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1st year teachers learn a tremendous amount by watching the TEAM model proper teaching procedures. For that reason, the Mississippi Teacher Corps has designed a schedule to maximize the exposure of the 1st year teacher to TEAM-taught lessons.
I. Summer Schedule The TEAM teaches a minimum of twice per week. Please coordinate with other TEAM teachers so that all TEAM teachers are not teaching during the same period. This allows the 1st years to observe multiple TEAM teachers throughout the week. II. Modeling Your lessons should model a variety of lesson styles and instructional techniques, drawing both from Dr. Sweeney's and Dr. Taylor's classes and Teach Like a Champion. Model as many as possible and tailor them to your teachers’ needs. The 1st year teachers at some point will have to teach lessons incorporating the styles and strategies listed below.
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III. Curriculum
Although the TEAM reports for official duty in June, they can make necessary adjustments to the general curriculum map designed by the 2nd year MTC teachers. The 2nd years will produce this curriculum map as an assignment for a Spring MTC class. Obligations of the TEAM
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IV. Data Analysis
It will be the responsibility of the TEAM to tutor the 1st year teachers in the analysis of student assessments. The TEAM will also make the decision about when to re-teach material that—according to the student assessments—has not been mastered. Since summer school now contains a five period day, enough time has been built in for “intervention” lessons. These lessons are not to be taught as review, but instead as a new approach at teaching previously-covered material. As mentioned before, the quantity and frequency of these remedial periods is left to the discretion of the TEAM.
It will be the responsibility of the TEAM to tutor the 1st year teachers in the analysis of student assessments. The TEAM will also make the decision about when to re-teach material that—according to the student assessments—has not been mastered. Since summer school now contains a five period day, enough time has been built in for “intervention” lessons. These lessons are not to be taught as review, but instead as a new approach at teaching previously-covered material. As mentioned before, the quantity and frequency of these remedial periods is left to the discretion of the TEAM.