Fall 2014 Welcome Mentors & Student Teachers!

1. Fall 2014Welcome Mentors & Student Teachers! Brigham Young University Compiled By Andrea A. Nielsen M.Ed.

2. Meeting Agenda • Eat Dinner and ask Orientation questions to your Student Teacher • Student Teacher Responsibilities • Student Work Permission Form • Mentor Responsibilities • Assuming Responsibilities Chart • SNAP Giving Feedback • Language Teaching & Learning Wiki • University Supervisor Responsibilities • Getting to know you activity • Have you ever…

3. Orientation Questions • One thing about this placement that I am looking forward to is… • One thing about this placement that makes me feel nervous or anxious is… • When it comes to language learning, I think… • One thing I hope to explore this year is… • Other people tell me that some of my greatest strengths are… • I think I will need support from you in the following ways… • One thing that you should know about working with me is… • One of my biggest pet peeves in working with others is… • When I get angry or frustrated, I need… • One thing that you should know about my life is… • I hope that you will be patient with… • One thing I would like to ask you is…

4. Student Teacher Responsibilities • Professionalism: Behavior, dress, language, punctuality, meeting deadlines. • Substituting & AP: • Emergency: Only for mentor, no pay, no more than 1 day • Partnership Conferences or Professional Assignments: Joint approval of Professor Nielsen, Department & Principal, not to exceed 2 days unless cleared with the Education Field Services. • No AP classes • Teaching: • Gradually assume responsibility • Observation • Collaborative teaching and planning • Focus class, additional sections, additional preps • Full load • Feedback • Fade out

5. Permission Form for Sample Student Work, Photos, and Video • http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/Seminar+in+Student+Teaching

6. Mentor Teacher Responsibilities • W-9 Form: So you can be paid your honorarium • Orient Student Teacher: Classroom space, copier, orientation questions, school culture • Schedule Student Teacher’s Responsibilities: Tentative schedule of when the student teacher will assume classes • Teacher Work Sample: Fitting it into the curriculum, teach in October • Lesson Plan Expectations: Mentor, Professor Nielsen • Regular Meetings: • Feedback and support (emotional, mental, pedagogical) • Make your thinking visible to the student teacher • CPAS and Letter of Recommendation: Due online by December 5th

7. Student Teacher Assuming Responsibilities Chart • Chart

8. SNAP Student Teacher Feedback

9. Language Teaching & Learning Wiki • http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/

10. University Supervisor Responsibilities • Observation Visits • 4-5 visits (unless there are problems or special invitations) • Announced/invited (but may also drop in) • Written lesson plan, worksheets, place to sit • Time for feedback after the observation • Feedback • Self-evaluation (oral and rubric) • Discussion: Classroom management, comprehensible input, contextualization, scaffolding, student-centered practice • Goal Setting • Questions • Support • Facilitate communication and provide ongoing support to student teacher • Assist mentor and student teacher in collaborating to try new things • Online • Materials • Phone • Weekly seminar meetings • Wiki

11. Important Dates • September 2, 2014 First Day of classes at BYU • October 14-18, 2014 Immersion Conference: Mainstreaming Access to Multilingual Communities – Grand American Hotel, Salt Lake City • November 19-21 Open Education Conference – Washington DC • November 21-23, 2014 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Language Expo -San Antonio, Texas • November 26-28, 2014 Thanksgiving break • December 5, 2014 CPAS and other evaluations due • December 9, 2014 Last Day of Class at BYU • December 11, 2014 Last Day of Student Teaching • February 19, 2015 Utah Foreign Language Association Annual Meeting (UFLA)- Weber State University • February 26-28, 2015 Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT) – Denver Omni Interlocken Hotel • June 2015 BYU Workshop for Spanish Teachers - Provo • July 17-20, 2015 American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese Conference (AATSP) – Grand Hyatt Denver Hotel, Denver CO.

12. Basic Information • Contact Information • E-mail: • Cellphone: • Home phone: • Work phone: • Logistics • Arrival/Departure time • Dress code • ID cards • Parking • Space for personal belongings • Materials • Copies of disclosure documents • Seating charts • Textbooks • Expectations • Involvement of the student teacher in class • Schedules • Assuming responsibilities • Observation visits

13. Informational Links • Language Links Wiki • http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com • Culture Connection Wiki • http://curlureconnection.wikispaces.com • FLTEACH • http://web.cortland.edu/flteach • FLTEACH Daily • http://paper.li/tag/flteach • Guidelines for Effective Mentoring • http://education.byu.edu/ess/mentoring.html • Policies &Procedures Handbook for Student Teaching & Internships • http://education.byu.edu/ess/documents/policy_handbook.pdf • Professional Development Opportunities • http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/Professional+Development

14. BYU Contact Information • Andrea A. Nielsen M.Ed. Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese3005F Jesse N. Knight BuildingBrigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah  84602801-422-8326  (Office) 801-899-9293 (Cell)andrea_nielsen@byu.edu

15. Thank you so much for coming!! We appreciate you!!