Slide 1

Supporting the
New Teacher

Presented by Valerie Carrillo

April 11, 2019

Slide 2 My teacher leadership project is

Presentation Objectives aligned to these areas. The objective
To discuss pitfalls and areas of need for the training of a new teacher.

● National Board for Professional Teaching

will be to discuss pitfalls and areas of
Standards- Proposition 5: Teachers are need for the training of a new teacher
members of the professional community.
● Teacher Leader Model Standards-Domain 3: in order to build a new teacher
Promotes professional learning for
continuous improvement. program that is well rounded and
cover all areas that the new teacher
would need support in.

Slide 3 This quote from what What Teacher

In a nutshell... Know and Should Be Able to Do says
“Teachers work with their
colleagues as members of it very nicely. This is the overall goal
a team, sharing their
knowledge and skills while of my teacher leadership projects.
contributing to the ongoing
development of strong
schools”

What Teachers Should Know and Be Able To Do p.36

Slide 4 This is very telling considering the
Did you know that in a 2015 amount of education and testing that is
study it was found that 9% of required to obtain a teaching job. We
teachers either transfer or
need to consider the reasons this
leave the profession within the
first five years of being hired?
happened and what the determining
factors for this were. Let's take a
closer look.

Slide 5 This graph shows the teachers who

moved sites or districts between 1988
and 2013 as well as the teachers that
left the profession of teaching all
together.

Slide 6 Reasons Teachers

In a study discussed in Why Teachers
Leave the Profession Quit, 1,800 teachers were followed
young teachers

low job involvement

over a five year period. The teachers
perceived low support

low job control

poor school climate

who left the profession within that time
anxiety

stress listed these factors as reasons why.

depression

panic disorders
Those last four are very heavy. To me
Taken from Why Teachers Quit written by Lyanna Lucas

it shows the weight our job can carry

and the amount we are pouring out to
our students. We need to find ways to
manage all of these issues.
Slide 7
Let’s Discuss
Do you feel that a more solid
informational meeting and a
mentorship program would help
this percentage go down?
Slide 8
Work/Life Balance
● How to not let work
take over your life
● Setting boundaries
● Selfcare
● Making time for things
you love
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Emergency Protocol
● Fire drill, Earthquake, lockdown
● What to do I do with my door?
● Where do we line up?
● Active shooter training
Discussing the areas that are not
talked about as often in a credential
program may be of benefit to the new
teacher. We go over curriculum and
classroom management, but i can in
not knowing a lot of the day to day
struggles that I was going to have to
face as a new teacher.
This is what i feel is a huge area.
Burnout is a real thing. We can not
pour into our students if we are empty.
I think this is something that can be
discussed and encouraged. Taking
time to have a life outside of school
and participating in things you love so
that burnout does not occur. It could
be as simple as allowing yourself time
boundaries such as I will only stay late
to work once a week. Setting a timer
for grading. All these small things can
make a big difference in the long run.
This is an area that isn’t really
discussed. I think it may be of benefit
to make cards that have the exact
protocol for different emergencies to
have posted within the classroom for
quick reference. I think making new
staff aware that there is an active
shooter training offered by the district
is also beneficial as this is a hot topic
in our communities. It is something we
should all have knowledge of.
Slide 10
Creating a Gradebook
● Illuminate quick tips
● Making your gradebooks
● Linking to your report card
● Finding district benchmarks
● Creating progress reports
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ST Math
● Jordan’s sign in web address
● Activation code
● Adding students to your class
● Checking student progress
● Assigning and reordering homework
Slide 12
Let’s Discuss
Were the areas discussed so far
things that you feel would be
helpful to a new staff member?
This is an area that i had to ask
around to get help with. Our
gradebooks hold so much important
information and having a training on
quick tips would be very helpful.
Linking report cards is also an
essential skill so that your report card
already has all the grades being
filtered in.
Since this program is used site wide is
a part of academic achievement we
need to have a more formal meeting
about this. New staff should be given
information such as our unique web
address, activation code, help line,
and a tutorial on how to transfer
students over from the previous grade.
It is also important to be able to
reorder homework to match the
curriculum you are teaching.
Geared to get some new ideas that i
may have missed and get the staff
thinking about the topic.
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Accelerated Reader
● How to set your monthly goals
● Keeping up student motivation
● Preparing your library
● Navigating reports
Since this is a new program to all of us
this year we have all seen the benefits
and the pitfalls. I think sharing what we
have learned about what works and
what doesn't in our first year would
help a new staff member have an
easier time with the program.

Slide 14 When a new teacher comes in on a

Curriculum Overview
● Navigating Think Central
● What is available to me?
● Pre-tests/Post-tests
● Exit tickets
year we are not getting new curriculum
they are often little to no training in this
area. While it is true that some
teachers who have subbed in our
district have some background
knowledge on the curriculum there is
much more to be discovered. Since
our math and ELA curriculum is
through Think Central, this seems like
a logical place to start.

Slide 15 This i s an area most new teachers

The SST process
don't have much knowledge in as
● Paperwork every school has a different system. I
● Where to find it
● Work evidence think the most important aspect would
● What should I do before requesting be how should we already be
an SST?
supporting the student in the
classroom before turning in SST
paperwork. Types of work samples
that should be submitted and types of
behavioral issues that would require
an SST.
Slide 16 Staff should connect to their past
Let’s Discuss
experiences.
What was something you
struggled with as a new
teacher?

Slide 17 Staff should connect to their past

Let’s Discuss
experiences.
What do you wish was
available to aid you in
this transition?