discussing the mentoring of student teachers

1. A few things we know
about good mentoring:

2. • gives us a good idea of
what success looks like
A mentor is a more “expert
other” who

3. A good mentor
helps us take apart complex processes
so that we can see and practice parts as
necessary
helps us keep the big picture in view so
that we can integrate the parts of a complex
process into a whole practice

4. A good mentor
• identifies critical junctures
and provides help at those
times
• Helps us evaluate
outcomes and recognize
success

5. THERAPEUTIC
APPRENTICESHIP
REFLECTIVE
3 MENTORING ORIENTATIONS

6. Being supportive,
asking for feelings,
relationship
building
Therapeutic orientation

7. Focusing on practical issues,
offering suggestions, demon-
strating, providing feedback
Apprenticeship orientation

8. Being exploratory,
checking assumptions, considering
rationales and implications,
questioning
Reflective
orientation

9. THERAPEUTIC
APPRENTICESHIP
REFLECTIVE
3 MENTORING ORIENTATIONS
**Module 3 includes additional research information that helps a mentor
become sensitive to which type of orientation may best fit a student teachers’ needs
at a given time

10. Maestro vs. Mentor
• Watch me! Follow me!
• Once you are good at it,
my job is done
• Learn from me
• Let’s consider ways
to do this
• Developing one’s
practice is continuous
• Learn with me

11. THERAPEUTIC
APPRENTICESHIP
REFLECTIVE
3 MENTORING ORIENTATIONS