Listening, observing, coaching, and offering a combination of warm and cool high quality feedback are just some of the keys to effective teacher mentoring. This course is all about learning how to build fundamental teacher capacity through use and practice with the essential qualities that constitute effective mentoring. Good mentors are committed; they take on challenges, embrace formal training, maintain timely and accurate reflection logs, and are commitment to on-going professional growth. Moving teachers from good to great is the utmost objective in good mentoring, despite the challenges, achievement gaps, and socio-economic indicators many district mentors are faced with. The belief is that all students can succeed with equal opportunities for success, and mentor teachers are where these seeds for this growth may begin. This e-course is one important step in this continued growth process.
Course Objectives:
- Design, plan for, and use high quality feedback as a method of intervention and support. Apply the keys to effective mentoring.
- Maintain reflective logs for on-going professional growth.
- Align best practices through action research and next-steps for turnkey teacher and mentor training.
This course is 20 hours