Call the Teaching and Learning Center to schedule a class for your area on the following topics:
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ELEMENTARY TEACHER MENTOR TRAINING
Are you interested in...
- Increasing your career opportunities?
- Assisting new teachers with classroom challenges?
- Working with other Louisiana teachers in a statewide training course?
If so, The LDOE Elementary Mentor Teacher training led by The Teaching and Learning Center facilitators may be for you.
Participant criteria:
- Must be a Louisiana certified teacher
- Must have a record of high-quality classroom instruction
- Must be able to develop positive relationships with colleagues
- Must have a record of completeing professional responsibilities
- Must be available to complete ALL sessions (upcoming dates TBA)
***PLEASE NOTE: Tuition is $300. This does not include lunch, final assessment ($175) or travel costs.
Participants must also submit the following documents to Dr. Suzanne Harris ([email protected]):
- Principal permission form
- Participant MOU
- Evidence of strong relationships with peers
- Evidence of high-quality instruction
- Record of competing professional responsibilities
- Teacher certification
SMARTSTART CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Curriculum teaches best practices on:
- Developing a Positive Classroom: Strategies for getting to know students, getting them to trust each other, and building a safe space for taking academic risks.
- Procedures, Routines, and Reinforcement: Create procedures and develop classroom management plan.
- Basic Instructional Techniques: Elements of lesson planning, instructional approaches, and effective questioning.
- Classroom Management Basics for a Smoothly Flowing Class: Teaches about using non-verbal signals, the practice of giving effective directions, and strategies for managing transitions.
- Teacher Communication Style and Interactions: Attendees learn about their personal communication styles and how students, administrators, other teachers, and parents may perceive it.
- Home and School Communication: Examine how parent teacher communication is perceived. Learn tips for dealing with angry or confrontational parents.
- De-escalation Strategies: Learn what actions influence student behavior, how student responsibilites can redirect behavior, and how they play a part in improving student behavior.
CULTURAL COMPETENCY: RECOGNIZING DIFFERENCES AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES
Curriculum focuses on:
- Identifying Bias: Expectations toward race and diversity.
- Identify Similarities and Differences: Examine ways that people have shared life experiences and different life experiences. Identify shared values.
- Intersectionality: Learn how labels limit relationships.
- Unconscious Bias: Attendees learn how to consciously move past unconscious bias.
- Equity Literacy; Identify policies that limit opportunities for some students.
PRAXIS PREP SESSIONS
- Day-long study sessions geared toward helping teachers learn about the key concepts and strategies needed to pass the Praxis.
TRAUMA-INFORMED INSTRUCTION
Curriculum focuses on:
- Teaching participants about how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can cause trauma and impact student learning and strategies that they can use to help students to thrive.
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT DE-ESCALATION STRATEGIES
Curriculum focuses on:
- Practical tips to prevent and de-escalate incidents with students.
- How actions and reactions influence behavior.
- How student responsibilities offset behavior.
NBCT JUMPSTART
- Two/Three-day training offers attendees a chance to learn about each component of National Board Certification and its requirements in a collaborative, supportive environment.
SECONDARY TRAUMA
Curriculum focuses on:
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Ways to care for students impacted by trauma, how this can impact teacher well-being, and how de-stress strategies can improve personal health.
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Curriculum focuses on:
- Strategies for building a safe space for taking academic risks and engaging students in establishing rules.
- How to implement practices for a culturally responsive classroom.
- Identifying types of family engagement that can improve student learning.
- Tips for parent-teacher conferences and improving relationships with families.
- Strategies to reinforce student behavior that can held reduce behavior incidents.
