For Mentors

2020-2021

Combined Professional Learning Series (PLS) for Mentors and Instructional Coaches

PLS 1, Instructional Mentoring, has no prerequisite. After that, the prerequisite for each of the next three PLS workshops in the Year One series is the one before it.

Year One

PLS-1 Instructional Mentoring for Equitable Learning, Jan 5-6, 2021 and Jan 12-13, 2021 (3:30 – 5:30 pm)

PLS-2 Using Data to Inform Instruction, Jan 18, 2021 (8:00 am – 11:00 am and 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm)

PLS-3 Observing and Giving Feedback,  Feb 3 & Feb 10, 2021 and Feb 23 & March 9, 2021  (4:00 – 6:00 pm)

PLS-3 Observing and Giving Feedback, Feb 9 and Feb 11, 2021  (9:00 -11:00 am and 1:00 – 3:00 pm)

PLS-4 Assessing Growth and Deepening Practice, April 12-13, and April 27-28 2021 (4:00 – 6:00 pm)

PLS-4 Assessing Growth and Deepening Practice, April 14-15, 2021 (9:00 -11:00 am and 1:00 – 3:00 pm)

Year Two

PLS-7 Advancing Instruction to Support Language Development, Jan 26-27, 2021 (9:00 -11:00 am and 1:00 – 3:00 pm)

PLS-8 Mentoring and Coaching for Leadership, March 16-17, 2021 (9:00 -11:00 am and 1:00 – 3:00 pm)

Release Mentor Forums

For Mentors released from to teaching to Mentor 15+ colleagues

Fridays (12:30 – 2:00 pm)

September 11, 2020
October 9, 2020
November 20, 2020
December 11, 2020
January 15, 2021
February 12, 2021
March 5, 2021 – Combined Forum with Mentors, Instructional Coaches and Program Leaders
April 23, 2021
May 7, 2021

Mentor Refreshers

Specifically for 1 to 1 Mentors but anyone is welcome to join.

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

April 14, 2021 – Meaningful Observation Cycles

May 12. 2021 – Meaningful Closure for Mentors and Mentees

DCNTP District Induction Program Retreat

9:30 am -11:30 am

May 12, 2021 – Part 1: Survey Data Reflection

May 18, 2021 – Part 2: Goal Setting

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For additional information regarding any of our Dane County New Teacher Project Offerings, please contact Dan Eckhardt or Heather Lott