Mentor Training
CERRA believes that a strong system of mentoring is vital to support new teachers and improve teacher retention rates in South Carolina. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, you are in the right place. Below you will find descriptions of the various mentoring initiatives at CERRA. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Program Director Jason Fulmer at 800-476-2387 or fulmerj@cerra.org.
Initial Mentor Training
This training is particularly appropriate for support providers, supervisors of interns and pre-interns, subject matter coaches, master teachers, mentor teachers, teacher leaders, principals and administrators of programs which provide support for beginning teachers. It includes the principles and orientation concepts of the ADEPT program used in South Carolina.
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Train the Trainer
This comprehensive two-day training prepares certified mentors to be effective mentor trainers in their schools and districts. To complete the training requirements, you must co-train with a certified trainer at a future South Carolina Mentor Training. To participate in a Train the Trainer workshop you must have previously completed the three-day South Carolina Foundations in Mentor Training and received approval to become a trainer from your district's mentor coordinator.
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Special Ed. Mentor Training
This one-day Advanced Mentor Training is designed to provide tools for teachers and administrators to use when working with new special educators. A high quality mentoring program is essential for all new teachers. The Council for Exceptional Children’s Bright Future Report states that special educators report dissatisfaction in their jobs because there is a sense of isolation, a lack of administrative support, and paperwork. For more information, please contact Program Director Jason Fulmer
Cognitive Coaching
In 2002, CERRA and the State Department of Education offered the first Cognitive Coaching Foundation Seminar in Charleston, South Carolina. Since that beginning, more than 400 teachers, mentors, administrators, district-level personnel and higher education faculty members have completed the eight-day seminar.
As a result, Cognitive CoachingSM continues to develop as a staple for the continuing development of mentors of beginning teachers, National Board Certification candidate support providers, administrators interested in developing more self-directedness in teachers, and coaches being developed by the Math and Science Units at the State Department of Education. This work continues to expand and become integrated in systems of support and professional development throughout the state and the world.
Many school districts consider the Cognitive Coaching Seminar as an option for continuing professional development for administrators and mentors.
Currently, the Center for Cognitive Coaching endorses two Associate Trainers located in South Carolina. These Associate Trainers deliver the Foundation Seminars and other related workshops and seminars and support the development of Agency Trainers at the district and school levels.
For more information about Cognitive Coaching or to access a list of approved trainers, visit www.cognitivecoaching.com or contact Jason Fulmer, CERRA Program Director.