• Background •
New Teacher Center-Wisconsin
(NTC-WI) and the Dane County New Teacher Project (DCNTP) offer a unique and exciting
learning opportunity for those who support beginning teachers. Over the past two decades, New Teacher Center (NTC) in
• Content •
How
do mentors and coaches address situations in the beginning teachers’ classrooms that cannot be ignored
while maintaining relationships that have been built upon respect and
trust? This one-day advanced coaching
professional development focuses on supporting the mentors’ professional
development to coach strategically and to find solutions to challenging
situations.
• Professional Development
Topics •
·
Developing
an understanding of the human dynamics involved in complex coaching situations
·
Diagnosing
and identifying key issues using Wisconsin Teacher Standards.
·
Expanding
one’s repertoire of coaching techniques
·
Becoming
familiar with a process for selecting appropriate strategies
• Intended Audience •
This
professional development is particularly appropriate for those who work with
beginning teachers as mentors and/or coaches. Others who may benefit from this
professional development, depending on local context, are teacher leaders,
principals, C&I directors, and mentor coordinators who have had previous
foundational coaching professional development and experience.
• Pre-requisite •
The
workshops Instructional Mentoring and Coaching and Observation are
highly recommended prior to taking Coaching in Complex Situations.
• Materials •
Participants
will receive a Wisconsin Continuum of
Teacher Development and a
For more information, please contact:
Monica Schommer, DCNTP
Co-Chairperson monica_schommer@marshall.k12.wi.us 608-849-2493
Melissa Ohm, Project Manager mohm@newteachercenter.org 608-849-2270