Mentor Teacher, IUSB Teacher Residency Program
Application Link: Teamsouthbend.com
Position Title: Mentor Teacher, IUSB Teacher Residency Program
Compensation: $750 per quarter of mentee assignment
Basic Function:
Model, guide, and reflect on classroom practices that will develop and inspire mentees to become fully licensed and successful SBCSC classroom teachers.
Direct Supervisors: Building Principal and Project Director
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Prepare, model, and implement lessons that are developmentally appropriate, follows the SBCSC curriculum, and all state standards.
- Provide support to mentees in instructional planning, understanding of content and standards, delivery of instruction, classroom management, differentiation, assessment design, and family engagement.
- Provide guidance to mentees on the development of a candidate portfolio and capstone research paper addressing an instructional problem of practice.
- Evaluate mentee progress on a monthly basis with in-person check-ins and for all required deadlines.
- Collaborate with building administrators on mentee development and professional learning plans.
- Maintain and submit complete and accurate records of coaching sessions.
- Attend and participate in all professional development related to this position, including initial mentor trainings and joint mentor-mentee sessions.
Consistent with highly effective instruction, mentors are expected to continually model the following:
- Build positive relationships with students and families and demonstrate a variety of intentional practices that facilitate a positive classroom environment.
- Employ a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
- Support the district’s instructional goals and objectives.
- Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
- Assist in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations, and Board Policy.
- Cooperate with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives, and methods.
- Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with project director.
- Engage in both ongoing reflective oral and written feedback in regards to instruction, discipline, and lesson plans.
- Utilize data to improve teaching and be knowledgeable of both formative and summative assessments.
Qualifications:
- Possession of a valid Indiana Educator’s
- Master’s Degree and five or more years of experience OR ten or more years of experience.
- Strong record of student growth, as evidenced on annual evaluations.
- Possess current technology skills.
- Possess strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.
- Evaluated as Highly Effective or Effective on ALL previous evaluations.
- Current classroom teacher
- Letter of support from a building principal and teacher colleague.
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