Tsianina Tovar, ESL Teacher
Mountain Heritage High
Yancey County Schools
Western Carolina University, in collaboration with WNC public school systems, is pleased to sponsor an Instructional Leadership Summit. This one-day workshop, Strategies for the 21st Century, is open to instructional coaches, lead teachers, principals, assistant principals, other administrators, and teachers aspiring to leadership.
Join us on November 5, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville, NC. Download the flyer and registration form.
Contact Ruth McCreary for more information.
Above: Beginning Teacher Amelia Hastings (seated at desk) with mentor Leslie Dougherty.
To support mentors in their professional development, the Center for the Support of Beginning Teachers collaborates with the School-University Teacher Education Partnership (SUTEP) to provide mentor training, mentor refresher, and e-mentor training workshops. During the 2008-2009 school year, CSBT and the SUTEP Induction and Professional Development Committees are sponsoring a series of Instructional Leadership workshops for teachers who have moved into leadership roles. Online resources for mentors are also available.
Retired-teacher mentors offer additional onsite support for new teachers in challenging situations. The Center recruits and trains retired teachers to provide sustained, on-the-job coaching to new teachers to help them acquire the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to be successful in the classroom. Sample activities include team teaching, model teaching, lesson plan development, and classroom management.
The Center also publishes the booklet, Supporting New Teachers: Tips for Mentors (pdf). Tips for Mentors contains a collection of mentoring tips submitted by mentors working in the CSBT Online Support Program and are based on Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching (2007). These tips serve as a reminder of the many trials facing new teachers. The strategies, advice, and words of encouragement guide mentors in their work.