Induction Air #2: Preparing Your Replacement

Explaining the concept of Induction through examples of preparing your replacement. Real life situations of NBC’s Brian Williams, CBS’s Katie Couric and news correspondent Kimberly Dozier are explored.

What is Induction?

What is Induction?#NL1
This narrated presentation provides a brief orientation to what Induction is and what it is not.

Induction Air #1: An introduction to the Continuous Improvement Plan

Induction Air #1: An introduction to the Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP): This podcast will describe each step of the CIP and explains how an Instructional Coach can use this tool to support a New Educator. The 7 sections of the CIP include: Desired State, Assessment, Current Reality, Goals, Support/ Interventions, Impact and Next Steps. (10:32)

Download: Continuous Improvement Plan example

Coaching with Podcasts T#28

Coaching with Podcasts T#28
Instructional Coach Professional Development participants discuss ways to use podcasts as a coaching tool. Suggestions as a planning resource, activating prior knowledge, and effective teaching strategies are shared.

Download: Coaching with Podcasts: examples on how to use

Math Reflections #T27

Math Reflections #T27
A first year classroom teacher reflects on her math lesson and recognizes the need for different instructional strategies. (Broward County, South Central Area: Plantation Elementary)

Classroom Rules and Guidelines #T26

Classroom Rules and Guidelines #T26
HRD’s New Teacher Academy trainers discuss with new educators to importance of establishing classroom rules and guidelines.

Secondary CHAMPS #T25

Secondary CHAMPS #T25
HRD’s New Teacher Academy trainers discuss with new educators how CHAMPs helps teachers manage behavior, increase on-task behavior, and reduce misbehavior by teaching students exactly what is expected.

Induction Planning #T24

Induction Planning #T24
How has your support plan identified ways to prepare your replacement? NESS Liaisons, Instructional Coaches and Assistant Principals collaborate on an Induction plan that provides clear expectations of the roles and responsibilities for site-based staff development. Watch how Cypress Bay’s Induction Team uses the electronic planning tool to collaborate on their Induction Plan. (Broward County, South Central Area: Cypress Bay High)

Brainwriting as a Professional Development Strategy #TD9

Brainwriting as a Professional Development Strategy #TD9

Brainwriting is used to elicit ideas from participants in a workshop. This strategy is used to brainstorm but allows for more participation than the traditional form of brainstorming does.

Logic Model For Professional Development #TD7

Logic Model For Professional Development #TD7

A brief description of a Logic Model for developing a professional development program.

Theory of Change For Professional Development #TD6

Theory of Change For Professional Development #TD6

A brief description of a theory of change for developing a professional development program.

Program Development #TD5

Program Development #TD5

The steps to developing training programs are briefly outlined.

Elementary Geometry #T23

Elementary Geometry #T23
A third grade teacher provides a hands on learning activity where students will demonstrate their understanding with real world scenarios. (Broward County, South Central Area: Martin Luther King Elementary)

Elementary Social Skills #T22

Elementary Social Skills #T22

A Pre-K teacher describes and demonstrates the use of teaching social skills to ensure learning. (Broward County, South Central Area: Bennett Elementary)

Elementary Team Teaching #T21

Elementary Team Teaching

Team Teaching occurs when two or more professionals jointly deliver substantive instruction to a diverse or blended group of students. A group of three teachers model and discuss how team teaching is used to meet the individual needs of sixty elementary students. (Broward County, South Central Area: Mirror Lake Elementary)

Elementary Math Manipulatives #T20

Elementary Math Manipulatives

An elementary teachers instructs students in the use of manipulatives in a mathematics lesson. (Broward County, South Central Area: Lauderdale Manors Elementary)

Elementary Science: Energy #T19

Elementary Science Energy

Mr. Manin, science teacher from Lauderdale Manors Elementary shares how he provides a hands-on experience of potential and kinetic energy. (Broward County, South Central Area: Lauderdale Manors Elementary)

Elementary Hands-on Science #T18

Elementary Hands-on Science

Mr. Manin, science teacher from Lauderdale Manors Elementary shares his experience of hands-on science in a real world setting. His passion of authentic instruction is a reflection what makes teaching worthwhile. (Broward County, South Central Area: Lauderdale Manors Elementary)

Tuning Protocol at the Secondary Level #T17

Tuning Protocol at the Secondary Level

Tuning protocol is a staff development process that is embedded in what a teacher does in the classroom, or what an educator does in a school. A group of colleagues comes together to examine each other’s work, honor the good things found in that work, and fine tune it through a formal process of presentation and reflection. Modeled by a high school new educator learning community, clip is edited for time. (Broward County, South Central Area: Ft. Lauderdale High)

Time/ Description
00:20 / Introduction
02:16 / Presentation
03:24 / Clarifying Questions
04:18 / Examination of Student Work Samples
04:47 / Pause to reflect on warm and cool feedback
04:56 / Warm and Cool Feedback
06:56 / Presenter Reflection
07:58 / Group Debrief

Learning Stations in the High School # T16

Learning Stations in the High School # T16

This podcast will provide information on students thoughts and feelings about the use of stations at the high school level and it will give a step-by-step on how to create and utilized stations in the high school classroom. (Broward County, South Central Area: Plantation High)

Elementary Vocabulary # T15

Elementary Vocabulary # T15

With a vocabulary focus, this lesson began with a story that students read and words were selected for further discussion. In this example the teacher reviews the vocabulary words by discussing synonyms and antonyms after which students will complete activities that require them to apply their new knowledge. (Broward County, South Central Area: Plantation Elementary)

Elementary Questions # T14

Elementary Questions # T14

Reviewing a lesson and reinforcing the Instructional Focus is accomplished by asking a variety of questions. (Broward County, South Central Area: Lauderdale Manors Elementary)

Introduction to E-Bolt #T13

Introduction to E-Bolt #T13

This introduction to E-Bolt briefly describes the process necessary for participants to logon to a Webinar session using the Elluminate software the district licenses for online meetings and facilitation sessions.