Rural District Teacher Induction Conversation Dr Karen Wyler

Rural District Teacher Induction Conversation Dr. Karen Wyler, TLSD January 21, 2020 Coastal Plains RESA RRichard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s 1 Future

Leveraging Partnerships to Provide Effective Teacher Induction Support from the Start ØState Education Agencies ØRESAs ØHigher education ØDistrict-level personnel ØBuilding administrators Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Moving Forward Partnerships that make a difference take time to start, time to create a vision, time to gather data, and time to decide on and implement change. (Fletcher, Watkins, Gless, 2011) Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Session Objectives Increase awareness and knowledge of: ØA common understanding of a quality teacher induction program ØInduction tools and resources ØCurrent practices, needs and resources in Georgia’s Rural Districts ØNext steps 1/24/2022 4 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Georgia’s Educational Landscape Teacher Keys and Leader Keys Effectiveness System Tiered Certification – Induction (non-renewable) Professional Learning Rule Regional P-20 Collaboratives Program Provider Effectiveness Measures (PPEMs) Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Georgia’s System of Continuous Improvement Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

What do we know? ØGeorgia is home to the third largest absolute rural student enrollment in the United States – almost 380, 000 students. (GPEE, 2018) ØAll Georgia students deserve equitable access to effective teachers and leaders. (Ga. DOE, Equity Plan 2015) ØMore Induction phase teachers are placed in Georgia rural districts/schools than in non-rural districts/schools. (Ga. DOE, Equity Plan) ØNew teachers who participate in induction programs are nearly twice as likely to stay in the profession as those who don’t. (New Teacher Center) Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Effects of High Quality Teacher Induction Comprehensive high-quality teacher induction can: ü accelerate professional growth, ü accelerate teacher effectiveness, ü reduce teacher turnover, and ü improve student learning. New Teacher Center 2012 RRichard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s 8 Future

The Annual Cost (Estimates) of Teacher Attrition Nationally $1, 004, 000 - $2, 186, 000 Georgia $37, 000 - $81, 000 Alliance for Excellence Education (2014). On the Path to Equity: Improving the Effectiveness of Beginning Teachers Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

What Is Your Story? ØWith an elbow partner take two minutes to briefly share your induction story…. one listens…. one shares. ØWhen time is called switch…. the other partner shares. Do we have a common understanding? RRichard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s 10 Future

No Induction… It’s time to advocate for continued or new investment in high-quality teacher induction programs. Because no induction is an induction unto itself, right? Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

High Quality Induction Programs Ø Comprehensive - There is a structure to the program, consisting of many components that involves many people. Ø Coherent - The various components, activities, and people are logically connected to each other. Ø Sustained - The comprehensive and coherent program continues for many years. Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Accessing Ga. DOE Induction Tools and Resources www. gadoe. org ØOffices and Divisions (top left corner) Ø Click on Teacher and Leader Support and Development ØClick on Teacher/Leader Induction Guidance ØSelect resource(s) Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Ga. DOE Teacher Induction Tools and Resources ØTeacher Induction Guidance ØProcess for the Creation, Implementation and Sustaining High-Quality Induction Programs Ø Goal-setting and Self-assessment Documents Ø Reflective Questions to Guide Targeted Discussions Ø Teacher Mentor PL Modules Ø GA Induction PL Series RRichard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s 14 Future

Levels of Technical Assistance Ø Virtual Planning Ø Onsite District Visit Ø RESA Level Ø 2019 -2020 Webinar Series Ø P 20 Induction Collaboratives Ø Georgia Induction Summit: May 1, 2020 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Just in Time Support Teacher Induction Webinar Series Ø Program Evaluation April 15, 2020 Each webinar includes unpacking of the appropriate domain in the Ga. DOE Teacher Induction Guidance and Georgia practitioners sharing their induction practices. *Webinars 1 – 3 are archived at https: //www. gadoe. org/School-Improvement/Teacher-and-Leader. Effectiveness/Pages/Teacher-and-Principal-Induction-Guidelines-. aspx Contact information Dr. Kathy Reese kreese@doe. k 12. ga. us Dr. Karen Wyler kwyler@doe. k 12. ga. us Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Ga. DOE Induction Guidance Purpose: To provide Georgia districts and schools guidance for the creation, implementation, and sustainability of a quality induction program. To provide a program that supports retention and the induction phase educator’s growth, thereby increasing learning for all. RRichard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s 18 Future

Roles and Responsibilities High-Quality induction support requires an investment from all stakeholders to ensure teacher and leader effectiveness and student success: Ø State Education Agencies Ø RESAs Ø Higher education, Ø District-level personnel Ø Building administrators Ø Mentors Ø induction phase teacher and/or leader Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Work Group Activity Ø IHE work group: What do we need from our P-12 partners to ensure our candidates and graduates receive quality support from the start? What resources can we (IHEs) provide to support P-12? ØP 12 work group: What support is provided for candidates and induction phase teachers, 1 -3 years in our schools? What is missing? Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Whole Group Reflection ØHow are we supporting educators to teach students effectively? üWhat is working? üWhat is missing? Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

10 Minute Networking Break Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Supporting Your Next Steps: GA SEA Initiatives ØFlavia Gordon-Gunter, Program Approval Education Specialist, Ga. PSC ØStacey Lutz, Director, Governor’s School Leadership Academy, GOSA ØKimberly Creaugh, Program Manager, GSLA Teacher Academy, GOSA Ø Dr. Keith Osburn, Associate Superintendent for GA Virtual Schools, Ga. DOE Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

GEORGIA’s P-20 Collaboratives Vision: Communities united to empower educators to maximize student success. Mission Statement: Utilizing shared resources to provide ongoing and reciprocal learning opportunities for all stakeholders, guided by need. www. gapsc. com/P 20. aspx Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

A P-20 Collaborative Approach to Provide Support for High. Quality Induction Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

The Essentials of Effective Teaching: to help new teachers know and understand: ü ü ü ü *standards-based education *a variety of evidence-based strategies to meet the demands of all learners *teacher commentary and feedback enhance student learning *difference between managing a classroom and disciplining a classroom *encourage students to think deeply *technology to develop knowledge and skills *Academic Language ü ü ü ü ü Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future Best Practice Research Activating Strategies Summarizing Strategies 53 Ways to Check for Understanding Videos to Promote Curiosity Technology Tips and Sites Graphic Organizers Question Prompts Instructional Videos

P-20 Work Groups ØIn groups review and discuss needs and resources ØDraft next steps for rural districts’ teacher induction support ØBe prepared to share whole group to identify common threads Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

Plus Delta What worked? What was missing? Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

SEAs Next Steps ØDebrief this afternoon v. Create a Plus/Delta summary v. Discuss current practices in each agency/RESA that support District/IHE teacher induction v. Identify possible initiatives that can be leverage to support teacher induction v. All participants will receive a follow-up email with Power. Point and resource links Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

What questions do you have? Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

When districts, schools and [partners] organize to accelerate new teacher development, they break the cycle of inequity and provide children who are most in need of a quality education with teachers capable of helping them. Ellen Moir, New Teacher Center 2009 Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future 31

Dr. Kathy Reese, Ga. DOE Leader Induction Teacher and Leader Support and Development kreese@doe. k 12. ga. us Dr. Karen Wyler, Ga. DOE Teacher Induction Teacher and Leader Support and Development kwyler@doe. k 12. ga. us Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent | Georgia Department of Education | Educating Georgia’s Future

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