Workshop Overview

Effectively supporting beginning teachers is essential for retaining talented educators and building expertise that drives student achievement.

In this interactive workshop, leaders, coaches, and mentors will discover practical, research-based strategies to provide emotional, physical, and instructional support for beginning teachers.

Learning Outcomes

• Examine foundational research and theory on supporting beginning teachers.
  
  

• Identify the qualities of effective mentors and learn how to establish strong, trust-based mentoring relationships.
  
  

• Acquire practical strategies to provide beginning teachers with essential physical, emotional, and instructional support.
  
  

• Learn a common language of instruction to frame essential support strategies, including goal setting, focused practice, constructive feedback, observations, and reflective discussions about teaching.

Supporting Documents

• Agenda

• Handout

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