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For Beginning Teachers
and Mentors
Online Learning Units
• Web-based, discipline-specific activities and resources
to help teachers connect standards and classroom
practice, promote high levels of student learning and
prepare for BEST portfolios.
• Provide direct links to portfolio resources and
suggestions for mentoring activities. Accessed at
www.ctbest.org. Click on online learning units.
Seminars
• Discipline-specific seminars are offered locally, one in
the spring of year one and two in the fall of year two.
• Seminars are facilitated by content-area experts and help
teachers to develop lessons that promote conceptual
learning and application, keys to a strong performance
on the BEST portfolio. |
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For Administrators
BEST Elementary Administrators’ Institute
• A three-day institute offered at RESCs during the summer. However,
by
request, institute activities and time frames can be modified and
offered in districts at any time.
• Sessions provide strategies for using BEST program resources and
requirements with district initiatives to develop professional learning communities
and to improve data-driven decision making, teacher evaluation,
professional development, and school improvement activities.
New Teacher Induction: A Principal’s Role
• This three-hour workshop provides specific suggestions for
principals to apply the information and strategies in “An
Administrator’s Guide to New Teacher Induction” to their own
supervision and evaluation process. |
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For Mentors needing
update, Administrators,
and Colleagues wishing to
help beginning teachers
BEST Portfolio Support
Training
• This one-day focuses on resources/strategies to support a beginning
teacher in the development of a
learning segment to be documented
in a BEST portfolio. |
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For Mentors
Mentor Seminar Series
• This three-part series is offered at
RESCs from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
• Participants explore case studies,
enhance coaching skills, and
engage in collaborative problem
solving.
• Mentors leave seminars with
practical strategies and resources
to use with beginning teachers the
very next day. |
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For BEST-trained Mentors who are also portfolio
scorers and who are nominated by their districts
Master Mentor Training
• Three days of training (October, January and May) are offered at
ACES
for individuals selected by districts that are committed to
improving
school-based induction of beginning teachers through the Master
Mentor
Team model.
• Training focuses on developing/implementing/assessing action plans
that
support district induction of beginning teachers and delivering
in-district
BEST training.
• Districts interested in nominating candidates for Master Mentor
Training should contact Beverly Hartstone at 860-713-6811 or
beverly.hartstone@ct.gov. |
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For exemplary Teachers
recommended by districts to become
mentors and cooperating teachers
Initial Support Teacher Training
• These state-sponsored, three-day training sessions
take place at the RESCs during July/August and
October/November.
• Districts can contact their RESC BEST field staff
representative to schedule in-district trainings at
any time.
• Individuals must be approved by their district
selection committees prior to registration. |
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