Voluntary Consulting Teacher Support

Request Consulting Teacher Support and learn about Indicators that a teacher needs assistance.

Request Voluntary Consulting Teacher Support

Please contact the union at 262-2657 or email PAR@aps.edu to request Voluntary Consulting Teacher Support.

The PAR Liaison will communicate with you as to your eligibility. If eligible, a Consulting Teacher will contact you directly within a week.

Indicators that a teacher needs assistance

Below is a list of statements that apply to teachers who are struggling to complete the responsibilities that come with teaching.

• I don’t plan and/or prepare for instruction
• I struggle with lesson planning
• I have inadequate content knowledge to teach my students the required topics
• I have serious discipline and classroom management problems
• I write more student referrals than my colleagues
• I have frequent conflicts with students
• I lack instructional strategies (I lecture often, and usually do not put students in groups for learning purposes.)
• My lessons do not hold student interest during activities
• I have difficulty differentiating instruction
• I do not align assessment tools and strategies
• I have trouble with organization and managing day to day job requirements
• I have difficulty communicating with colleagues, parents, and students about progress and learning needs

If you answered yes to several of these, you may need assistance from a Consulting Teacher (CT).  CTs work with teachers who are interested in becoming better instructors through a confidential partnership.  When a teacher volunteers for Consulting Teacher support, a Needs Assessment is created to focus the CT/teacher collaboration.  The work is between the CT and teacher.  There is no principal notification.

 

This page was last updated on: February 25, 2013.