If you were there, please fill-in what you took away.
1. There is a huge need for better mentorship programs in education. While mentoring is the law and a good idea, most districts plan their own programs. Some programs are superb. But, others programs are haphazard, indifferent and do not help a new teacher very much. This needs to change and have a better overall structure to ensure quality throughout a state. Some textbook companies should also investigate the idea of creating a text for these programs.
2. Teacher prep programs really do need to help students learn soft skills like: classroom management, how to handle angry parents, how to conference, how to ask for help, and how to plan routes to professional licensure. None of this should be a course, so how do we do it?
3. Educators need a time to meet with other educators, no matter what field they are in. We all benefited from the diversity of the group on Saturday.
4. The February program will probably be in the evening and more social in nature. More to come there.
What did I miss?
If you were not there, what can we do to get you there in February?
1. There is a huge need for better mentorship programs in education. While mentoring is the law and a good idea, most districts plan their own programs. Some programs are superb. But, others programs are haphazard, indifferent and do not help a new teacher very much. This needs to change and have a better overall structure to ensure quality throughout a state. Some textbook companies should also investigate the idea of creating a text for these programs.
2. Teacher prep programs really do need to help students learn soft skills like: classroom management, how to handle angry parents, how to conference, how to ask for help, and how to plan routes to professional licensure. None of this should be a course, so how do we do it?
3. Educators need a time to meet with other educators, no matter what field they are in. We all benefited from the diversity of the group on Saturday.
4. The February program will probably be in the evening and more social in nature. More to come there.
What did I miss?
If you were not there, what can we do to get you there in February?
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