ETSU Mentor Teacher March Newsletter

Mentor Newsletter

March 2022

Office of Educator Preparation

In this Newsletter

Welcome
Reminders
Mentor Teacher and Candidate Spotlight
Residency II Requirements
Residency II Upcoming Dates
Residency II Substitute Teaching Guidelines
Co-Teaching Models & Strategies
LiveText
Mentor Teacher Information Form & Compensation Paperwork
Communication

Welcome

Welcome 2nd placement mentor teachers,

The majority of our 2^nd placements begin today, March 14 and candidates will remain in their Residency II placement until April 29. If students have missed any days during their 1st or 2nd residency placement, they will make up these missed days during the week of May 2-6. Candidates will log their time in LiveText and you will need to go into LiveText and approve their time on a weekly basis. Please let the candidate’s supervisor know if you have any issues with attendance or concerns with your residency candidate.

During this 2^nd placement, candidates should be fully immersed in planning, teaching and experiencing expectations required of a classroom teacher. While we understand your candidate will need time to familiarize themselves with your classroom and develop relationships with you and your students, we want to encourage you to allow these candidates to begin co-teaching as soon as possible. These candidates are at the end of their educator preparation program and should be viewed as a second teacher within your classroom. I have included co-teaching strategies that you can use with your residency candidate in this newsletter.

Candidates will need to schedule an observation date with you so you can evaluate one teaching lesson for your candidate before April 30 using the Informal Teaching Observation form. This form is along with the observation and evaluation schedule and other helpful documents are located in LiveText and the mentor teacher page on our website (see link below). You should also upload your completed form when you finish the observation. Candidates can use any approved lesson plan template for the observation you complete and are required to submit their lesson plan to you to review a minimum of 2 days before they are scheduled to teach the lesson. You will also need to complete a Residency Candidate Performance Checklist (located in LiveText) to give to the candidate's ETSU supervisor when they complete their observation.

The candidate’s ETSU supervisor will meet with you soon to provide additional information and answer questions, as well as, complete an observation during this second placement. Candidates will continue to follow the school district calendar and are expected to follow your daily schedule including before and after school meetings and responsibilities.

Candidates are excused for edTPA bootcamp & upload day, and the ETSU Career Fair if they plan on participating. Please see these dates below or talk with your candidate for more information.

Thank you again for supporting our residency candidates and teacher preparation program!

Laura Click

Director of Field Experience and Residency

Office of Educator Preparation

Reminders

By this point in Residency II, our candidates should be fully immersed in planning, teaching and experiencing expectations required of a classroom teacher. Candidates should be teaching or co-teaching regularly in a variety of groupings (whole group, small group, one-on-one) and content areas (if applicable). Residency II is the time for candidates to get as much teaching experience as possible.

Candidates are required to attend faculty meetings, IEP meetings, PLC meetings, data meetings, etc.

Other than filming, residency candidates should NOT be working on their edTPA during Residency II. Candidates should be assuming the role of the classroom teacher throughout the day. Residency II is NOT the time for students to be sitting and working while the mentor teacher is teaching.

March 14 is the switch date for most residency candidates. As their mentor teacher, you need to make sure you have completed your required observation by this date and approved all hours in Livetext.

Mentor Teacher and Candidate Spotlight

Mentor Teacher

Amy Southerland

Andrew Johnson Elementary

Kingsport City Schools

Mentor, Amy Southerland and Residency Candidate, Abigail Jones incorporate the co-teaching model as they teach their 5th graders how to multiply decimals to hundredths through reasoning about place value and multiplication.

While Abigail models the steps on the screen and asks higher order thinking questions, Mrs. Southerland circulates to check for understanding and gives academic feedback.

Residency II Requirements

All residency candidates should be logging their clinical hours on a weekly basis and you should review and approve these hours at the end of each week. Candidates should also follow the school protocol for signing in and out of the school each day. Report excessive absences, tardies or early dismissal to their ETSU supervisor.

If a candidate is going to be absent or tardy, they should, at minimum, send one email copying the appropriate stakeholders (mentor teacher, ETSU supervisor, and principal/secretary) as soon as possible.

Designate a set time each week to meet with your candidate and reflect on their strengths and areas of refinement. (Candidate and Mentor Weekly Discussion Summary can be completed to document these meetings.)

When a residency candidate is being observed by either you or their ETSU supervisor, the candidate should submit their lesson plan to you and their ETSU supervisor a minimum of 2 days in advance so you can review the standards and objectives they are planning to teach. Candidates can use a mentor approved lesson plan for the observation completed by the mentor teacher.

Each time the ETSU supervisor observes the residency candidate, they should also check in with you regarding the candidate's performance, and you should provide the supervisor with a completed Residency Candidate Performance Checklist which evaluates the candidate's professional dispositions.

Upcoming Dates

Residency II Switch date-March 14, 2022 Students will move to their second placement mentor teacher.(This may be different for music students, KAT or RITE Candidates)

ETSU Office of Educator Preparation Career Fair - April 12, 2022 1-4pm (students are excused from their placement for 1/2 day if they are attending this event)

Last Day of Residency II: April 29, 2022 (Students are required to make up all absences during Residency II after this date.)

Residency II Substitute Teaching Guidelines

Candidates are eligible to substitute up to 5 days during their Residency II placement.
Candidates are NOT allowed to substitute before they have complete edTPA filming in Residency II.

In order for residency candidates to become eligible for substitute teaching during Residency II, they will need to complete the following protocol:

Candidate will need to attend substitute training offered through the school district where they are completing their residency.
Once training is complete, the candidate will need to complete the Candidate to Substitute Agreement which requires approval signatures from their mentor teacher, school principal, ETSU supervisor, and ETSU seminar leader.
After the agreement is complete with signatures, the candidate should email the contract to their ETSU supervisor and upload into LiveText.
Candidates are responsible for recording dates, locations, subject and/or grade level of their substitute experience on the LiveText time log.

Candidates are allowed to substitute in three settings, but the preference must be in the following order:

Classroom of mentor teacher
Another classroom in the school they are assigned-this requires mentor teacher and ETSU supervisor approval
A classroom in another school within the district- this requires advance notice and must be approved by the mentor teacher and ETSU supervisor

**Residency Candidates are NOT allowed to be pulled to watch or monitor a classroom without another adult present (teacher, Instructional Assistant, substitute teacher). This is a liability issue.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines and requirements, please contact the Office of Educator Preparation using the contacts below.

Co-Teaching Models and Strategies

Co-Teaching is an Attitude... an attitude of sharing the classroom and students.

Co-Teachers must always be thinking-We are BOTH teaching!

One Teach, One Observe

One teacher has primary responsibility while the other gathers specific observational information on students or the (instructing) teacher. The key to this strategy is to focus on the observation – where the teacher doing the observation is observing specific behaviors.

One Teach, One Assist

This is an extension of One Teach, One Observe. One teacher has primary instructional responsibility while the other assists students with their work, monitors behaviors, or corrects assignments.

Parallel Teaching

Each teacher instructs half the students. The two teachers are addressing the same instructional material and presenting the material using the same teaching strategy. The greatest benefit to this approach is the reduction of student to teacher ratio.

Station Teaching

The co-teaching pair divides the instructional content into parts – Each teacher instructs one of the groups, then rotate or spend a designated amount of time at each station – often an independent station will be used along with the teacher led stations.

Team Teaching

Well planned, team-taught lessons, exhibit an invisible flow of instruction with no prescribed division of authority. Using a team-teaching strategy, both teachers are actively involved in the lesson. From a students’ perspective, there is no clearly defined leader – as both teachers share the instruction, are free to interject information, and available to assist students and answer questions.

Alternative Teaching (Differentiated)

Alternative teaching strategies provide two different approaches to teaching the same information. The learning outcome is the same for all students; however, the avenue for getting there is different.

LiveText

LiveText is a shared space between you, your residency candidate, and their ETSU supervisor. LiveText is used to log hours, and store evaluations, observations, and other documents relevant to the student's performance.

You should add any document you have completed on the student (Informal Teaching Observation, Residency Candidate Performance Checklist, etc.) as an attachment in the shared space.

All residency candidates should be logging their clinical hours in LiveText on a weekly basis. As a mentor teacher, you will review and approve these hours at the end of each week. Residency candidates should also follow the school protocol for signing in and out of the building each day.

If you are having trouble with LiveText in any capacity, please contact the Office of Educator Preparation at edprep@etsu.edu , or our Placement Coordinator, Amanda Chandler at blackchandle@etsu.edu or 423-439-7597.

Mentor Teacher Information Form and Compensation Paperwork

The Office of Educator Preparation asks that ALL mentor teachers complete the following Mentor Teacher Information Form if you have not already completed one this year.

Mentor Teacher Information Form:

Please complete this revised form, which takes less than five minutes, to ensure we have your current contact information on file. (You will need your teaching license number for this form).

https://etsuclemmer.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bluISQNQc3Ci7DE

Mentor teachers will receive compensation of $100 for mentoring a residency candidate during Residency II. Please follow the steps below if you wish to receive compensation for being a mentor teacher.

***If you would like to decline compensation, you do not need to complete the steps below.

Dynamic Forms Account Setup:

1. Create an account in our Dynamic Forms system by following this

link: https://dynamicforms.ngwebsolutions.com/account/createaccount

2. Activate your account via the activation email sent to the email address that you used to create the account. (Save your username and password for future changes).

Now that you have created your account, use the information below to set up direct deposit.

Direct Deposit Authorization Form:

(You will need a voided check and a copy of the this completed W-9 Form to upload to the direct deposit authorization form. If you do not have an E# or cannot remember it leave that place blank.)

1.Use the following link and scroll down to the bottom of the page to submit your W-9 and set up your direct deposit.

2.When asked, “Who asked you to complete this form,” please list my name, Amanda Black-Chandler.

https://dynamicforms.ngwebsolutions.com/Submit/Start/871acdee-1fe2-4940-acf0-f8d51a3e1137?SSO=N

**If you have or had a name or address change at any time since attending ETSU or previously mentoring a student, you will need to complete and submit a Personal Information Change Form. This form will be provided by the Office of Educator Preparation via email. Please contact Amanda Black-Chandler at 423-439-7597 or blackchandle@etsu.edu