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Mentoring Staff or Student Teachers

Mentoring Staff or Student Teachers. Spring Curriculum Conference Rivers Bend AEYC April 2013. What is a mentor?. Answer: Mentoring  is the action of advising someone on something.  Mentoring  is usually done in business relationships and in school settings. www.dictionary.com.

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Mentoring Staff or Student Teachers

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  1. Mentoring Staff or Student Teachers Spring Curriculum Conference Rivers Bend AEYC April 2013

  2. What is a mentor? Answer: Mentoring is the action of advising someone on something. Mentoring is usually done in business relationships and in school settings. • www.dictionary.com

  3. Reflect on your mentor • Characteristics • Describe your relationship

  4. Policies • Do you have a current plan? • What are the strengths/challenges • What are/could be the outcomes?

  5. What concepts should be included? • Building relationships • Positive focus • Communication • Partnership • support

  6. Roles and Responsibilities • Supervisor/Director • Assign mentors/mentees • Check on the relationship/progress • Support both parties-neutral

  7. Mentor R&R • Offer guidance and support-using the mentees current skills • Respect and celebrate successes-no matter how small • Be sensitive, nurturing and caring • Provide positive feedback and constructive criticism • Ask open ended questions

  8. Mentees R&R • Be open to having a mentor • Be respectful of mentors knowledge • Take the advice and put into practice • Ask questions

  9. Expectations • What’s in for me? The program? The children? • Building relationships • Quality program • Knowledgeable staff

  10. Observations • Biggest piece of the Mentor program • Informal vs. formal observations • Forms of observation • Time to reflect • Must have goal in mind-what area does the mentee need support?

  11. What about Student Teachers • Student teachers, practicum, lab students • Follow a plan • Different relationship

  12. Cooperating/Host Teachers • 6 stages • Anticipation/excitement & anxiety/euphoria • Confusion/clarity • Onstage/backstage & competence/inadequacy • Letting go/hanging on & new awareness/renewed doubts • Co-teacher/solo teacher & more confidence/greater inadequacy • Loss/relief

  13. What is your plan?

  14. Bibliography • www.dictionary.com • www.scholastic.com Policies & Practices: Mentoring and Coaching Teachers, Moore, K • http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/LI-06-05_Mentor_Criteria.pdf • www.wtc-sf.org Relationship Tips for Mentors and Mentees • Caruso, J.J.(2000) Cooperating teacher and student phases of development. Young Children 55 (1), 75-81

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