This document discusses the needs of new teachers and components of an effective mentoring relationship. It identifies key areas new teachers need support in, such as planning, classroom management, assessments, and interacting with parents and colleagues. An effective mentoring relationship is built on listening, confidentiality, trust, and collaboration. Communication is important, with mentors listening carefully and responding respectfully. Building trust through maintaining objectivity and recognizing different coping mechanisms is also important. Common challenges mentors may face include finding time to meet and mentees not being open about their needs.

1. NEW TEACHER NEEDS
• Understanding effective planning and goal
setting
• Adapting plans, strategies, and techniques to
the needs of students
• Working with multiple curricular requirements
• Integrating curriculum
• Creating and using motivational techniques to
enhance learning
• Knowing the school, the district, the community
• Using a variety of assessment models
• Knowing the students
• Interacting with parents and colleagues

2. COMMON PROBLEMS FACED BY
NEW TEACHERS
EVALUATION OF
STUDENT WORK
PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTING
LESSONS
CLASSROOM
DISCIPLINE
INSUFFICIENT
MATERIALS OR SUPPLIES MOTIVATING STUDENTS PARENT RELATIONS
RELATIONS WITH
COLLEAGUES
DEALING WITH
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
UNDERSTANDING
STUDENT PROBLEMS

3. A VISION OF AN
EFFECTIVE TEACHER
– What is an effective teacher
thinking?
– What is an effective teacher feeling?
– What is an effective teacher saying?
– What is an effective teacher doing?

4. THE PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS FOR
TEACHERS
• Subject matter
knowledge
• Human growth and
development
• Diverse learners
• Instructional
planning and
strategies
• Assessment
• Learning
environment
• Special needs
• Communication
• Collaboration and
partnerships
• Professional
development

5. COMPONENTS OF A
MENTORING RELATIONSHIP
• LISTENING
• CONFIDENTIALITY
• BUILDING TRUST
• COLLABORATION

6. COMMUNICATION
• Make clear anecdotal statements
• Respond with relevant information
• Paraphrase or restate what is heard
• Question for deeper meaning or to encourage
reflection
• Use appropriate body language
• Respect confidentiality
The most important thing in communication is to
hear what isn’t being said. Peter Drucker

7. BUILDING TRUST
• Maintain confidentiality and objectivity
• Respond respectfully
• Recognize that the novice will have different
coping mechanisms
• Listen CAREFULLY before responding
• Recognize there might be a need for additional
support or resources
• Understand differences can provide solutions
• Sleep on difficult problems

8. COMMON MENTORING
PROBLEMS
• I can’t find time to meet with my
novice teacher.
• Some of my colleagues feel that my
mentee is having significant
problems.
• My mentee does not want to
discuss “how things are going”.