Learning Together: Reciprocal Mentoring & Learner Voice

By Cheryl Doig & Daniel Coats Learning Together Opportunities for inter-generational mentoring and leadership growth

What does reciprocal mentoring mean and what does it look like?

Reciprocal Mentoring Is somemes described as… Features… • Mutual mentoring • Each brings a valuable • Reciprocal mentoring contribu@on and unique • Co-‐mentoring talents • Reverse mentoring • Both beneﬁt from the rela@onships • It can be global through the • Equal partnership use of technology • Diversity and celebra@on of gender, culture, worldview • Can be within or beyond the organisa@on

Reality v stereotypes

Diversity…a key feature of leadership for the future… Individualism: Individual goals Collec@vism: Personal rela@onships Status of liIle diﬀerence Authority makes decisions Flexible and adaptable Structured and predictable Coopera@ve Compe@@ve Wants success now! Happy for success in long term Direct communica@on Indirect communica@on / harmony Personal & work ac@vi@es connected Clear separa@on of personal & work Cultural value orienta@ons…

Stephanie http://traintheteacher.wordpress.com/ is an example of an innovator

Filter Bubbles

OUR UNKNOWNTHE LENS OF INTERPRETATION OUR SENSED WORLD What was actually said? WORLD Stretch beyond the OUR FILTERED current sensed world to gather new ideas WORLD Inﬂuenced by… What happened? Life Culture Experiences OUR INTERPRETED Values WORLD Emotional Assumptions Description A response Mental Drawing models Religion Inferences conclusions Observable data Beliefs Relationship s Other’s behaviour Evidence © Cheryl Doig Think Beyond Ltd 2011 – not for reproduction Adapted from the work of Holt, Atkin, Argyris & Schon

Inquiry Process

The role of the teacher is changing THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER IS CHANGING

The role of the teacher as student mentor Critical thinking Nurturing strengths Reasoning Careers paths Future thinking Opportunities Socratic method Meeting experts

Askquestions Big questions

ASK YOURSELFDoes the way I teacher offer students the greatest potential for success?Or is the prevailing status quo in fact a roadblock to realising this potential?

ASK YOUR STUDENTSDo you feel like you’re succeeding in this subject? What are the obstacles to your success?

ASK YOUR STUDENTSWhat are the positive aspects of my teaching? What parts of this topic are you enjoying most?

Learning QuestionnaireWhat was the most useful thing you learnt during today’s lesson?How could I teach diﬀerently to help you better understand the topic?Did the Powerpoint task improve your understanding? If not, what isan alternative?Any additional comments:Thank you,

Influence amplification http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2058319/Did-Harvard-economics-class-cause-financial-crisis-Students-

Learner Voice Think of ques@ons you could ask and jot these down. Which one would dig the deepest for those students whose needs are not being met? In what ways can you ﬁnd out the answer to that ques@on?

What engages students? Ways that learner voice can be heard…

Check out these sites •  hIp://steve-‐wheeler.blogspot.com/2011/03/2020-‐learners.html •  hIp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-‐15391515hIp:// mindshi`.kqed.org/2011/03/21-‐things-‐that-‐will-‐be-‐obsolete-‐ by-‐2020/ •  hIp://learning21c.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/i-‐need-‐some-‐ support-‐mentoring-‐in-‐21st-‐century-‐schools/ •  hIp://blog.globalnova@ons.com/index.php/diversity-‐inclusion/ reverse-‐mentoring/ •  hIp://www.zdnet.com/blog/igenera@on/deﬁning-‐the-‐igenera@on-‐ not-‐just-‐a-‐geeky-‐bunch-‐of-‐kids/5336

Contact us www.danielcoats.net hello@danielcoats.net www.thinkbeyond.co.nz www.alpineleadership.com c.doig@thinkbeyond.co.nz

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Learning Together: Reciprocal Mentoring & Learner Voice

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