Part I: This should be a familiar process from last year with a reminder to utilize the Continuum. Do not skip this, as it is necessary in articulating your own progress as well as determining your yearly goals.
- Getting to know your mentor and setting up a schedule/routine to meet regularly
- Determine a way to communicate with your mentor (Google Doc, email, etc) when you have concerns or questions outside of your regular meeting times
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Completing the Self Assessment Summary - using the Continuum for Teacher Development - and then reflecting on your summary with your mentor to help in determining your yearly goals for your Professional Growth Plan
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Remember to use a form of the Collaborative Log to guide your conversations and document your progress each time you meet with your mentor
Part II: Utilize the following 8 questions to better REFLECT on your lessons. You can do this with your mentor or with yourself to become better at articulating your practice.
Rationale: What was the reason for doing this lesson? What objectives did you try to accomplish?
Students: What were the academic, social, physical, personal, and emotional needs of my students that I needed to consider?
Strategies: Which best practice teaching strategies did I use? Did they best facilitate my students' learning? Are there others that I would like to try next time?
Grouping: Did I group students? Heterogeneously or homogeneously? Why? What size were my groups?
Timing: When did I do this lesson? Beginning of unit, middle, or end? Were there prerequisites my students should have mastered? Would I move this to another place/section in the unit next time?
Materials: What materials and resources did I need for the lesson to be successful? Could I use other resources next time?
Success/Assess: Was the lesson successful? How did I assess my students? Were my students interested? Did my students learn? What does the assessment tell me? What didn't work? What will I do differently next time?
Sequence/Data Tool: How do I use assessment data to plan my next lesson? Overall and for individual students?
