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Year-One
Teachers
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Conduct first formal observation.
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Ensure that beginning teachers and mentors are meeting
biweekly.
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Help beginning teachers anticipate and plan for such events
as open house, parent conferences, report cards, holidays
(maybe via mentor)
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Year-Two
Teachers
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Encourage beginning teachers to view exemplar portfolios at
local RESCs.
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Use portfolio language when holding conferences with
beginning teachers, e.g., conceptual focus, students as
learners, discourse, etc.
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Identify beginning teachers’ timeframes and support needs
for development and documentation of portfolio units.
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Encourage beginning teachers and mentors to attend regional
fall seminars.
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Ask beginning teachers about new learning from regional BEST
seminars.
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Year-Three
Teachers
Teachers with “Conditional” status
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Meet with beginning teacher and support person after PAC to
identify needs and support plan for February submission
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Talk to mentor or RESC field staff about how face to- face
or online seminars would support areas of need
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Encourage viewing of portfolio exemplars at RESC
BEST Graduates
Plan ways for BEST graduates to sustain learning from
portfolio process. |
