Early Career Teaching Institute

In this session, current cooperating teachers and aspiring cooperating teachers (mentor teachers) are encouraged to attend and learn about the power of building a reflective and question based relationship with teacher candidates.  This session will include considering coaching moves that can be fostered to help teacher candidates build their capacity and growth on specific goals.  We will also watch a brief video clip to practice collecting data to drive conversations and pre-plan questions for debrief discussions.  Then, we will practice these debriefs in mock scenarios.  On the whole, we will elevate expertise in the room regarding serving as cooperating teachers on when to be direct versus fostering collaborative thinking with teacher candidates.  All levels of classroom instruction and experiences as mentor teachers are welcome.

Learning Goals
I can collect data tied to specific teacher candidate goals.
I can prepare questions to elevate discourse and reflection in teacher candidates.