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Welcome. Journey to Excellence. Challenges. New teachers are expected to perform the same tasks as veteran teachers Mentoring is critical to welcome and retain new teachers Support is provided for two years. Learning-Focused Mentoring.

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Welcome

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  1. Welcome Journey to Excellence

  2. Challenges • New teachers are expected to perform the same tasks as veteran teachers • Mentoring is critical to welcome and retain new teachers • Support is provided for two years

  3. Learning-Focused Mentoring • Induction is an investment in retention, integration and continual growth. • Cohesive and collaborative instructional teams • Ongoing learning about and from teaching

  4. Safe Environment • Mentors are trained to guide you from being a novice to an expert teacher • Providing you with their full attention during meeting times and high expectations • Colleagues will feel safe to engage in confidential and supportive work together

  5. Reciprocal learning • Opportunities to think out loud, share information, and solve problems to create new and innovative approaches to working with students • Benefits for experienced teachers and gains in confidence for novices

  6. Student Learning • Mentors will challenge you to examine where you are and where you need to be through a variety of learning projects • Data will be used to create meaningful and thoughtful classroom activity

  7. Cohesiveness • Work will align with district and building initiatives • Model a variety of protocols to use in any subject • Link assessment, instruction, and curriculum

  8. Benefits to Mentoring • Improve Instructional Performance • Transfer the district policy, procedures and educational philosophy • Frame the professional learning journey • Promote norms for collaboration

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