Good to Great Teachers
Good to Great Teachers is a mentoring program aimed at empowering teachers in years 3-5 of their career by improving their practice and fostering self-efficacy in a community of educators for the purpose of retaining teachers.
Experienced educators will guide small cohorts of participants through reflective practices to increase confidence in three key areas:
- Communication skills
- Classroom management
- Student engagement
The application window for the 2023-24 programming year has closed. 2024-25 application information will be available Spring 2024.
The program will consist of in-person events, webinars/small group chats, and observations. Participants will be reimbursed travel expenses as well as substitute reimbursement for all in-person events.
| In Person Events (31 hours) |
Webinars/Small Group Chat (6 hours) |
Observations (8 hours) |
|---|---|---|
Aug. 7, 2023 - Chamberlain
Nov. 8, 2023 - Chamberlain
Feb. 21, 2024 - Chamberlain
June 5 - June 6, 2024 - Sioux Falls |
September (Communication) December (Classroom Management) March (Student Engagement) One hour webinar, one hour small group chat |
4 Classroom Observations 4 Teachers Watching Teachers Reflections |
Questions? Email Kelly.Royer@state.sd.us, Hope.Paulson@state.sd.us, or Amanda.Hargreaves@state.sd.us.