STI Fall/Winter '8-'09 Catalog

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REFLECTIVE PRACTICE The Mentor Support Seminar: Edgemont......................... #3729E Over the past seven years the Mentor Program has become an integral part of the Edgemont District program. This year the Mentors and new teachers will continue to refine and develop the program.This seminar provides a systematic program of support for teachers new to Edgemont and recognizes and rewards the experience and skill that Mentor teachers bring to new teachers. The program is a rich opportunity for the professional development of expert teachers who are now trained to work with colleagues. This seminar assists the Mentor teacher in defining his/her role and its relationship to the new teacher. Mentor teachers will meet together to identify needs, discuss problems, and seek solutions. Course topics include roles and responsibilities of mentoring, teacher collaboration, and effective communication. Mentor teachers participate in creating this unique program designed specifically to meet the needs of the Edgemont staff.

has become an integral part of the Scarsdale District program. This year the Mentors and new teachers will continue to refine and develop the program. This seminar provides systematic support for teachers new to Scarsdale and recognizes and rewards the experience and skill that Mentor teachers bring to new teachers. The program is a rich opportunity for the professional development of expert teachers who are now trained to work with colleagues. This seminar assists the Mentor teacher in defining his/her role and its relationship to the new teacher. Mentor teachers will meet together to identify needs, discuss problems, and seek solutions. Course topics include roles and responsibilities of mentoring, teacher collaboration, and effective communication. Mentor teachers participate in creating this unique program designed specifically to meet the needs of the Scarsdale staff. Course Coordinator: Marian Absgarten Course Speaker: Diane Wrobleski Open to: Instructional staff designated as Mentor teachers

Course Coordinator: Rose Farrell

Time: W, 9/24, 10/15, 11/12, 12/10, 1/28, 3/25, 4/29, 3:30-5:30

Open to: Instructional staff designated as Mentor teachers

Location: SHS, rm 170

Time: 8 sessions beginning Th, 8/28 Location: EHS Credit: 2 points salary credit for those teachers eligible for salary credit, $750 stipend for first-year Mentors not eligible for salary credit, $1,000 stipend for secondyear Mentors

The Mentor Support Seminar: Scarsdale......................... #3729S Over the past 24 years the Mentor Program EHS - Edgemont Junior/Senior High School EWS - Edgewood School FMS - Fox Meadow School GRA - Greenacres School GRV - Greenville School

Credit: 3 points salary credit for those teachers eligible for salary credit, $1,000 stipend for first-year Mentors not eligible for salary credit, $1,250 for second-year Mentors plus 2 salary credits or $600 stipend

Mentoring Workshop for Senior Options Steering Committee ...........................................#3730 Every year Scarsdale High School’s Senior Options Steering Committee supervises, organizes, reviews, and revises the Senior HCS - Heathcote School QRS - Quaker Ridge School SHS - Scarsdale High School SMS - Scarsdale Middle School SPS - Seely Place School

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