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The New Teacher Center at the University of Memphis offers a menu of trainings from which educational organizations can choose to support the growth of mentors, subject matter coaches, supervisors, cooperating teachers, principals, assistant principals and coordinators of teacher induction programs. Please visit our Events Calendar for information regarding current offerings or click on the Module name for registration information.
Module 1 Introduction to Instructional Mentoring (two days) to support mentors in responding to each new teacher's developmental and contextual needs and promote the ongoing examination of classroom practice.
Module 2 Setting Professional Goals (one day) to deepen mentors' understanding of the role of formative assessment through establishing focused goals, based on student standards and professional teaching standards.
Module 3 Coaching and Observation Strategies for Working with Beginning Teachers (two days) to assist mentors in collecting and sharing classroom observation data aligned with professional teaching standards and to help new teachers improve instructional practice.
Module 4 Analysis of Student Work, Differentiation, and Lesson Planning (two days) to provide mentors with tools and strategies for helping beginning teachers identify student needs, plan for differentiated instruction, and ensure equitable learning outcomes.
Module 5 Mentoring for Equity (two days) to present mentors with a framework for coaching new teachers regarding inequities in issues of race, language, and culture.
Module 6 Coaching in Complex Situations (one day) an advanced coaching training to support the mentors' professional development to coach strategically and to find solutions to challenging situations.
Module 7 Designing and Presenting Professional Development for Beginning Teachers (two days) to support mentors in bringing new teachers together for meaningful and responsive learning experiences based on principles of adult learning.
Module 8 Mentoring for English Language Learner Success: Research, Standards, and Practice (two days) an advanced training that provides mentors, coaches and teacher leaders the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to accelerate English language learner success.
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