Not sure where to find more information about one of the listed topics? Checkout these great resources!

• Edutopia

• TeachThought

• Cult of Pedagogy

• Kansas Teaching & Leading Project

• Project Zero (Harvard Graduate School of Education

• Ditch That Textbook

• TCEA Technotes

• Visible Learning Meta-X (Read "About Meta-X" and use the Glossary as needed)

• The Iris Center Resources (Vanderbilt's Peabody College of Education)

• KSDE TASN Classroom Management & Social-Emotional Learning Resources

Mentor/Mentee Discussions

• Discuss 2nd quarter lesson plans/scope and sequence – address questions and check with grade-level or department chair if mentor/mentee are in different grade-levels or departments

• Discuss student motivation and brain-friendly instruction

  • Planning Instruction to Increase Student Engagement (Part 1)

  • Planning Learning to Increase Student Engagement (Part 2)

• Discuss feedback and effective questioning

  • Canvas Assignments and Rubrics

  • Games & Review Tools

  • Office 365 Forms

  • Canvas New Quizzes and LockDown Browser

  • Increasing Opportunities to Respond

• Review data collection on student growth

  • Collecting Data in the Classroom

  • 16 Teacher Hacks for Making Data Collection a Piece of Cake

  • Data Basics from K-12 Engagement

  • Why Teachers Must Be Data Experts

  • Ultimate Guide to Data Collection in the Classroom

  • EduClimber FLEXs

• Review Mentor Program Goal and KEEP2 Goal and reflect on areas of growth or movement towards the goal and adjust action steps/next steps as needed to improve teaching and learning

• Review holidays and classroom celebrations

District Mentee Meetings

• Discuss working with district support staff and facilitating support staff (para-educators) who work in the mentee’s classroom

• Discuss how to have a difficult conversation with a parent, student, colleague, or administrator

• Tie discussions to the district’s KESA goals about relationships and relevance

Building-Level Meetings

• Discuss walk-throughs and data being collected

  ·      Review available technology including student accounts – check to make sure logins are working and students have appropriate access

• Review the certified staff contract – answer any questions that have arisen

• Discuss report cards

• Discuss parent-teacher conferences and ongoing parent communication

• Discuss school action plans and district KESA goals

• Discuss holidays and classroom celebrations while also remembering to review building/classroom expectations, procedures, and protocols after school breaks