The STEM teacher induction program includes a comprehensive plan to support and retain new STEM teachers through their first two years of full-time teaching in IPS classrooms through a hybrid online and face-to-face structure. Year 1 is focused on teachers’ growth as a reflective practitioner. In year 2, the focus is on discipline specific induction to assist ISTR Induction Level Teachers in honing their discipline-specific knowledge and skills for teaching STEM disciplines. Additionally, Induction Level Teachers will be mentored to develop an individual self-directed professional growth plan.
ISTR Induction Plan
Induction Year
Focus
Community Interactions
Year 1: Growth as a Reflective Practitioner
Develop and refine STEM teaching, reflective analysis, and classroom management skills; Provide support and resources for STEM teaching in high-need environments.
PLCs with CPTLs, ISTR Cohort, IPS Teacher Mentors, and/or Purdue instructors
Year2: Discipline Specific Induction; Self-Directed Professional Growth
Individualized mentoring in discipline-specific instructional skills; reflective analysis on discipline-specific teaching and learning; design an individualized professional growth/development plan
PLCs with CPTLs, ISTR Cohort, IPS Teacher Mentors, and/or Purdue instructors