of topics. Thirdly, self-directed professional learning is supported through JELO (Job-Embedded Learning Opportunity) days. Descriptions of the programs can be found in this newsletter.

Perhaps the most important relationships you will develop are the ones with your mentors (both formal and informal). Know that you are not alone. Mentors are your greatest supporters and your wisest advisors. Make use of their experience and perspective.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to invite everyone to contribute to the next issue of NTIP News. Share your stories, your students’ stories, your questions, and your concerns. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at agatha-julia.nemes@tcdsb.org

Welcome to the inaugural issue of NTIP News! The first year in the life of a teacher is both an exciting and challenging time. Through the New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP), teachers (first-time LTO teachers with assignments lasting longer than 97 days (LTO 97+s) and new permanent hires) are supported through orientation, professional learning and mentorship. This newsletter has been created to keep you informed about the news which affects you and to give you a forum to exchange stories and ideas. This year, over 650 TCDSB teachers are participating in NTIP.

In order to accommodate the varied experiences of the NTIP teachers, two distinct streams have been developed: PRESCRIBED and SPECIAL. It is very important that you are following the correct stream and that you are correctly coded on

the Teacher Performance Appraisal (TPA) site. In general, first-time LTO 97+s and new permanent hires with no previous experiences in NTIP

follow the prescribed program while new permanent hires with previous NTIP participation follow the special program.

In addition, all NTIP teachers are registered in OTEP, a useful online resource which addresses a variety

PRESCRIBED PROGRAM Winter Orientation: Wednesday February 16 St. Bonaventure Parish Hall For teachers who did not participate in the October orientation.

PRESCRIBED PROGRAM

Webmarks (Secondary): Monday February 14 (am) Msgr Fraser (Norfinch) Register on PAL under AICT tab.

PRESCRIBED PROGRAM

Retreats: Tue Mar 29 All Saints Parish Hall

Thu Mar 31 St. Thomas More Parish

Mon Apr 4 St. Bonaventure Parish

Thu Apr 7 St. Bonaventure Parish

Fri Apr 8 St. Bonaventure Parish

Mon Apr 11 St. Thomas More Parish

SPECIAL PROGRAM

TEL: NTIP

Pr/Jr: Wed Jan 19 OLMC

Jr/Int: Fri Feb 11 OLMC

Secondary: Tue Feb 22 OLMC

Our Lady of Mount Carmel 270 Cherokee Blvd

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10

Welcome!

I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e :

Welcome!Professional Learning

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Programs: Prescribed & Special

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OTEP 2

JELO Days 3

Strategy Forms and Appraisals

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Focus on Faith: Word, Worship and Witness

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Mentors 4

Professional Learning: Register on PAL (NTIP tab)

T C D S B 8 0 S h e p p a r d A v e E a s t T o r o n t o , O N M 2 N 6 E 8 NTIP News

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D i d Y o u K n o w . .

♦ JELO Days must be used by May 31?

♦ You enter your mentor’s name on the TPA site? Look for the JELO tab.

♦ For new permanent hires, two successful appraisals and the NTIP Strategy Form signed off by your principal are required for completion of NTIP?

Aggie Nemes NTIP Coordinator agatha-julia.nemes@tcdsb.org 416 222 8282 ext 2760

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A teacher affects eternity; you can never tell where his or her influence stops.

Henry Adams

SPECIAL Program

PRESCRIBED Program An NTIP teacher follows the prescribed program if s/he is one of the following:

First me LTO 97+

New Permanent Hire

New Permanent with previous LTO 97+ experience (no NTIP par cipa on)

Coverage: CODE 90

The Prescribed Program consists of the following elements :

Orientation Day

Report Card Training

In School Mentor-Mentee Days

Inservice on Safe Schools and Equity and Inclusive Education (tba)

Retreat In School Mentor-Mentee Day This day represents a change from previous practice. The NTIP teacher and the mentor each use a Code 90 day to meet in school and select the learning which best meet the mentee's needs.

The Professional Learning may include: work on the NTIP strategy form, discussion of assessment, evaluation and how to conduct parent-teacher interviews, planning a lesson or unit, in class observation/lesson study/coteaching, visiting TCDSB, Ministry or OTEP websites. Dates to be determined by the mentor and mentee. Please discuss your plans with your principal. You are invited to use your Mentor-Mentee day as soon as possible.

• Literacy 7-12

• Math Literacy 7-12

• Parent-Teacher Communication

• Literacy & Numeracy K-6

• Planning and Assessment

• Safe Schools

Participating in online learning through OTEP is another way in which you can learn about a variety of important topics. You can print a certificate at the successful completion of a module to include in your portfolio.

Modules include:

• Learning to 18

• Classroom Management

Points to remember:

All teachers in the PRESCRIBED program have access to OTEP.

You are emailed a user name and password.

The license expires at the end of the current school year.

The first module is a full day session focusing on Technology-Enabled Learning and Differentiated Instruction, using a variety of tools such as the SMART Board, multimedia (You Tube), and interactive learning objects. Additional learning opportunities will be announced shortly.

An NTIP teacher follows the special program if s/he is a:

New Permanent with previous LTO 97+ experience (NTIP par cipa on)

Coverage: CODE 90 Teachers following the special program will be offered a variety of professional learning opportu-nities in a modular format.

N T I P N e w s

Visit the TCDSB NTIP website!

JELO Days

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Job Embedded Professional Learning (JELO) days can be used for a variety of self-directed learning, including visiting a classroom, job-shadowing, attending an inservice, or investigating OTEP.

1. Access the JELO form through the Teacher Performance Appraisal (TPA) site on the intranet.

2. Find the JELO tab on the left hand side of the screen.

3. Fill out the JELO form.

4. An email is automatically sent to your principal.

PRESCRIBED PROGRAM:

2010-2011: 1 JELO days

2011-2012: 2 JELO days

SPECIAL PROGRAM:

2010-2011: 2 JELO days

Coverage: CODE 98

Points to Remember:

Discuss your plans with your principal prior to taking JELO days.

All JELO days must be used by May 31, 2011. They cannot be transferred to the next school year.

You may choose to share your JELO days with your mentor.

Teacher identify GOALS and STRATEGIES in the following three areas: Orientation, Professional Learning, and Mentoring. Strategies should be as specific as possible (dates of inservices, meetings). Treat the Strategy Form as a living document, adding current and relevant professional learning and deleting older learning.

NTIP teachers do not complete an Annual Learning Plans (ALP).

Teachers participating in NTIP record their professional learning through Strategy Forms. The form is called an “Individual Strategy Form” for first-time LTO 97+s and an “NTIP Strategy Form” for new permanent hires.

The forms are accessed through the TPA site on the intranet.

First-time LTO 97+s continue to add to Strategy Forms, but do not have the principal sign off on the form.

For new permanent hires, successful completion of NTIP includes having your principal sign off the NTIP Strategy Form after the NTIP teacher has 2 successful appraisals.

The appraisal looks at 8 competencies in 3 domains (Commitment to Pupils and Pupil Learning, Professional Knowledge, and Professional Practice). Both the principal and teacher sign off the appraisal and can add comments.

First-time LTO 97+s

First-time LTO 97+s are evaluated using one-page form. Two appraisals are completed if the assignment is longer than five months.

Points to Remember:

It is recommended that appraisals are completed in December and January.

If you haven’t been appraised yet, talk to your principal soon.

Ask your principal to print a copy of your appraisal for you.

New Permanent Hires

New permanent hires require TWO successful appraisals as part of the completion of NTIP. The appraisal process involves three components:

1. PRE-OBSERVATION meeting

2. CLASSROOM OBSERVATION

3. POST-OBSERVATION meeting

Appraisals

Strategy Forms

I touch the future.

I teach.

Christa McAuliffe

A word of gratitude… to our NTIP Mentors.

In the Fall of 2010, NTIP Mentors participated in Mentor Training: A Case for Mentorship throughout the Board. Mentors were invited to consider their role within a Biblical model of “two by two” Mentorship. At each session NTIP Mentors participated in activities which assisted them in clarifying the role of mentor and in supporting the NTIP Teacher during the NTIP year. Through role playing, discussion and a collaborative Board game, Mentors further solidified their essential partnership in the New Teacher Induction Program.

We want to thank the mentors for ongoing support of their mentees.

Please forward a copy of this newsletter to your mentor.

FOCUS ON FAITH: Word, Worship and Witness We hope you have noticed posters around your school with the words WORD, WORSHIP and WITNESS on them. They are part of the TCDSB’s three year Pastoral Plan.

A theology of Church today must include the three essential aspects of the first faith communities after the resurrection of Jesus:

A Ministry of Word A Ministry of Worship A Ministry of Witness

As “Ecclesia,” Catholic Educators are called to be faithful to these ministries in their ongoing adult faith formation and in their teaching. The Mission and Vision of the TCDSB calls each of us to the same fidelity of ministry through word, worship, and witness. The Catholic School shares the same values of Jesus, the same vision for community, the same rootedness in the Biblical tradition. Therefore, any effort to nurture the faith Community within the Catholic School must also be faithful to the celebration of Word, Worship and Witness.

Last year, in Year One of the TCDSB’s Pastoral Plan Ministry of the Word, we were invited to consider creative and intentional ways for Sacred Scripture, the Word of God, to have a place of prominence in the faith life of the school community.

The focus of this year in Year Two is on Ministry of Worship. This provides an opportunity to highlight the liturgical life of the local school community. The liturgical seasons of the Church are emphasized and celebrated.

Next year, our Pastoral Plan will focus on Ministry of Witness. This will encourage the school community to examine and bear witness to the Social Justice Teachings of the Catholic Church through outreach initiatives.

In further support to bringing this to life, visit the Nurturing Our Catholic Community’s page on the Board’s website, contact your Elementary Religion Resource Teacher or your Secondary School Chaplain.

NTIP Mentors

A caring mentor is an NTIP teacher’s best source of advice, guidance and help.

Jesus called the

twelve and began

to send them out

two by two.

Mark 6: 7