The SCCOE/Silicon Valley New Teacher BTSA Project, a state-funded Beginning
Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) Induction Program, is a collaborative
among the SCCOE, 30 Santa Clara County school districts, the Santa Cruz New Teacher
Project and the University of California @ Santa Cruz. Beginning teachers work in
collaboration with exemplary full time release veteran teachers. Veteran teachers
serve as mentor/coaches to beginning teachers for a period of two years, during
which time beginning teachers will:
- Learn and apply the California Standards for the Teaching Profession
- Learn to work skillfully with diverse student populations
- Become thoughtful, self-reflective practitioners
- Learn in and expect a culture of teaching that is based on principles of
collaboration, openness and community
- Learn to make data and student performance driven instructional decisions
- Develop their practice at an accelerated rate
- Be enthusiastic about and interested in the art and practice of teaching
- Be motivated to stay in and contribute to the teaching profession
Participating teachers have opportunity to earn their Professional Clear
Teaching Credential by successfully completing two years in the Induction
Program, which includes the following components:
Formative Assessment System (FAS)
Each participating teacher will be paired with a veteran advisor (mentor/coach)
who will guide and assist the new teacher through the formative
assessment process.
Professional Development: Induction Training Series
In addition to the formative assessment, participating teachers will participate
in a professional development series which specifically supports their
individual learning plan and is linked to the California
Standards for the Teaching Profession.
Evidence of Knowledge, Growth, and Application
At the end of the two year Induction Program, each participating teacher
demonstrates evidence of knowledge, growth and application based on six
induction standards.
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Edit Mourtos, Director
Professional Development Services
Phone: 408-453-6521
Fax: 408-453-6905
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Date last updated: April 30, 2008 |
