Description
The Support Network Institute is designed to assist and inform beginning or new teachers with three years or less experience.
- Opening and closing of school, procedures.
- Classroom Management – Organization of classroom and materials.
- Professionalism and ethics.
- Certification, employee contracts, and evaluation tools.
- Teachers’ and students’ rights.
- Teachers’ responsibility in reporting child and drug abuse.
- Strategies specific to ESE students including instructional methods in inclusion classes..
- Grading and Testing – District and classroom testing, grading policies, and behavioral and attendance policies.
- Textbooks process, bulletin boards, flexibility of scheduling, and school activities.
- Addressing IEP’s.
- Incorporating FCAT strategies and differentiated instructions in classroom learning and testing.
- Reflection of both the methods and learning environments.
- A growing Network of participants, a strong support system, peer mentor teachers, and an interactive website.
- Develop leadership skills to serve other prospective teachers.
- Empower beginning teachers in the classroom.
Requirements
Open to all UM graduates in their first years of teaching K-12! Or first year teachers in our Miami-Dade or Broward county schools.
Schedule
August 10 - 12, 2009
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
*The Institute will also involve five Saturdays throughout the school year from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. These informal breakfast meetings will include sharing and discussing progress and growth in the classroom. Each session includes professional development topics requested by the participants, along with discussion with mentors and peers, and stress management activities.
Contact Information
University of Miami
School of Education
Dr. Corces
305-284-8342
jcorces@miami.edu
Applications
Support Network Institute 2009
(First timers)
If you attended the Support Network last year get the Continuing Support Network Institute 2009 Application
If this will be your 3rd Support Network get the Third Year Support Network Institute 2009 Application
(Open to experienced teachers seeking guidance in NBCT
and relfective teaching practices.)
If you are a current Support Network participant, you can access the course on Blackboard. An authorized username and password is required to access the materials online. Contact Dr. Joyce Corces 305-284-8342 if you have any problems.
Links
Brochure
Invitation
Flyer
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