MentorshipNovember 24, 2011

Essential Questions

How can I effectively communicate to parents?

How can parent-teacher-student conferences be facilitated effectively?

How can I support the multiple needs within my classroom?

Helium Stick

Debrief in your groups…

• What assumptions did you have at the beginning?• Did you feel this was a competition? Why?• How did you react when you realized your stick wasn’t

reacting the way you intended?• How is this similar to your role as a mentor or protégé?• What implications does this have for you this school

year?

Catching Up1. With your mentor/protege team, discuss the

following questions:– Parent teacher student conferences:

have these occurred yet?– If so, how did they go?– What did you do that worked? That you would

change for next time?– If they haven’t occurred? How are you preparing

for them? Is there anything you are worried about?

Catching Up

2. Use the handout provided an your own background experiences

3. Enter your thoughts into the following document: - put ideas into at least 2 of the 4 boxes - when done, continue with the conversation posted below in Part B

Catch Up Conversation

• Something I have mastered, for the moment…• Planning – what is working? What are the

struggles? What help do I need?• Has Lee been in to observe? How did it go? What

questions do you have? What are your goals for his next visit?

• What is working with my students? What struggles am I having? What support do I need?

• One thing that has made me laugh ….

Before we break…

• What, for you, is the most important point about your conversations this morning?

(30 seconds each…turn and talk)

Break – 15 minutes

Understanding Our Students

• How might I plan to meet the many needs of my students?

Q& A with Dawn NormoyleStudent Services Coordinator

How do we balance our instruction to support student needs in our classroom?

• How do we differentiate Instruction?

• How do we differentiate Student Expression?

• How do we differentiate Assessment?

Exit Slip

GOTS

WANTS