Mentoring By: Terissa Blanchard Course: Leadership and Communication Skills in Education Course Number: Elementary 6550 Instructor: Dr. Louis L. Warren

Mentoring Mentoring is the relationship between an experienced teacher (mentor), and a new teacher (mentee), that promotes a trusting and nurturing environment in which to assist new staff with support and encouragement aimed at developing quality teachers. Mentoring is the process to help beginning teachers to make a smooth transition into the teaching profession by relying on the expertise of veteran teachers Mentoring is a collaborative partnership between a Mentor and a Mentee

Mentoring is the relationship between an experienced teacher (mentor), and a new teacher (mentee), that promotes a trusting and nurturing environment in which to assist new staff with support and encouragement aimed at developing quality teachers.

Mentoring is the process to help beginning teachers to make a smooth transition into the teaching profession by relying on the expertise of veteran teachers

Mentoring is a collaborative partnership between a Mentor and a Mentee

Purpose of Mentoring Improve the teaching profession Increase the professional network Decrease staff turnover Channel knowledge gained from experience to others Give honest and constructive feedback Support the professional growth of others Help new teachers to maximize their effectiveness in the classroom

Improve the teaching profession

Increase the professional network

Decrease staff turnover

Channel knowledge gained from experience to others

Give honest and constructive feedback

Support the professional growth of others

Help new teachers to maximize their effectiveness in the classroom

Mentor An experienced individual, who helps and guides another individual’s development Guidance is not done for personal gain Provides appropriate support and encouragement Knowledgeable in their field Possess excellent work ethic Respected by colleagues

An experienced individual, who helps and guides another individual’s development

Guidance is not done for personal gain

Provides appropriate support and encouragement

Knowledgeable in their field

Possess excellent work ethic

Respected by colleagues

Role of Mentor A positive role model Coach/Advisor Guide the mentee in developing skills necessary to be successful in the workplace Identify and share appropriate resources available in the school, and community Encourage, Support and Inspire the mentee Provide Constructive Feedback Be trustworthy, a good listener, and communicator Provide an array of growth experiences for the new teacher Encourage independent decision making Help the mentee build supportive relationships Motivate and Celebrate success

A positive role model

Coach/Advisor

Guide the mentee in developing skills necessary to be successful in the workplace

Identify and share appropriate resources available in the school, and community

Encourage, Support and Inspire the mentee

Provide Constructive Feedback

Be trustworthy, a good listener, and communicator

Provide an array of growth experiences for the new teacher

Encourage independent decision making

Help the mentee build supportive relationships

Motivate and Celebrate success

Mentee One who is being mentored – protégé Newly certified teachers in their first three years of employment Lateral Entry Level teachers who were not certified in the teaching profession Any teacher who needs the support and guidance of a highly qualified teacher

One who is being mentored – protégé

Newly certified teachers in their first three years of employment

Lateral Entry Level teachers who were not certified in the teaching profession

Any teacher who needs the support and guidance of a highly qualified teacher

Role of Mentee Take advantage of Professional Development opportunities Build rapport with the Mentor and School personnel Collaborate with the Mentor Develop employability skills Share openly with the Mentor Seek and accept feedback or constructive criticism regarding developmental needs Set Professional Goals Open to new ideas Willing to discuss problems and concerns with the mentor Ask questions

Take advantage of Professional Development opportunities

Build rapport with the Mentor and School personnel

Collaborate with the Mentor

Develop employability skills

Share openly with the Mentor

Seek and accept feedback or constructive criticism regarding developmental needs

Set Professional Goals

Open to new ideas

Willing to discuss problems and concerns with the mentor

Ask questions

Mentor and Mentee Partnership Set meeting time and place Develop ground rules and identify roles Set an agenda and prepare for meetings – Time Management Communicate on a regular basis Develop SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely) Goals Build a collaborative, respectful, honest and trusting relationship Set the tone for constructive criticism and/or positive or negative feedback on issues relating to the mentee’s career development Keep documentation Commitment – Cope with unmet expectations and be willing to work through problems Only cancel meetings when absolutely necessary Show appreciation

Set meeting time and place

Develop ground rules and identify roles

Set an agenda and prepare for meetings – Time Management

Communicate on a regular basis

Develop SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely) Goals

Build a collaborative, respectful, honest and trusting relationship

Set the tone for constructive criticism and/or positive or negative feedback on issues relating to the mentee’s career development

Keep documentation

Commitment – Cope with unmet expectations and be willing to work through problems

Only cancel meetings when absolutely necessary

Show appreciation

Benefits of Mentoring Increase confidence and skills of novice teachers Accelerate learning of new teacher Learning and growth opportunities for mentors Teacher retention Mutual learning relationship and experience Increase in student achievement Increase in job satisfaction Creates a collaborative working environment Creates a positive learning environment for students Increase teacher reflection

Increase confidence and skills of novice teachers

Accelerate learning of new teacher

Learning and growth opportunities for mentors

Teacher retention

Mutual learning relationship and experience

Increase in student achievement

Increase in job satisfaction

Creates a collaborative working environment

Creates a positive learning environment for students

Increase teacher reflection

School Implementation Develop or Adopt a Mentoring Plan Take into consideration new teacher needs Select Staff Members to serve as mentors Role Models Knowledge of Content Respected by Colleagues Good Work Ethic Match or Pair New Teachers and Mentors Survey new staff – Needs Assessment Common Interest Similar Personalities Content Area Provide Orientation and Training Sessions Setting up classroom, school routines, and procedures Classroom Management Motivating Students Student Assessment Parent and Teacher Communication

Develop or Adopt a Mentoring Plan

Take into consideration new teacher needs

Select Staff Members to serve as mentors

Role Models

Knowledge of Content

Respected by Colleagues

Good Work Ethic

Match or Pair New Teachers and Mentors

Survey new staff – Needs Assessment

Common Interest

Similar Personalities

Content Area

Provide Orientation and Training Sessions

Setting up classroom, school routines, and procedures

Classroom Management

Motivating Students

Student Assessment

Parent and Teacher Communication

School Implementation Provide Support for mentor and mentee Common planning time when necessary Observation time for mentor to observe mentee and mentee to observe the mentor Give mentee less difficult classes Support and funding form administration Paid or given release time. Monitor and Supervise the program Monthly group meetings Monthly documentation Recognize Mentors Certificates Gifts or tokens of appreciation Evaluate the program Survey participants Exit Interviews

Provide Support for mentor and mentee

Common planning time when necessary

Observation time for mentor to observe mentee and mentee to observe the mentor

Give mentee less difficult classes

Support and funding form administration

Paid or given release time.

Monitor and Supervise the program

Monthly group meetings

Monthly documentation

Recognize Mentors

Certificates

Gifts or tokens of appreciation

Evaluate the program

Survey participants

Exit Interviews

Leadership and Communication Builds Teacher Leaders New Teacher Support Take responsibility for all students Establishes positive school culture and working conditions Promote professional growth Demonstrate high ethical standards and encourages mentee to do so Fosters collaboration and communication between teachers Develops stronger teacher connections Builds supportive relationships in the school, and community Improve the teaching profession Opens up the lines of communication Promotes effective listening and communication skills Face to face meetings E-mail Telephone calls Group Meetings

Builds Teacher Leaders

New Teacher Support

Take responsibility for all students

Establishes positive school culture and working conditions

Promote professional growth

Demonstrate high ethical standards and encourages mentee to do so

Fosters collaboration and communication between teachers

Develops stronger teacher connections

Builds supportive relationships in the school, and community

Improve the teaching profession

Opens up the lines of communication

Promotes effective listening and communication skills

Face to face meetings

E-mail

Telephone calls

Group Meetings

Famous Quote “ Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.” John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

“ Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.”

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

Mentoring Resources http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/index.php http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/ARossett/pie/Interventions/mentoring_2.htm http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/recruitment/beginning/mentorteachershandbook.pdf http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:8HEL1veucywJ:www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/recruitment/beginning/policysupportprogram.pdf+new+teacher+mentoring+program&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AFQjCNGCBm_CKioqZUolWuSeaNhVohxP5g

http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/index.php

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/ARossett/pie/Interventions/mentoring_2.htm

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/recruitment/beginning/mentorteachershandbook.pdf

http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:8HEL1veucywJ:www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/recruitment/beginning/policysupportprogram.pdf+new+teacher+mentoring+program&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AFQjCNGCBm_CKioqZUolWuSeaNhVohxP5g