the Math Portfolio

• Read the Series of lesson form and lesson one

Lesson Logs• Look in the T appendices

of your handbook for a form for daily lessons

– aka lesson logs – aka series of lessons

• T2 or T3• Compare and contrast

Framework for Evaluation• Read Category I Instructional

Design• Share with your group the

guiding question of this category• Pair up and compare and

contrast the key points under category one

Lesson OneReread Ms I Walk the Line’s lesson.

(pages 7-9)• What was good about her lesson?• What was poor about her lesson?• What was missing in her lesson?• How could she have improved her

lesson?

Lesson OneFind the pencil icons that show the

guidelines for creating a lesson in your portfolio handbook

Did Ms. I Walk the Line meet the guidelines?

Framework for Reflection• Read Category IV Analysis of

Teaching and Learning• Share with your group the

guiding question of this category• Pair up and compare and

contrast the key points under category four

ReflectionReread the analysis of teaching from

Ms I Walk the Line’s lesson one– What was good about her analysis?– What was poor about her analysis?– What was missing in her analysis?– How could she have improved her

analysis?

ReflectionFind the pencil icons that show the

guidelines for teacher reflection in your portfolio handbook

Did Ms. I Walk the Line meet the guidelines?

Assignment for: September 14thCreate a standards-based

lesson for your class.– Teach that lesson before

Sept. 14th.– Write a reflection before our

next session using the key elements from the handbook

Assignment for: September 14thAfter you have completed

the lesson logs and the reflection

Rank yourself on the Instructional Design Rubric before the next session

Journal Reflection

Journal about your first reaction to the 2002 portfolio