The Connecticut State Department of Education is currently implementing a two year induction process of content-specific support and assessment for beginning teachers. Scheduled for the fall and spring of each year. It is a staff development course for K-3 teachers. It is child centered in that it looks at how children are learning rather than only what they are learning. These teachers meet for one 2-hour session each week, usually after school.
Sessions use video, audio, and print support materials.
Each week, participants are given specific classroom-based tasks and a wide range of professional readings to complete. The tasks and readings form the basis of discussion at the beginning of the next elic session. This fee includes providing the elic facilitator and all training materials for the participating teachers. Facilitators work with classes of 12. Districts may choose to have a complete class within their own district or to join with a neighboring to district to make up a full class.