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							Mentor Selection Process
 For Professional Development
      and Partner Schools

         2012-2013
“Becoming a highly effective master teacher is
a developmental process that takes place over
time. Progression from novice to expert
should be guided by a professional educator
through a supportive, non-evaluative
program.”
                             - NetSCOPE, 2009
        Comprehensive Induction Program
                 “Birth to 5”
1. Develop teacher capacity
2. Improve student achievement
3. Use formative assessment practices to support growth
4. Document professional growth over time
5. Model and encourage ongoing self-assessment and
   reflection
6. Foster collaboration and leadership among teachers
     NetSCOPE Mentor Program
  Professional Requirements for Mentoring

• Valid South Carolina professional teaching
  certificate
• Minimum of one year’s successful teaching
  experience in South Carolina at the continuing-
  contract level
• Current practitioner or employed in a South
  Carolina public school system within the past five
  years
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of computer
  technology
        NetSCOPE Mentor Program
                  Criteria for Mentoring

• Model excellence in teaching
• Be “highly qualified”
• Demonstrate an ability to use empirically based practices and
  scientifically valid research
• Exhibit high expectations for students
• Model effective classroom management utilizing positive behavior
  interventions
• Engage in communication with parents and involve them in their
  child’s education
• Commit to the time and effort needed to mentor next generation of
  teachers
• Engage in ongoing professional development related to mentoring
        NetSCOPE Mentor Program
                                Overview
• Early Field
   – Working with WU students in freshman through junior year as they observe,
     work with individuals and small groups, and conduct action research
   – Requires knowledge of Teacher Education curriculum and assessments as well
     as preservice teacher development
   – Participate in formal mentor training through CERRA
• Internship
   – Provide support for WU teacher candidate as a “junior faculty member” during
     a year-long internship
   – Willingness to engage in co-teaching and innovative practice
   – Requires knowledge of Teacher Education curriculum and assessments as well
     as preservice teacher development
   – Participate in formal mentor training through CERRA
• Induction – Year 4
   – Guide and coach beginning teachers through induction year and beyond
   – Model leadership and continuous professional development
   – Participate in formal mentor training through CERRA
     NetSCOPE Mentor Program
               Early Field Experiences

• Assist Winthrop Teacher Education majors with early
  (freshman - junior) field experiences including:
   – Observations;
   – Working with individual learners; and
   – Conducting action research
• Build a knowledge-base of Winthrop’s Teacher
  Education curriculum.
• Invite and support observation of exemplary teaching
• Review and provide feedback on lesson/unit plans and
  other instructional activities
• Provide opportunities to implement lessons and units
• Communicate with university supervisor
     NetSCOPE Mentor Program
                Internship Mentoring

• Engage in co-teaching with a year-long intern
  – ELEM/ECED already started
  – SPED/Middle Level starting fall 2012
  – Secondary/K-12 starting fall 2013
• Provide orientation at the school
• Plan a program of development
• Review and provide feedback on lesson/unit plans
  and other instructional activities
• Provide continuous feedback to the intern
  regarding effectiveness
     NetSCOPE Mentor Program
          Internship Mentoring (cont.)

• Communicate with university supervisor
• Participate in midterm and final evaluations in
  partnership with the university supervisor
• Assist candidate in developing instructional skills
  aligned with ADEPT Performance Standards
• Participate in mentor and ADEPT training and other
  scheduled professional development
• Be available to the intern before, during, and after
  the school day
      NetSCOPE Mentor Program
    Induction through Year Four Mentoring

• Identify and respond to individual beginning teacher needs
• Provide orientation to local context
• Describe the role of the teacher in the professional learning
  community
• Communicate the nature and scope of professional
  responsibilities
• Guide beginning teacher through multiple sources of data
  including classroom observations
• Model (or identify another teacher to model) effective
  instructional practices requested by beginning teacher
     NetSCOPE Mentor Program
      Induction through Year Four (cont.)

• Engage with beginning teacher in conferencing,
  journaling, and collaborative logs
• Assist in analysis of student work and designing student
  assessments
• Use formative assessments to assist beginning teacher in
  relation to the ADEPT Performance Standards
• Share strategies of working with diverse students and
  other instructional challenges
      NetSCOPE Mentor Program
                      Why Mentor?

• Provide school-based experiences teachers need along the
  continuum of their preparation, from preservice to mastery
• Assist preservice and beginning teachers to improve the
  quality of instruction through empirically-based practices
• Improve own practice by engaging in a collaborative
  partnership
• Participate in professional preparation to further develop
  knowledge, skills, and dispositions of effective mentors
• Collaborate with Winthrop faculty in field-based research
• Receive additional support and incentives from Winthrop
  University and NetSCOPE
           NetSCOPE Mentor Program
                        Application Process
1.   Attend information session. Review PowerPoint for additional
     information.

2.   Communicate interest with principal. Principal supports faculty member
     moving forward with application process or advises against participation.

3.   Request recommendations from building administrator and school liaison
     (or other designee if liaison not yet identified). Recommendations must be
     submitted online.

4.   Complete application and self-assessment then submit to NetSCOPE. All
     materials must be submitted online.

5.   Once materials have been submitted, applicant may be scheduled for an
     interview with the school and Winthrop liaisons. As a mentor, expect
     Winthrop students and staff to be engaged in your classroom. Classroom
     observations of effective teaching practice will be conducted periodically.
                      NetSCOPE
              111 Withers/W.T.S. Building
                  Rock Hill, SC 29733
                 Phone: 803/323.3080
                  Fax: 803/323.4369
           E-mail: netscope@winthrop.edu
      Web: https://www2.winthrop.edu/netscope

            Clinical Experiences Handbook:
http://www.winthrop.edu/coe/sas/default.aspx?id=11495