Helping Staff Come into a New School with Eric Makelky and Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 536
Download MP3This is a continuation of our coaching calls with Eric Makelky. Please check our previous episodes 532527523 519 514, 510, 506, and 501
In this episode, we talk about onboarding new staff.
- What Eric has done that has been helpful.
- District duties and Principal duties.
- How do we make people stick around?
- New Teacher Academy - in-house teachers come in and model, share, and showcase practices from their classroom.
- In-house people leading these things.
- Half-day around the building - basic information.
- Make a list, and trickle in during the summer.
- And what do they really need to be ready for the first day of school?
- Resources, curriculum, plan, classroom management.
- Big Picture vs. Details.
- How do you do that?
- Trello Board about onboarding
- How do you avoid overwhelming them?
- Identify what is really valuable and what is extra
- Mentoring new teachers
- How do you not force mentoring on teachers?
- Collaborative teams within PLCs.
- Solid mentor
- Mentorship is done according to the needs of the mentee
- It’s about mentoring culture not just pedagogy.
- Have retired teachers come and be mentors when appropriate.
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