This common vision informs the
training of mentor teachers and administrators, as well as expectations for new teachers and the broader school community.
Within these international models, there is a reciprocity of learning that sees induction not only benefit the beginning teacher, but also contribute to the ongoing learning and development
of the mentor teachers with whom they collaborate.
Don't feel obligated to be a
mirror of your mentor teacher or take every single piece of advice thrown at you — including this advice I'm giving you.
The three participants, who represented perspectives from three varied states, discussed their perspectives on leadership, the challenges they faced in their role as mentor, how they learned to navigate school culture in the role
of mentor teacher leader, and their influence on their mentees.
We are excited about the
progress of our mentor teachers and realize that they are key to strengthening the clinical practice of our teacher candidates and preparing them to be ready for their own classrooms on Day 1.
Louisiana's Department of Education announced that it was beginning its search for a pilot
group of mentor teacher - trainees last August, and initially aimed to recruit 500 teachers, with a projected 2,000 or more mentors to be trained later.
Listening to the
voices of mentor teachers and preservice teachers is an effective way to hone the craft of teacher education.
The mentor teacher typically exerted a great deal of control in the beginning of the student teaching placement, so that early lessons created by the preservice teachers usually followed the content outlines, general approach, and
activities of the mentor teacher.
We hope that the combination of technology - infused modules in UIC methods courses and an increasingly expert
cadre of mentor teachers using technology in high - need schools will provide the foundations our graduates will need to create meaningful learning with technology in Chicago public schools.
An African American, she reflects the student population at El Dorado Elementary School, where she was a resident last year in the
classroom of mentor teacher Anna Pepito.
«Part Six: From The
Desk of a Mentor Teacher» focuses on how a school district supports the mentor experience and describes Mr. Rotherham's own mentor practice.
Essential
functions of a Mentor Teacher include assessing student performance, observing students in the classroom, offering guidance to teachers and students, supporting school goals, completing inspections, motivating and encouraging students, and collaborating with teaching and management staff.
In the fall, you ramp up your classroom responsibilities and leadership at a carefully selected school site, under the
guidance of a mentor teacher and HGSE field advisor.