Becoming Culturally Efficacious: Induction Mentor Modules

Academy for Teacher ExcellenceCollege of Education and Human Development

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Academy for Culturally Efficacious STEM Teachers (ACEST)

Induction Mentor Modules Handbook

This handbook will benefit prospective and current induction mentors in becoming

culturally efficacious. Mentors will acquirethe knowledge and skills to assist and guide teachers for diverse classroom

settings.

Transformative Culturally Efficacious Induction Mentors

Academy for Culturally Efficacious STEM Teachers (ACEST)

A transformative culturally efficacious induction mentor is one who:

1. self-reflects on personal/professional cultural identities;2. models critical thinking and problem solving skills;3. advocates for the cultural and linguistic values of students

and their communities; 4. facilitates the understanding of the interaction occurring

among cognition, culture, and language within the sociocultural learning context that builds resiliency among diverse student groups;

5. uses mentoring and coaching techniques that embrace the concepts of cultural transformative pedagogy; and

6. guides teachers through the zones of professional development in their quest to become culturally efficacious.

Metamorphosis

Evolution

DimensionsThere are five dimensions in the Cultural Efficaciousness Evolution Model that serve asthe foundation for becoming culturallyefficacious induction mentors. Each dimension addresses a particular area of professional development based on educational literature forming a cyclical framework model of development.

There are five dimensions in the Cultural Efficaciousness Evolution Model that serve asthe foundation for becoming culturallyefficacious induction mentors. Each dimension addresses a particular area of professional development based on educational literature forming a cyclical framework model of development.

The Five Dimensions

As the Induction Specialist and the Novice Teacher work

together and attend professional development

sessions together, they undergo A TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY. Like the evolution of a butterfly,

they transform and emerge, depending on where they are in

their metamorphosis.

Cultural Efficaciousness Cycle

Cultural Efficacious Dimensions Flowchart

Cultural Efficaciousness Dimension One

Cultural Efficaciousness Dimension Two

Cultural Efficaciousness Dimension Three

Cultural Efficaciousness Dimension Four

Cultural Efficaciousness Dimension Five

Culturally Efficacious Teachers Transform Students

Culturally Efficacious Teachers Transform Students

Culturally Efficacious Teachers Transform Students

Activities:• Who am I?• LIBRE Model – Identify engagement Style• The Benefits of Being Bicultural/Bilingual• Building on What I Know• Embedding Culture into the Curriculum• Engaging Parents• Developing the Knowledge and Skills for Observing and

Guiding Novices

Powerpoints: • Transformation of Teacher Identity• Despertando el Ser• Murdock Population of Texas

YouTubes:• Hungry Caterpillar Video• Munching Monarchs• More Than Meets the Eye• Cultural Consciousness In America’s Classrooms

Readings: • Transformation of Teacher Identity• Despertando el Ser• Pew Latino Report• CEOP Descriptors and Indicators: A Guide to Use with the CE Observation

Protocol

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