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

• Discuss feedback and effective questioning

  • Motivating Students to Demonstrate Their Best Behavior (K-8)

  • Motivating Students to Demonstrate Their Best Behavior (9-12)

  • Motivating Students Part 2: Ratio of Interactions

• Review data collection on student growth

  • Leveraging FastBridge Reports

  • Best Practices with Progress-Monitoring

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

• Discuss best practices for parent-teacher conferences

• Review FastBridge, eduCLIMBER, and Progress Monitoring

• Review KEEP2 evaluation system

• 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