We discussed her background, how mentoring has changed since the publication of the first edition of The Lawyer's Guide to Mentoring, the challenges to
providing high quality mentoring, the difference between sponsorship and mentorship, and how the profession can leverage mentoring in its continued evolution.
Not exact matches
We build value by
providing the
highest quality products and innovative services such as free
mentoring.
For the majority of postdocs, however — those supported by professors» research grants and working in university laboratories — the postdoc years generally do not
provide high -
quality mentoring, movement toward scientific independence, adequate compensation and recognition, or guidance toward establishing a permanent career.
One thing is certain, though: Even under the most
mentoring - friendly interpretation of NIH's rather murky rules, NIH investigators have no real incentive to
provide high -
quality mentoring.
It
provides unequivocal evidence of the positive impact of intensive sports coaching and
mentoring on the lives of young people, and also supports our view that further
high -
quality research is needed to continue to inform policy in this area.»
Delaware also plans to
provide districts with resources on comprehensive,
high -
quality induction and
mentoring programs, while Connecticut will increase investment in its current program,
providing more mentor - mentee time and improved mentor - mentee matches in
high - poverty,
high - minority schools.
Grow - your - own programs could be delivered in rural areas using distance - learning options
provided by
higher education institutions and district -
provided coaching and
mentoring — giving prospective teachers greater access to
high -
quality training while remaining in their local community.
• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda:
Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year
Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable;
provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year
provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher
mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families;
provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year
provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to
high -
quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.
Consistent with the TeachStrong coalition's ESSA guidance for state actors, these states are leveraging ESSA's flexibility to support efforts around recruiting teachers of color; improving the teacher preparation experience;
providing induction and
mentoring to novice teachers; increasing teacher pay; and creating or encouraging career pathways, with the goal of ensuring that all students — and especially students in low - income schools — are taught by
high -
quality, prepared, meaningfully supported teachers.2 The author also notes what other initiatives and actions policymakers and advocates should watch for and consider as they work to modernize and elevate the teaching profession.
A distinguishing trait of the world's best school systems - systems that regularly outperform the school systems in the United States - is that they «invest in
high -
quality preparation,
mentoring and professional development for teachers and leaders, completely at government expense,» according to an international analysis.39 If U.S. school districts were to heed that finding, they would, for starters,
provide mentoring for all novice principals for at least a year.
The best way for the federal government to help create and maintain excellent principals is to require states and districts to
provide principals with
high -
quality ongoing professional development, beginning with
mentoring in the early years and lasting throughout a principal's career, and to
provide funds to help states in that work.
Support for New Teachers Through
High -
Quality Mentoring and Induction: A Resource Packet
Provided for New Mexico School Districts and Charters by the New Mexico Public Education Department
Delivering
Quality Mentoring Services in Rural and Tribal Settings (Case Study) This case study provides best practices for developing mentoring services in rural and tribal settings, addressing the unique needs faced in remote, high pover
Mentoring Services in Rural and Tribal Settings (Case Study) This case study
provides best practices for developing
mentoring services in rural and tribal settings, addressing the unique needs faced in remote, high pover
mentoring services in rural and tribal settings, addressing the unique needs faced in remote,
high poverty areas.
would better support new teachers, principals, and school leaders during their first two years by
providing high -
quality mentoring and dedicated time during the school week for meaningful collaboration.
As a result,
quality state - and district - level programs are needed to identify promising school leaders and
provide them with
high -
quality training and professional development, including
mentoring and shadowing, placement in
high - need schools, and continued on - the - job support.
The steps described in this report - such as creating data systems,
providing high -
quality mentoring to new principals, and assigning district staff members to work closely with school leaders - involve costs and, just as often, tough choices for districts, especially when budgets are tight.
Providing staff ongoing,
high -
quality, job - embedded professional development such as coaching and
mentoring to ensure they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning.
The judges were impressed with the
high -
quality service
provided by Natalie and the wider team at Mackrell Turner Garrett and recognised her varied contribution to the profession in activities such as her
mentoring of students at the University of Kent and the College of Law and Charitable work.
Professional Experience GA DFCS Clayton County (Jonesboro, GA) 2008 — 2010 Supervisor • Manage staff orientation and on - going training, including technology, reference materials, and other pertinent information, to ensure a
high -
quality of public service • Delegate important tasks and assignments to other staff members while
providing guidance on relevant expectations and completion timetables as well as support and experience in job execution • Monitor and document associate performance through the use of monthly evaluation meetings to address any issues or areas of weakness through focused training efforts as well as resolve issues and complaints • Perform other important staff management functions, including time records / time off requests, career
mentoring, and employee discipline / dismissal when necessary
CAPGEMINI (Chicago, IL) 1999 — 2004 Manager • Manage projects related to customer application development, maintenance, business analysis and testing /
quality assurance • Led the corporate Project Management Certification Group • Responsible for project management networking and training of potential PMP candidates •
Provide quality assurance coaching and
mentoring and prepared and rolled out training plans • Assist in the organizational initiative of attaining CMMI Level 3, conducting internal audits and appraisals, and training on the CMMI and SCAMPI methodologies • Serve as a consultant for the AON Corporation — Insurance Brokerage System Assessment (Chicago, IL) • Act as the Functional Manager conducting a
high - level competitive analysis of insurance brokerage solutions, commercial vendor packages, and AON internal systems • Offer consulting services to Sprint (Overland Park, KS) • Serve as Project Manager, Project Leader, and Business Analyst • Lead Trouble Reporting System (TRS), Facilities Management System (FMS), and Integrated On - demand Network (ION) initiatives
Providing ongoing monitoring and support to youth and adults is often the most critical — yet overlooked — aspect of managing a
high -
quality youth
mentoring program.
High -
quality home visitation programs match parents with trained professionals — often a social worker or nurse — to
provide information and
mentoring during pregnancy and throughout their child's first three years.
Evaluations of youth
mentoring programs have
provided evidence that
high -
quality, enduring relationships can lead to a range of positive outcomes for the young people involved.