TRC-Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring (BTIM) Professional Development Academy
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location
Norris Conference Center
2525 West Anderson Lane
Austin, Texas 78757
(512) 451-5011
Eligible Attendees:
Project Directors and Instructional Team Members for Texas Regional Collaboratives BTIM projects. Up to three persons from each project may attend. New BTIM Projects are required to attend this training and will be given preference. Spaces for this PDA are limited to 40 participants.
Description
The Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring grant will utilize Mentoring Texas. Led by Dr. David Radford and Dr. Cecilia Pierce from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, this three-day research-based foundational training, based on the mentor training model of The New Teacher Center in California that focuses on the knowledge, skills, and understandings that are critical for those who work with beginning teachers. The heart of good mentoring is to respond to each new teacher’s developmental and contextual needs and to promote the ongoing examination of classroom practice. Key concepts included in this training are: creating a vision of quality teaching, defining mentoring roles, identifying new teachers’ needs, understanding the attitudinal phases of new teacher development, building an effective mentoring relationship, differentiating support, developing the language and behavior of support, and assessing the beginning teacher’s level of practice.
Certificates of Participation
Certificates stating 24 Continuing Professional Education hours (CPE credits) earned will be sent electronically after the participant has completed the online course evaluation. Participants should receive the certificate two to three weeks after the PDA. Any questions about certificates should be directed toward the contact person listed on this page.
Contact
Amy Werst
Coordinator for Special Projects
Telephone: 512-471-7450
E-Mail: [email protected]
Accommodations
Sleeping rooms are available on a first come, first serve basis at the Hotel Allendale. Reservations MUST be made at least one month in advance to guarantee the state rate.
HOTEL INFO:
Hotel Allendale
7685 Northcross Drive
Austin, TX 78757
512-452-9391
BLOCK INFO:
earliest check in: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
latest check out: Friday, March 25, 2011
Sleeping room: $95/night*
Parking: Free
reference the "Texas Regional Collaboratives/BTIM Block"
*limited number of rooms available at this rate...once full, prevailing rates apply
Parking
Parking is free. The hotel is adjacent to the training site.
Registration
The cost is $45.00 per day per participant. Registration fees cover breakfast, lunch, and training materials. Payments are due before this event. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations or those not in attendance. Spaces for this PDA are limited to 40 persons.
For this 3-day workshop, fees are $135 per person.
Registration Payment
Participants may pay by credit card or check. The registration confirmation email will contain all necessary information to provide to business offices for credit card payment records and check processing instructions.
Checks for registration need to be made out to "The University of Texas at Austin." Please send to the attention of Jeff Early along with the printed registration confirmation email.
Transportation expenses will be reimbursed. Reimbursement forms will be provided at the PDA. All participants are responsible for their own lodging reservations and payments.
Registration Instructions:
Please register at least two-weeks before the event, by March 9th, 2011. Registration is limited to 40 persons, so the link may close earlier than March 9th!
Click the registration button below to register your attendance. You will be asked your name, email, and collaborative. If you are not the project director, you will need to enter your project director's email as well. If you have multiple people attending, please fill out this form for each person that will be attending. You may need to quit and restart your browser to enter multiple people. If you need technical help with the registration page, send an email to the: TRC Web Team.
