Kit Alvarez
Director Education Services
CRY-ROP
Redlands, CA
Becky Sharp
Teacher on Assignment
CRY-ROP
Redlands, CA
Have you been hiring a lot of new teachers from business & industry? In this era of high stakes accountability, it is vitally important to support and help those neophytes become effective classroom instructors. CRY-ROP has developed the "TIP" (Teacher Induction Program) that provides support and coaching to new teachers. Through special funding from CDE, learn how you can implement a similar program.
4. Models of Professional Development
Traditional PD Delivery Current research on PD
Periodic inservice days Ongoing
Transfer knowledge & discrete skills Support inquiry, study of pedegogy,
reflecting on practice
One shot workshops School focused & job embedded
Learning from “experts” Learning from training, practice,
feedback, reflection
Fixing a deficit Individual & organizational growth
PD is a luxury PD is essential for school improvement
& student achievement
5. There is a need for:
Structured
Systemic
Sustained
Professional Development
6. What is TIP?
Ongoing training
Ideally, begins before the first day of class
Induction to ROP
2 year process
7. Why TIP?
Eases the transition into teaching
Improves teacher effectiveness
Lets teachers know they are valued
Student success!
8. Mentors
“So-called “mentors” are everywhere these
days, but they aren’t often given release time
or a clear compelling charge.”
Mike Schmoker
9. Teacher on Assignment-Peer Coach Leader
Conducts classroom walkthroughs and informal
observations.
Provides non-evaluative feedback, tips and suggestions
Provides instructional information, resources and
guidance
Conducts ongoing training workshops
10. Orientation – 2 days
Teacher duties and responsibilities
Introduction to organizational culture, mission, and vision
Classroom management
Attendance, registration and purchase procedures
Advisory Committee Meetings
Curriculum Planning
Plan for the First Days of School
11. Culture
If you do not convey a school’s culture,
mission and beliefs when teachers join your
organization, then when do you?
12. TIP Workshop Content
Model classroom visits
Lesson plan design
Technology
Cooperative learning
Rubrics and graphic organizers
Special needs students
Classroom management
Assessment
16. Campus Coaches
Successful classroom teachers
Knowledgeable of specific campus
policies and procedures
Accessible
17. Pay me now…or pay me later…
New teacher recruitment, orientation and typical
training costs approximately $7,000 each
CRY-ROP averages 6-10 new teachers annually
Teachers leave without support
Impact on student learning
18. Costs
Total cost of the TIP program is
approximately $60,000 per year
TOA
Peer Coach stipends
Teacher workshops
Toolkits & resources
19. Impact
Better teaching and learning in the
classroom
Increased retention of new teachers
Stronger relationships with site
administration and ROP administration
20.
21. “Training is one of the best ways to
send a message to your teachers that
you value them and want them to
succeed and stay. It is much worse
to not train teachers and keep them
than to train them and lose them!”
~ Harry Wong