Winter 2015 Virtual Meeting

Professional Development for the Beginning Teacher ASPA

Winter 2015 Virtual Meeting Notes

February 12, 2015

ASPA Members in Attendance: Chris Baumgartner, Jennifer Greene, Bryan Koerner, & Morgan Soja

Old Business

Reviewed proposed ideas from fall semester
- Decided to table the content analysis of social media for beginning music teachers until after this academic year (possible project to present at NAfME 2016)
  - Still adaptable from current study by Rickles & Brewer (just contact for information)
- Decided to table a study of mentoring program efficacy until after the new proposed project for SMTE (see below)

New Business

Proposed a new project for fall SMTE symposium

“State of the Union”-type of analysis
Determine what each state does to mentor beginning/first-year teachers
- If nothing state mandated (i.e., left up to the school districts) then more for future research
- Search state websites, contact officials, etc. to collect information
Split up data collection by NAfME Regions
- West – Bryan Koerner (University of Colorado Boulder)
- East – Jennifer Green (Fayetteville-Manlius Schools/Boston University) & Vanessa Bond (Hartt School, University of Hartford)
- Southwest – Chris Baumgartner (University of Oklahoma)
- North Central – Melissa Baughman (University of Oklahoma) & Sarah Stanley (Northbrook District 28, IL)
- North West – _______________
- Southern – Morgan Soja (Gardner-Webb University) & _______________
Still need help collecting data. Volunteers for Northwest Region and others to help with East, North Central, and Southern (all large number of states)

Possible Cross-ASPA “Pollination” Suggestions

New Teacher Assessment ASPA about a future project relating beginning teacher evaluation and mentoring programs

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