Reflective Regularly reflects on practice and thinks about how to improve Practice Is receptive to feedback. Conveys reasonable understanding of potential challenges involved in teaching in schools. Commitment/ Has high expectations for all students and believes all students are capable of going Persistence to college. Demonstrates persistence when confronting obstacles. Best practices for selection Selection Competencies Best Practices Stage Written Achievement Review the written application and resume prior to Application & the demo lesson and note things you would like to ask Critical Thinking Resume about specifically and follow-up on. Commitment/Persistence Review Achievement Review the phone screen notes prior to the demo lesson and note things you would like to ask about Phone Screen Commitment/Persistence specifically and follow-up on. Reflective Practice Critical Thinking Ask the candidate to prepare a 10 minute lesson on a specific topic, with a specific objective Teaching Ability Give the candidate a lesson plan template and ask Classroom Management them to bring the completed lesson plan to the event Reflective Practice Choose an class for the candidate to teach School Fit “average” Demo Lesson If the candidate is presenting to students, prepare the class’ teacher for the sample lesson Create a set of guidelines for the candidate and define the characteristics of a good lesson; email this to the candidate at least 3 days before the date of the lesson Critical Thinking 5 minutes after the sample lesson giving 2 pieces Teaching Ability of feedback to the candidate. Check for understanding of the feedback. Classroom Management Ask candidate to discuss how they think they did and Reflective Practice Demo Lesson what they would change if they could. School Fit Debrief Stay focused. If the candidate starts to talk about other topics, remind him/her that the purpose of this conversation is just to deliver feedback on the sample lesson.
Reflective Practice Regularly reflects on practice and thinks about how to improve Is receptive to feedback. Commitment/ Persistence Conveys reasonable understanding of potential challenges involved in teaching in schools. Has high expectations for all students and believes all students are capable of going to college. Demonstrates persistence when confronting obstacles. Best practices for selection Selection Stage Competencies Best Practices Written Application & Resume Review Achievement Critical Thinking Commitment/Persistence Review the written application and resume prior to the demo lesson and note things you would like to ask about specifically and follow-up on. Phone Screen Achievement Commitment/Persistence Reflective Practice Review the phone screen notes prior to the demo lesson and note things you would like to ask about specifically and follow-up on. Demo Lesson Critical Thinking Teaching Ability Classroom Management Reflective Practice School Fit Ask the candidate to prepare a 10 minute lesson on a specific topic, with a specific objective Give the candidate a lesson plan template and ask them to bring the completed lesson plan to the event Choose an “average” class for the candidate to teach If the candidate is presenting to students, prepare the class’ teacher for the sample lesson Create a set of guidelines for the candidate and define the characteristics of a good lesson; email this to the candidate at least 3 days before the date of the lesson Demo Lesson Debrief Critical Thinking Teaching Ability Classroom Management Reflective Practice School Fit 5 minutes after the sample lesson giving 2 pieces of feedback to the candidate. Check for understanding of the feedback. Ask candidate to discuss how they think they did and what they would change if they could. Stay focused. If the candidate starts to talk about other topics, remind him/her that the purpose of this conversation is just to deliver feedback on the sample lesson.
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