NET Cohort
Mpls ISD induction program
New ELL Teachers
Unified
Vision
Tech &
Media
Dual Layer
Curriculum
Language
and
Content!!
Cohort
Model!
Mentoring
&
Modeling!
“Better than a thousand days of diligent study is
one day with a great teacher.”
– Japanese Proverb
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SPACE RESERVED FOR MPLS ISD MLD BACKGROUND
Research Says: Quality Induction =
research says
Setting Vision, meaningful planning
Increased Quality of Hiring & retention
Immediate & long term learning benefits for
Teacher & Students
NET: New ELL Teacher
Fall 2011
Minneapolis ISD made a bold move to create a monthly
learning cohort for all 50 new to the District EL Teachers.
Careful planning went into the content and context of the
meetings. The NET: New ELL Teachers cohort was born. The
cohort began with a community dinner and welcome... and
continued to meet for a full day of learning and collaboration,
once a month during the 2011-12 school year.
2011-12 school year
The MPLS NET Cohort is a meaningful
opportunity to guide incoming teachers to
maximize their capacity as 21st Century
educators and Instructional strategists.
The consistent cohort experience provides
crucial time, training and support to build
EL Strategists across MPS, envisioning a
unified, collaborative and high impact
approach to language acquisition and
academic achievement. The New ELL
Teacher (NET) cohort exists to provide a
support system, framework, and launching
space for the identity of ELL service in
Minneapolis.
Key Learning components
Academic Framework
Collaboration & Coteaching
Culturally responsive learning environments
21st Century Student and professional engagement
NET Spotlight
Fall 2011
Setting the Stage
communication venues
Collaborative wikispace, Cohort Facebook page, TodaysMeet
ongoing backchannel for real-time discussion, NET Spotlight, team
planning time
wiki: http://MPSnet.wikispaces.com
January 2012
Mid-year Feedback
Loop
NET: New EL Teachers were offered opportunities fr feedback
on the process, learning, and cohort framework of delivery.
Adjustment were made to include increase time for teams to
plan and implement application of WIDA, Common Core,
Technology and Academic Language into daily practice.
Feedback indicated that the NET cohort had moved beyond a
'class' to an environment of support and unified purpose!
Celebrating successes,
planning for the future
May 2012
By spring, the cohort had truly evolved into a
community of professional learning. It was time
to celebrate the year and use the next round of
participant data and feedback to plan for
continuation and expansion in the 2012-2013
school year.
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Highlights 2011-12 Cohort
year
Would you recommend the NET
Cohort to be offered again?
Responses to:
“The NET Cohort has been beneficial to my
professional practice” (scale of 1-6)
Spring 2012
Feedback to drive planning
“It has been helpful to connect with other ELL teachers, and
feel that I know people around the district. I also am happy
to feel more confident with implementing WIDA.”
“I love the different interaction and tech connects that we
have learned this year. I also have a better understanding
of WIDA and how to differentiate my language objectives.”
“It has been helpful to connect with other ELL teachers, and feel that I know people
around the district. I also am happy to feel more confident with implementing WIDA.”
“I love the different interaction and tech connects that we have learned this year. I also
have a better understanding of WIDA and how to differentiate my language objectives.”
“We need to do this training with the ELL & mainstream teachers together! It would really
help facilitating the conversations.”
“Keep up the relevant work!”
“I’d like to
have a NET every year!”
“In a large district, it is a challenge to get teachers to see beyond their students in their
grade(s) in their building. NET Cohort provides us with the time, space, and structure to
do just that.”
After every NET meeting there are things I implement into my own classes.”
“I think it is a valuable place to meet and share ideas and make our profession more consistent
throughout the district through collaboration.“
“It provides the opportunity to build much-needed community and opportunities to problem solve
together.”
April 2010
Member Responses
End of the year survey
Sept 2012
From NET to NeXT
Key Components
New EL Teachers and Teams of returning NET Teachers with mainstream
partners
Content Integration, Academic Language, Social Media and 21st Century
Approaches
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