Partner-Team+Tools

=Needs Assesment Tools to Guide Goal Setting.=

//Some aspects that are included are most appropriate for site-based induction/mentor programs and will not be appropriate for the TTSN online environment.)//
 * You may choose to use these tools to guide productive goal setting for the work of the mentor teams. At the very least, they might broaden the scope of the areas that you consider and provide insight into questions that might be addressed. (Use of these tools is NOT required.)**

 By Ellen Moir First-year teaching is a difficult challenge. Equally challenging is figuring out ways to support and assist beginning teachers as they enter the profession. Since 1988 the Santa Cruz New Teacher Project has been working to support the efforts of new teachers. After supporting nearly 1,500 new teachers, a number of developmental phases have been noted. While not every new teacher goes through this exact sequence, these phases are very useful in helping everyone involved -- administrators, other support personnel, and teacher education faculty--in the process of supporting new teachers. These teachers move through several phases from anticipation, to survival, to disillusionment, to rejuvenation, to reflection; then back to anticipation. Here's a look at the stages through which new teachers move during that crucial first year. New teacher quotations are taken from journal entries and end-of-the-year program evaluations.
 * PHASES OF FIRST-YEAR TEACHING**

Getting To Know You and Me. A tool to guide relationship building.


 * Determining New Teachers' Needs: Self-Assessment**


 * School practice needs assessment and related goal setting growth plan.**


 * A tool for analyzing collected data (perhaps from the tools above) to determine strengths and areas of concern.**