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This guide by Kathleen Ofstedal from St. Cloud State University explores creating a positive cohort mentality to mentor teacher candidates through the Teacher Performance Assessment process, including tips for setting the stage, format, and mentoring strategies. It emphasizes the importance of community, support, and friendship in completing the TPA successfully.
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6 Degrees of Preparation • Mentoring Teacher Candidates through the • Teacher Performance Assessment • Kathleen Ofstedal - St. Cloud State University • April 2011
Topics • Creating a Positive Cohort Mentality • Setting the Stage for the TPA • Format of the TPA • Separating into Manageable Sections • Section by Section Tips for Mentoring
Cohort Mentality • An educational cohort is a group of students who, in this case, work together toward completing a TPA. • Can be positive or negative - this depends on you! • Provides built-in support, knowing that they are not alone. • The sense of community, tangible supports, and solid new friendships provide an incentive to come to class and finish.
Cohort Building Activity • First Day • To disclose personal information to class as appropriate • Builds trust • Leadership begins to emerge • http://www.growyourownteachers.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=70
Setting the Stage • Teaching is an Art and a Science • Hard Copy of Handbook • 3-ring Binder • Vocabulary • TPA is not an assignment, separate from their student teaching
Format & Process • Format of TPA • Process for mentoring in class/seminars • Assessing candidates’ progress
TPA Sections • Have candidates turn in work weekly • Do not allow them to get behind • Give points for each section turned in on time • Late sections lose points