Induction Institute

This five-day Institute focuses on building the capacity of participating teams to develop and implement an intensive model of beginning teacher support based upon the principles and practices of the highly successful Santa Cruz New Teacher Project. It is guided by the belief that learning to teach is a career-long cycle of planning, teaching, and reflecting. The work is centered on responding to each new teacher’s individual and contextual needs through ongoing examination of classroom practice for the purpose of promoting high achievement for all students.

Outcomes

• to build local leadership capacity to create and implement and intensive model of new teacher induction
• to examine the context of induction and its role in professional/educational reform
• to develop knowledge and skills around mentoring best practices
• to learn the fundamental components of an integrated system of formative assessment
• to understand how to create effective professional growth environments for beginning teachers and mentors

Induction

This Institute is designed for educators who are responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs that support beginning teachers and for those who oversee and conduct professional development for the mentors who work with beginning teachers.

Participants must attend as part of a local team comprised of three to six members from the following groups: mentor program coordinators, staff developers, curriculum/instruction and human resource administrators, superintendents and assistant superintendents, site administrators, mentor teacher leaders, trainers of mentors and beginning teachers, union leaders, and university faculty. Time will be provided throughout the five days for participating teams to plan for application to local context. Participants will receive a trainer manual for a two-day foundational training that supports local induction program implementation and understanding of new teacher support, as well as, the development of mentor skills and strategies.

Download the 2008 Induction Institute brochure for more information and to register.