During the month of January, the following evidence/forms are required:
January Professional Development Focus:
Instructional Cycle 2/OTES 2 Planning
OTES/SMART Goal Mid-Year Review
Exemplar Observations
Videotaping Lessons and Reviewing Evidence: strategies and tips for success
It is a requirement to complete 1-3 Collaborative logs per month
The first shared Collaborative Log (Standard, Monthly Log) is the primary Collaborative log. The Standard Monthly Collaborative Logs are interactive and can be completed electronically. The additional, alternate logs can be used as needed in place of the Standard, Monthly at any time. The alternate logs are not currently interactive, but can be completed manually and scanned into Taskstream. It is recommended (but not required) for each Resident Educator to complete at least one of each of the Alternate Collaborative Logs throughout the course of completing their Year 2 requirements.
Resident Educators and Mentors should work together to document Mid-Year progress on OTES/SMART Goals portion between the beginning of January and Mid-February.
Please remember the only "evaluation" measures for these requirements are "met" or "not met". Feedback is given only when portions of the requirements (that can be unclear at times) show lack of specific information or possibly some confusions that can easily be addressed . The feedback is provided to help Resident Educators gain new insights and understandings to improve their Reflective Practice and increase their understanding of the "framework" and "core principles" of the Resident Educator Program and the artifacts being completed. Feedback is not intended to be "critical" or "evaluative" of the quality of work of Resident Educators. At times, it may be helpful to request collaborative conversations to discuss subitted work in more depth. The Resident Educator, Mentor and/or Program Coordinator should feel free to to facilitate collaborative feedback meetings as needed.