cole wilson internship facilitator august 19, 2011 internship orientation seminar
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COLE WILSONINTERNSHIP FACILITATOR
AUGUST 19, 2011
Internship Orientation Seminar
Agenda
Welcome / Introductions
Internship Overview: Timeline Expectations, roles and responsibilities Supervision/ Documentation PGGs Resources - Cohort wiki:
STF 11:45 room 2004
Lunch PMPP
Preparation Management (Responsible Learners!) Professionalism Personalization
Unit and Lesson Planning The “Big” 4: Adaptation / Differentiation / Assessment / Inquiry-based education First Nation, Metis and Inuit ways of knowing
Wrap up / Homework
Internship Overview
Inservice Dates and LocationTimelineExpectations, roles and responsibilitiesVisitations / DocumentationCode of Competencies / Ethics / CyberTipsPGGs Cohort wiki
Inservices
In-service Dates and Locations Friday Sept 9th
9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. Saskatchewan Teachers Federation Teacher Candidates and Cooperating Teachers attend
Wednesday, Oct 5th
9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. Saskatchewan Teachers Federation Teacher Candidates only
In-service # 3 (half day): the TC and CT decide when to take the half day to work on the midterm assessment. This half day can be spent in the home school. The midterm assessment is due Oct 14th.
In-service #4 (half day): the TC and CT decide when to take the half day to work on the final assessment. This half day can be spent in the home school. The final assessment is due during Dec 9th
Time Line
Weeks 1-2 Weeks 3-4 Weeks 5-6
Begin Week 1: by observing and team-teaching Deliver co-generated unit to your co-op teacher for feedback and edit it for use By Week 2: Teach one lesson a day Deliver co-generated unit to your college supervisor for feedback
By Week 3: Teach two lessons a day Begin teaching your co-generated unit By Week 4: Begin developing your second formal unit plan
By Week 5: Teach half-time Deliver your second formal unit plan to your co-op teacher and college supervisor for feedback By Week 6: Complete the Midterm assessment Begin developing further units in preparation for full-time teaching
Time Line
Weeks 7-8 Weeks 9-11 Weeks 9-11
By Week 7: Begin teaching full-time (three to five weeks or longer if you arrange it) Begin teaching your second formal unit after edits (if necessary) By Week 8: Deliver additional units to your co-op teacher for feedback (they do not need to be okayed by your college supervisor)
By Week 11: Arrange to visit other classrooms/schools for professional development opportunities (scheduled for the final two weeks of the internship)
By Week 12: Begin decreasing teaching to half-time By Week 13: Begin to visit other classrooms/schools and professional development opportunities By Week 14: Complete the final assessment with your co-op teacher and send it to your college supervisor for feedback
What will it look like?
Co-planning and co-teaching Preparation of two units --Co-generated Unit and
Independently written Unit Daily lesson plans and other unit plans Daily pre- and post- conferences and feedback Involvement in School and Community Activities
Expectations of Interns
Attendance – arrive early and leave lateReport absences to the college supervisorInfusion of First Nations, Metis and Inuit Content,
Knowledge and Ways of Knowing Daily preparation (2 formal plans each day) 2 Unit Plans (at least one must include FNMI
infusion) First 3-5 lessons for part-time teaching Second 10 – 15 lessons for full time teaching
Daily documentation in the PGP Goal TablesRegular communication (including the PGP Goal
Tables) with cooperating teacher and college supervisor
Criminal Record Check
Facilitation
My role is to support both you and your co-opAssess the relationship and determine if you
need my helpLearner focused supervisionCoaching, consulting, collaborating,
calibrating
My Role
Observe you in your classroomProvide you with feedbackHelp you document and reflect on your
experienceProvide you with support when you need it2-3 Formal visits
Pre and post conferencing
Informal visits
Learner Focused Supervision(It’s about your students)
I will watch the students not youNot a performanceI will share with you what I have observedUse an evaluation sheetConnect these observations with the PGG
Show achievement Show need for improvement
Provide a written follow up
Documentation
Keep your data sheets updatedLesson plansDaily plannerPGP
PGP
Most important source of evidence of what you are doing. Crucial for mid and final evaluations
Do not have to meet them allNot finished once you have them allNot checkboxesConstantly revising, doing multiple entriesNot all evidence comes from the classroomTreat as a daily journal (dated with most
recent entry at the top)
PGP
What really happened in your internshipWikispace Invite me and your cooperating teacher(s) so we can
ALL read and add to your PGP goals evidence and reflections periodically
Please copy a selection of your PGP evidence and reflections to the PGP (by August 30) so that your cooperating teacher can see examples when they view it for the first time
Review PGP http://www.usask.ca/education/program/fieldexperiences/
Resources
Group wikihttp://colewilsoninterns.wikispaces.com/
Field Experiences http://www.usask.ca/education/program/fieldexperiences/
Saskatoon publicSTF Stewart Resource Centre
https://www.stf.sk.ca/portal.jsp?Sy3uQUnbK9L2RmSZs02CjV6+6OHjzI2FdVqbIlq+Z7Pw=F
Special Interest http://www.usask.ca/education/program/fieldexperiences/resources.pdf
Lunch
Your Success Depends On….
PreparationManagementProfessionalismPersonalization
Preparation
Key to classroom managementThoughtful and creative daily lesson plansPrepare everything you will need to teachYour co-op may not need to or is not
interested in detailed preparationYou have not earned that right
Management
How do you handle your classroomHow do you engage your studentsIssues of respect
Earned and given
Developing this skill will take time
Professionalism
Issues of privacy and confidentiality are importantDifferent than small towns but everyone still knows
everyone elseGoogle yourself because the students (and perhaps
the parents) will Cypbertips handout
DressLanguageTruly become a member of the staff. Ask questions
and get to know what is happening in the schoolYou are not a student any more
TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM
Do’s & Don’tsSTF Code of Professional Competencies &
EthicsDangers
Especially for guys. Power relationship What you say Where you look How you approach people Everything you do is being interpreted by a very
impressionable group
Personalization
Get to know your studentsCannot teach them or plan without knowing
themUse the first few days to get an idea about
who you are working with.
Planning
Backwards by designInquiryInfusion of First Nations, Metis, Inuit content,
knowledge and ways of understandingDifferentiationAssessment
Teaching skills checklist
What makes a teacher good ?Observe the teaching going on around you.Review checklist on wiki
Things to think about
Permission to make mistakesEveryone wants you to succeedUp to you to be the best for every student you come
into contact withExtended job interviewDon’t over extend yourselves
Communication
COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION !
E MAIL ME: checked daily cole.wilson@usask.ca
PHONE CALLS:966-7568 (office)955-6022 (home - emergencies)
FACE TO FACE:3-4 in school meetings
Wrap up and homework
Questions, issues or concernsHomework:
Poster illustrating the ethnography of your school and community (Be prepared to share with the group)
Prepare to discuss questions on infusion of First Nations, Métis and Inuit infusion.
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