Awaken~Challenge~Achieve

Bringing New Teachers Into the Curriculum Mapping Fold

Paige Fenton Hughes, Superintendent, Fremont County School District #1, Lander, Wyoming

Julie Mathiesen, Director, Technology & Innovations in Education, Rapid City, SD

Essential Questions

How can training of initial contract teachers help sustain the curriculum mapping process in your school/district?

Why is the concept of “support” key to making mapping a successful endeavor for new teachers?

Agenda

Introductions Overview of initial contract teacher training Support pieces Meshing support and mapping

Reflection

Think back to your own induction into teaching

How valuable were those experiences? What do you remember the most?

Initial Contract Teacher Training Introduction to the district District-wide initiatives Building-level work Contractual requirements

Support Pieces

Leadership team Principals Instructional facilitators Mentors Technology staff TIE trainers

How do the support pieces fit with CM? Each support piece fills a particular need Attempt to set new teachers up for success Support pieces are coordinated with each

other

New Teachers Have Maps Available Maps for new teachers are available as

resources Can use as a collaborative tool Assists mentors and facilitators Principals use maps as a guide

Technology

Used Elluminate to complete the CM training piece remotely

Need to let new teachers know the purpose Remote support for new teachers from TIE Support from technology facilitators and

leadership team

Communication is Key

Websites Wikis…resources available for them Mentors and IFs in contact with principals

and each other

Continuously Linking All PD to CM Begin by seeing this as an umbrella

In our maps we want to see evidence that: Diverse needs of students are being addressed Step Up to Writing and 6 Traits are being implemented Formative assessment is being used Technology is being embedded into instruction Best practices are in place (Marzano, UbD, for example)

Reflection…

Think back to your own new teacher experiences

We’ve shared some ideas today What are some ideas you have for things you

could do in your own districts for new teachers, especially with regard to mapping?

Contact Information

Paige Fenton Hughes, pfhughes@fre1.k12.wy.us or at www.fcsd1.com

Julie Mathiesen, jmathieson@tie.net or at www.tie.net

This presentation, with slides added at the conference, will be available on both websites.