MPS - New Teacher/Mentor Induction Program
A new Mason teacher works with a MHS student.
The induction years typically seen as the first 3 years in a teaching position should be recognized as a distinct phase in learning to teach and in teachers career development. Effective induction programs contribute significantly to teacher retention, teachers’ job satisfaction and teaching quality.
Research shows that supporting new teachers at least through
the induction period is one way to retain new teachers in the profession and to reduce the tremendous numbers of new teachers who leave the profession in the first five years. This induction process also increases the potential that students within the new teacher’s classroom will receive appropriate instructional experiences.
Mason Public Schools provide support for this phase of teachers’ learning and professional development. The purpose of the Induction Program is to assist beginning teachers with the transition from the academic study of teaching to the classroom application of what was learned in the teacher preparation program.
Research shows that supporting new teachers at least through
the induction period is one way to retain new teachers in the profession and to reduce the tremendous numbers of new teachers who leave the profession in the first five years. This induction process also increases the potential that students within the new teacher’s classroom will receive appropriate instructional experiences.
Mason Public Schools provide support for this phase of teachers’ learning and professional development. The purpose of the Induction Program is to assist beginning teachers with the transition from the academic study of teaching to the classroom application of what was learned in the teacher preparation program.
New Teacher Induction Program Documents
The following documents are used throughout the Induction Program by new teachers. Click on the desired document to open as a Word document.
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MPS - Mentor Information and Documents
Mentor teacher, Dan Guysky assists MHS students.
The Michigan School Code states: “For the first three years of his or her employment in classroom teaching, a teacher shall be assigned by the school in which he or she teaches to a master teacher who shall act as a mentor to the teacher.”
Just as the classroom teacher is widely considered the essential ingredient for student learning and educational reform, so, too, is the new teacher mentor the most important feature of any high quality induction program. No technology, no curriculum, no standardized structures can substitute for the power of a knowledgeable and skillful veteran to move a novice teacher to ambitious levels of teaching.
The mentor should serve as a critical coach to the new teacher including the observation of his/her teaching practice and the provision of information and access to methods, techniques, and tools for improvement.
The Mason Public Schools encourage mentors to recognize the influence and potential of the role of mentor and seek to fulfill the role in such a way as to provide the very best opportunity for professional exchanges with the new teacher, to ensure that both the mentor and new teacher extend their knowledge of teaching and learning. Mentoring is a two-way interaction and should have a positive impact on the mentor as well as the novice teacher.
The following documents are to be used throughout the Induction Program by mentors. Click on the desired document to open as a Word document.
Just as the classroom teacher is widely considered the essential ingredient for student learning and educational reform, so, too, is the new teacher mentor the most important feature of any high quality induction program. No technology, no curriculum, no standardized structures can substitute for the power of a knowledgeable and skillful veteran to move a novice teacher to ambitious levels of teaching.
The mentor should serve as a critical coach to the new teacher including the observation of his/her teaching practice and the provision of information and access to methods, techniques, and tools for improvement.
The Mason Public Schools encourage mentors to recognize the influence and potential of the role of mentor and seek to fulfill the role in such a way as to provide the very best opportunity for professional exchanges with the new teacher, to ensure that both the mentor and new teacher extend their knowledge of teaching and learning. Mentoring is a two-way interaction and should have a positive impact on the mentor as well as the novice teacher.
The following documents are to be used throughout the Induction Program by mentors. Click on the desired document to open as a Word document.
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Additional Website Resources for Teachers
AESOP - Website for making substitute arrangements.
ASSIST - Comprehensive website for mentors and beginning teachers developed by Michigan State University.
Discovery Education - New Teacher Survival website with ideas for classroom management, designing lessons, student behavior, and lots more!
Edutopia - An in-depth and interactive resource, Edutopia.org offers practical, hands-on advice, real-world examples, lively contributions from practitioners, and invaluable tips and tools.
Ingham ISD - Local ISD website that provides curriculum, professional development, and school improvement information.
MDE - Official Michigan Department of Education website.
REMC 13 - Provides instructional resources and support services for teachers in Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties.
RSA - Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress. Their approach is multi-disciplinary, politically independent and combines cutting edge research and plicy development with practical action. Check out the podcasts and RSA Animate videos.
Additional Resources for Teachers
Bloom's Taxonomy - Use the following graphic as a reminder when developing questions, activities, and lesson plans. Are you asking your students to develop their higher order thinking skills? For example, if a GLCE or HSCE asks a student to analyze a situation or problem, then we should provide opportunities like this for our students through our lessons, in-class activities, and assessments.
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