The goal of Dakota ASSETS is to recruit, prepare, certify, and retain highly qualified candidates to fill teaching shortages in South Dakota high need schools.

This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by Technology and Innovation in Education (TIE) through a partnership with the following entities:

SD High Need

Schools

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Students in Dakota ASSETS’ teacher certification programs…• Qualify for up to $5000 in financial assistance by signing an agreement to teach in an eligible high need school.

South Dakota’s high need schools

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“I still have those questions and I still want to fix things”

Dakota ASSETS-Mentoring Dakota ASSETS-Mentoring Goal/ObjectiveGoal/Objective

GOAL: The goal of Dakota ASSETS is to recruit, prepare, certify, and retain excellent candidates to fill shortages for teaching positions in South Dakota’s high need districts and schools.

Performance Objectives Objective #1 – To recruit and select 150 outstanding candidates to

fill shortages for elementary, secondary, and special education teachers in high need schools in South Dakota.

Objective #2 – To provide intensive, field-based training and preparation for 150 teacher candidates that result in attainment of a teacher certification.

Objective #3 – To place 80% of participants in secondary, elementary and special education teaching positions in high need schools.

Objective #4 – To provide support (once they are teaching in a high need district & school) to all participants for a minimum of one year through mentoring support.

To provide support (once they are To provide support (once they are teaching in a high need district & teaching in a high need district &

school) to all participants for a school) to all participants for a minimum of one year through minimum of one year through

mentoring support.mentoring support.

Dakota ASSETS Support Dakota ASSETS Support

Dakota ASSETS participation: Virtual Support Network DASN:

TFA Teachers (yr. 1- 2 & alumni) Dakota ASSETS Awardees (other than TFA alumni)

Professional Development Seminars (Fall, Winter) Fall – 62 Winter - 71

Limited Classroom Visits in 2008

“I had opportunities to share ideas with other professionals in order to better serve my students. “

Who’s InvolvedWho’s Involved

ParticipantsProgram Leadership

TIE (2) DOE (3)

Design & Supervision Team Members (14)

Mentors (63) Statewide award winning

teachers

Mentees (117) New to the profession Statewide

ProgramsDakota ASSETS federal

grant (DASN)

Department of Education Title 2-A (TTSN)

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TTSN (DASN) ObjectivesEstablish a teacher support network for new to the

profession teachers that is focused on Internet-based communication

Build capacity of accomplished teachers to support/mentor new teacher growth in the virtual environment

Develop professional relationships to achieve common educational goals

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Pool•Leadership

Dakota ASSETS Support Network

Teacher to Teacher Support Network

THE VALUE OF VIRTUAL MENTORING IN THE WORDS

OF THE PARTICIPANTS.

From the From the ClassroomClassroom

Virtual Support ToolsVirtual Support Tools

New Teacher Wiki:http://newteacher.tie.wikispaces.net/

This space provides collective tools, resources, advice and encouragement from program participants.

New Teacher Google Group:

Provides a “walled garden” within which the participants can discuss, share and network.

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Accountability Tools

Participants are under contract & are awarded graduate credit for their participation.

Participants complete Professional Growth Plans to guide their participation in the network.

Participants log their network communication.

Goal example: Develop the framework for carrying out the job description of Reading Coach, to “support teachers in instruction, problem-solving, and classroom management.”

Communication Log Example: 11/10; GoogleChat – at length goal-setting discussion of how <teacher> will balance goals of literacy position and the needs of students and teachers.

GoodGood BetterBetterProviding a virtual

environment for mentoring

One to one mentoringSharing classroom

experiencesTaking advantage of

diverse communication technologies

Creating a virtual Professional Learning Community

Group mentoringEncouraging classroom

to classroom linksDeveloping competency

with a few comm. technologies

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

Questions?Questions?

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