Seminars

Focus

Primary Teaching Standard

Performance Assessment

Sample Activities and Resources

Seminar to Classroom Expectations

At least five support seminars are recommended during the first year of teaching.

Seminar 1

Teaching Standards

Reflection

Standards:
#1 - Development, learning and motivation
#2 - Curriculum
#3 - Instruction
#5 - Professionalism

Establish a relationship between best practices in teaching and the Indiana Teacher Standards, student standards, and INTASC principles

Standards
Scavenger hunt

Portfolio History

Reflection Activity

Read and bring one reflection article to share

Record reflections for the next month

Seminar 2

Standards-Based lesson

Standard 1: Development, learning and Motivation

Build a stronger understanding of meeting the needs of the diverse population of children in our classrooms

Learning styles/multiple intelligences

Groups/collaboration strategies

Share reflection articles

Choose 3 students and collect information about them, examples of evidence to support your findings

Seminar 3

Standards-based lesson

Standard 2: Curriculum

Standard 3: Instruction

Discuss a variety of instructional strategies

Instruction alignment and assessment

Best practices – see resources

Prepare and teach a lesson

Determine appropriate assessment

Reflect on the lesson

Seminar 4

Assessment

Analysis of Learning

Standard 4: Assessment

Investigate a variety of authentic assessment tools

Share the lessons they had prepared

Discussion about assessment

Prepare a lesson

Videotape the lesson

Write a reflection of the lesson

Seminar 5

Analysis of Teaching

Standard 5: Professionalism

Discover the value found in teacher reflection

Develop professional relationships

View videotapes

Reflection

Since this is the final seminar of the year, there isn’t an official assignment. Teachers are encouraged to practice the strategies learned in the seminar and to keep an ongoing list of their own “professional growth”.

At least three support seminars are recommended during the second year.

Seminar 1

Standards-based teaching

Standard 1: Development, learning and Motivation

#2 - Curriculum
#3 - Instruction

Develop an understanding of a portfolio as a licensure assessment tool

Revisit lessons from 1st year

Learn about the portfolio

Practice skills

Profile learners

Collect samples of student work

Commentary on students chosen

Seminar 2

Standards-based teaching

Assessment

Standard 1: Development, learning and Motivation
#2 - Curriculum
#3 – Instruction
#4 - Assessment

Develop lessons using varied teaching strategies
Use varied authentic assessment tools in evaluating student
work

Share experiences and insights
Plan a unit of Instruction
Practice skills

Lesson Logs

Commentaries on student work

Videotape lessons

Seminar 3

Analysis of Teaching

Standard 5: Professionalism

Discover the value found in teacher reflection

Develop professional relationships

Share drafts and receive feedback
Revisit the Guidelines
Plan the final steps to portfolio completion

Complete portfolio and turn in to IPSB by May 1