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New Teacher Support
New Teacher Mentor Programs
BTSA Mentoring Information
BTSA/New Teacher Center Goals
SB2042/BTSA Calendar - 2009/10
BTSA Participation Criteria
BTSA Mentors 2008/08
What the Research Tells Us
California Standards for the Teaching Profession
University Intern Programs
Downloadable Documents
New Teacher Academy - 2008
BTSA Program Documents
| | There are three mentoring programs for teachers in our district:
I: Intern Coaches serve teachers who have yet to complete their preliminary credential and are part of a university program. See below for contact information and more.
II: BTSA Mentors serve teachers who have completed their preliminary credential and need the induction program to earn a Clear Credential.
BTSA Mentor Job Description: Full-Time
BTSA Mentor Job Description: Part-Time
III: New Teacher Support Providers serve East Side teachers who are new to our district with a Clear credential or new to our profession with an emergency credential.
Support Provider Job Description | |
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| | What is the BTSA mentoring process all about?
Here’s what to expect:
Mentors meet with novice teachers every week for 1-1 ½ hours. We schedule meetings around the new teachers’ schedules—usually during prep periods or after school. We discuss how we can help you regarding curriculum ideas, classroom management, parent concerns, school/colleague issues, etc.
Mentors observe novice teachers as they teach. We mentors are non-evaluative; we are here to help strengthen your practice. Mentors maintain confidentiality with the teachers, so we do not report our observations to administrators.
We work with tools that encourage reflecting upon practice and using data to guide next steps. For example, right now the novice teachers and I are working on Analysis of Student Work. We are looking at a class set of work and are determining how many students are exceeding, meeting, approaching, or falling below standards. Based on the numbers, we come up with strategies to move each group along. The teachers find this to be helpful in their planning. We work with these tools during weekly meetings.
There are required seminars spread out through the course of the school year—usually falling on Thursday evenings from 4:00-6:30 p.m. (see calendar below). These seminars fulfill the induction standard requirements mandated by the State. As mentors, our goal is that each new teacher walks away with practical strategies s/he can use the next day.
Our role as mentors is to support you. We are excited to have you in our District, and we do what we can to help you as you start your teaching career.
Abigail Soriano---New Teacher Advisor, 2006-2010
More questions? sorianoa@esuhsd.org
BTW, university credit is available through UCSC. See criteria below and/or talk to your mentor.
5 units of credit are available for Participating Teachers who:
* Have been granted an ECO or,
* Have been waived from any process or seminar, excluding Tech or,
* Have transferred in from another program and have already been given credit for 4 standards or,
* Are only completing 2 standards this year or,
* The teacher is an Ed. Specialist I or a Clear Credential holder and chose not to complete professional development requirements. | |
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| | The NewTeacher Center's goals for mentees: - To develop teacher capacity as defined in the California Standards for the Teaching ProfessionI and BTSA induction standards 15-20.
- To direct support toward improving student achievement
- To use formative assessment practices to guide support and teacher professional development
- To document professional growth over time
- To model and encourage ongoing self-assessment and reflection
- To foster collaboration and leadership among teachers
- To provide advisement and support related to induction and credentialing requirements
Click here for a PowerPoint program description of the Induction process and more....
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| | BTSA Seminar #1: PT 2's ONLY!
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009
Location: Our district board room
Time: 4:00p.m. - 6:30p.m.
(Pizza and drink will be provided)
Seminar topics: - PT- reassessment inventories.
- PT-2 Launch and Overview
- Fischer’s Gradual Release Lesson Planning Model
ALL PT-2’s must attend with their completed Class Profile FAS document!
Implementation Requirements:
1. Gradual Release lesson observed by mentor teacher and CALs in portfolio #1.
2. Gradual Release professional development presentation to whole staff or depart with mentor teacher CAL verification.
BTSA Seminar #1: Conscious Classroom Management for PT 1's ONLY!
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009
Location: Santa Clara County Office of Education, Gilroy Room (this is the new location!!!)
Time: 8:15a.m.- 12:15p.m.
Implementation Requirements:
1. Specific CCM strategies (an ongoing focus) verified by mentor teacher classroom observation FAS tool and CALs in portfolio #1.
BTSA Seminar #2: Required attendance for PT- 1’s and PT-2’s
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
Location: Our district board room
Time: 4:00p.m. to 6:30p.m.
Seminar Topic: - Student Assessment Systems for Objectivity, Validity and Equity.
Implementation requirements:
PT’s will revise their approach(s) to student assessment and grading and will document these in reflective elements of their Inquiry / Portfolio #2
Assessment approach analysis document, CALs for portfolio #2
BTSA Seminar #3: Required attendance for PT-1’s and PT-2’s
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010
Location: Our district board room
Time: 4:00p.m. - 6:30p.m.
Seminar Topic: Description and placement within a Professional Learning Community.
Implementation requirements: the PLC is the primary supporting element for the Inquiry Portfolio (due in May of 2010) and will be documented within required Inquiry FAS
tools.
February- April
PLC’s will meet regularly in place of formal seminar attendance
Thursday, May 27th
Colloquium site TBD.
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| | - A person must hold, at minimum, a preliminary credential (multiple subject, single subject, education specialist or designated subjects) to be eligible for a BTSA induction Program.
- The teacher must be in a teaching assignment authorized by the preliminary credential.
- The teacher must be in the first or second year of public school teaching after earning the preliminary credential.
BTSA Teacher Development Funding Policy
April 3, 2007
What documentation must be completed by me in order to be enrolled in BTSA?
First, complete an Eligibility Form which is also contained in the Human Resources folder given to you at hire. Complete and return this to Robert Ibarra, Coordinator of Professional Development, at our district office YEARLY!
BTSA Eligibility Form
Second, a Mentor Teacher will be assigned to you and will provide you with a Letter of Commitment Form. Please sign this and return it to your Mentor Teacher YEARLY!
Letter of Commitment Form:
Third, log onto the California State BTSA site at: www.btsa.ca.gov and complete the electronic Participating Teacher Consent Form. The Consent form must completed prior to the December 1st deadline or you cannot enrolled in BTSA induction for that school year---1st YEAR ONLY!
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| | The New Teacher Academy is slated for August 11- 14, 2008 (Monday - Thursday) at our district office board room. This academy is intended for teachers who are new to our district or new to the teaching profession. Monday's session starts with a continental breakfast at 8:00a.m. and the workshop, The Art and Science of Teaching, will begin promptly at 8:15a.m. - noon. There will be a lunch at noon followed by an induction orientation for all teachers ready to pursue their Clear credential (BTSA/SB2042's only).
The New Teacher Academy is a learn and earn professional development opportunity. Teachers will be compensated at the hourly rate from 8:00a.m. to noon and lunch will be provided each day.
Monday--8:00a.m. - noon
The Art and Science of Teaching
Lunch--noon -12:45p.m.
12:45p.m --1:45p.m.--Induction Orientation
Tuesday--8:00a.m. - noon
Conscious Classroom Management
Lunch: noon -12:30p.m.
Wednesday--8:00a.m. - noon
Considering the Data
Professional Etiquette/Brain Based Pedagogy
Lunch: noon -12:30p.m.
Thursday--8:00a.m. - noon
Pursuing Equity
Lunch: noon -12:30p.m.
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