Mon équipe d'enseignants a tiré le meilleur parti d'une situation pourrie ce printemps. Nous n'avons pas pu voir nos élèves, et nous sommes déçus d'avoir raté nos traditions de fin d'année. pourtant, nos nouveaux et anciens modèles de pairs (enseignants cadets) n'ont jamais eu plus de disponibilité pour assister aux sessions de formation! I’ll take the positives where I can find them.
We’ve managed to schedule a total of four, thirty-minute cadet training sessions via Zoom since finishing up interviews and selecting next year’s peer models. Normally, we do this work during the summer, but I figured now was as good a time as any to get started. Everyone is excited for next year, so we’ve got great momentum right now. En outre, I’m hoping this will free up time in the summer to let the cadets do more planning for lessons and activities.
Training up your peer models is an essential part of having a successful program. I didn’t really know HOW to train them up the first year I was at my current program, and the peers were sometimes broadsided by behaviors and expectations. There was frustration all around. In the three years since, I’ve gotten a better handle on what peer models need to know to walk in the door on the first day of school feeling confident and ready to be effective.
Le SMSPLS Cadet Training Slideshow is a work in progress. Chaque année, I add and change the content based on current student needs and feedback from cadets. This is where we’re at heading into year four. In addition to what’s in these slides, our speech language pathologist conducts training specifically addressing strategies for various speech needs; I have learned a lot from her. These materials could also be helpful for training paraprofessionals or general education teachers. Check out what I’ve got, then make a copy for yourself that you can customize to fit your program’s needs. I hope I can save some of you time and effort and give you a head start on quality training materials.
What you see here took four, 30-minute sessions to cover.
Mots clés: modèles pairs, enseignants cadets, paraprofessionals, staff training
