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GATEWAY INDUCTION

Candidate Orientation

2024-2025

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GATEWAY INDUCTION TEAM

Aaron Watson

Donna Hyatt Scarlett

Credential Analyst

Mentor Team

Director of Schools & Partnerships

Induction Program Director

Danielle Ciccarelli

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Kirsty Gipson

Jeff Sprague

Mary Plant Thomas

Katie Clay

Molly Horton

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Community Agreements

  1. Center, elevate and affirm experiences and voices of our BIPOC community.
  2. Take care of yourselves and others.
  3. Be fully present.
  4. Take risks.
  5. Be mindful of other learners.

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supports and resources to grow your reflective practice

EXPLORE

community and experience joy

BUILD

understand next

steps for induction

UNDERSTAND

with mentors

CONNECT

Why are we here?

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Driving Question & Agenda

How does the Gateway Induction Program support individual teachers to transform their first years of teaching?

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  1. CONNECTOR
  2. PROGRAM GOALS
  3. HISTORY OF PROGRAM
  4. MISSION & VISION
  5. PROGRAM STRUCTURE
  6. MEET YOUR MENTOR & LOGISTICS

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INTENDED OUTCOMES

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  • start building connections with mentors and colleagues
  • know who to reach out to for help/support/questions
  • see an overview of the year
  • know where to find tools/resources you need
  • understand next steps for getting started with/continuing induction

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Connector

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  1. MENTEES: What does it feel like to be in your first years of teaching? (Looking forward to? Concerned about?)�MENTORS: What do you remember about your first years of teaching?
  2. What do you hope to get out of this program experience?
  3. What would make for a meaningful induction experience for you?

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History of Program

Why did we create an induction program,

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what do we hope to achieve?

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Program Goals

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  • Engage in arcs of job-embedded inquiry to deepen content and pedagogical skills and improve instruction for all students
  • Commit to and enact anti-racist classroom practices
  • Reflect deeply on how the California Standards for the Teaching Profession guide professional learning and growth
  • Strengthen teacher performance by developing thoughtful, reflective practitioners
  • Provide high quality professional development opportunities
  • Increase teacher efficacy and retention
  • Promote collegiality, collaboration, and lifelong learning

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California’s Learning To Teach System

Preliminary

Credential Preparation

Professional Credential Preparation

Credential Renewal

  • Intern
  • Residency
  • Masters
  • Apprenticeship
  • Other
  • Induction Program
  • Clear credential renewal every 5 years

Clear Credential

Preliminary Credential

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  • What I think this looks like is…
  • What I notice/wonder…
  • What resonates with me is…
  • Questions I have are…

Program Model

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Induction Calendar

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Snapshot of a Month (Sept)

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

1 hr Coaching Meeting

Focus: Just in Time Coaching - Gradebook Set Up and Grading Practices

Observation

Focus: Routines and Procedures (PD strand)

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1hr Coaching Meeting

Focus: Review observation data on Entry and Exit Routines - make changes

Observation

Focus: Baseline observation for CSTP self assessment

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1 hr Coaching Meeting

Focus: Review observation data (video on Sibme)

Observation

Focus: Baseline observation for CSTP self assessment

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1 hr Coaching Meeting:

Focus: Co-observe Entry and Exit routines of other teachers

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Phases of First-Year Teaching

Ellen Moir (1998). Visual adaptation courtesy of litcoachlady.com

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Pair/Triad Conversation

Year 2 induction teachers:

  • How did your Year 1 map to these phases (if it did)?
  • What supports do you know now, going into Year 2, that can help build your resilience?
  • What recommendations do you have for Year 1 teachers?

Mentors:

  • What do you remember about your own experiences with this map as a new teacher?
  • What recommendations do you have for Year 1 teachers?

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Year 1 induction teachers:

  • What questions do you have about these phases/the Year 1 induction/teaching experience?

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Jumpstart your Year

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  • Meet/connect - Set up a time for your first session with your mentor
  • Calendar
    • First 4 baseline observations
    • Milestone deadlines
  • Review new Milestone #1 requirements
    • What’s same/different (Year 2)
    • What questions come up (Year 1)
  • Respond to Sibme invite (Year 1) Set up and share Donna on your LfC log
    • Naming: last name, first name, 2024-25

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CLOSING OUR SESSION

Takeaways to use in your work?

What’s squared away?

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What is still circling in your head? What do you still have questions about?

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  • Google Survey

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CHECK

  • Induction Program Application
  • Sibme
  • LFC