Mentor Training Overview Online session 1 January 2016

Mentor Training Overview Online session 1 January 2016 Power. Point Backgrounds

Objectives • Summarize state mandated mentor assignment criteria • Justify the importance of qualified, caring mentors for new or incoming educators

Action Item #1 • In your own words: – Summarize the purpose of mentoring for new or incoming educators – Briefly describe your mentoring experience here in Attleboro – What logistical issues (building, timing, personalities, job familiarity, etc) worked in your mentoring situation? What didn’t work?

Agenda • Warm Up: Action Item #1 • Framing the Lesson • Our work – Circles and Ubuntu • MA State Guidelines Summary • Expectations • Role of Mentor • Stages of New Teachers • Closing: How is Ubuntu related to mentoring?

Our work – Connections and Circles “The circle is a sacred symbol of life…Individual parts within the circle connect with every other; and what happens to one, or what one part does, affects all within the circle”. Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve was born and raised on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. She was the daughter of an Episcopal priest and a Lakota Sioux mother. Sneve received her B. S. and M. Ed. in 1954 and 1969, respectively, from South Dakota State University. She has taught English in public school of South Dakota, and at the Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau. Her career also includes editor at the Brevet Press in Sioux Fall, S. D. Awards and Honors National Humanities Medalist, 2000 Human Rights Award, South Dakota State Counselors Association, 1996 Author-Illustrator Human and Civil Rights Award, 1996 Spirit of Crazy Horse Award, 1996 South Dakota Education Association Human Services Award, 1994 Native American Prose Award, University of Nebraska Press, 1992 http: //www. ipl. org/div/natam/bin/browse. pl/A 118

Words Related to Circles • • Inclusion Wholeness Focus Unity Nurturing Cycles Initiation • • Everything Perfection Centering Revolution Infinity Mobility Completion

Action Item #2 Pick 2 -3 words from previous slide (words related to circles) and discuss connections to mentoring. http: //www. allposters. com/-st/Abstract-Circles-Decorative-Art-Posters_c 81237_p 6_. htm

Our work - Ubuntu • Our mentoring work revolves around Ubuntu. • Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning 'humanity to others'. • It also means 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. • This is our work. http: //free. clipartof. com/details/7 -Free-Teamwork-Clip-Art-Of-A-Circle-Of-Diverse-People-Holding-Hands

What is Mentoring? • “The mentoring relationship can be very rewarding for the beginning teacher and the mentor. Mentoring provides the beginning teacher access to a teacher who has demonstrated effectiveness with students and colleagues. At the same time, mentors are given the opportunity to be recognized as strong educators and leaders within their school/district. Serving as a mentor provides effective educators with ongoing professional development and the chance to expand their impact through spreading their knowledge with other educators who in turn are more effective with their students”. (MA DESE 2015 Guidelines for Induction and Mentoring Programs p. 19)

Action Item #3 Watch and write a brief reflection on these two videos: https: //youtu. be/r. OWSM 2 rokdw http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Oj. R_p. Fe. QW_g What will your impact be?

MA DESE Requirements Induction and Mentoring Program Required Components Beginning Teacher Incoming Teacher Beginning Administrator Incoming Administrator (new to the profession) (new to the district/role) Orientation Assigned Mentor Recommended Possibly. [1] Recommended Recommended 50 Hours of mentoring beyond induction year Support team, including at a minimum a mentor and qualified evaluator Release time for mentor and mentee Time and resources to learn hiring, supervision and evaluation methods included in the Professional Standards for Administrators Not Applicable Additional induction supports in years 2 and 3 Recommended [1] A teacher new to the role or district who holds a Professional license has most likely Recommended already received 50 hours of mentoring beyond the induction year and would not be required to complete additional mentoring. However, a teacher who holds an Initial license who is either new to the role or district must fulfill this requirement in order to obtain a Professional license.

Action Item #4 Download Guidelines for Induction and Mentoring Programs—April 2015 from http: //www. doe. mass. edu/educators/mentor/components. html and answer the following questions: 1) What are two essential structures that all districts must provide to their beginning teachers? 2) What is the role of the support team and who are potential members? 3) Summarize the core mentoring activities. 4) Copy and paste the Resources for Beginning Teachers and Mentors section. 5) Pick four mentor responsibilities and briefly describe them.

Mentoring is complex and at times, daunting: According to Dr. Carol Pelletier-Radford, there are five keystone components to being an effective mentor: 1) Effective mentors relate to content knowledge Ø Emotional support is necessary; however, lots of new teacher stress comes from teaching the content area Ø Showcase the love you have for the content areas you teach. Demonstrate your passionate teaching. Connect with students to gain their insights. Ø Share the curriculum materials you have saved, developed, and purchased over the years and encourage novice teachers to use them. Ø Introduce new teachers to professional resources, organizations and journals in shared content areas.

Effective mentoring (con’t. ) 2) Effective mentors are good teachers Ø Savvy expertise is required in discussing and modeling instructional practice and effective planning Ø The In. TASC (Interstate Teachers Assessment and Support Consortium) has ten principles for all effective educators – mentors should be familiar with these and be able to discuss and model them. * see handout

Effective mentoring (con’t. ) 3) Effective mentors promote equity and social justice Ø Students in today’s classrooms are diverse and growing increasingly more diverse each year. Ø Teaching needs to reflect approaches to teaching all students equitably.

Effective mentoring (con’t. ) 4) Effective mentors make student learning a priority Ø Whatever the measure, STUDENT LEARNING is the goal “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn. ” ― Benjamin Franklin

Effective mentoring (con’t. ) 5) Effective mentors are confidential colleagues Ø Always maintain a positive outlook Ø Meet novice teachers wherever they are in their development Ø Develop trusting relationships Ø Make time to meet regularly Ø Provide honest, ongoing feedback Ø Listen to new teachers’ ideas, problems, needs, and respond in helpful ways Ø Reflect and set goals at the end of each month to acknowledge what has been done and where you need to go next

Action Item #5 Summarize what an effective mentor is and does for the new or incoming educator.

Phases of First Year Teachers • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v= p. ETLP 9 v. FCEM

What Does your Instinct Tell You?

Phases of First Year Teachers Developed by Ellen Moir, New Teacher Center, University of Santa Cruz Read Ellen Moir’s entire article here: http: //www. newteachercenter. org/blog/phases-first-year-teaching

Action Item #6 What does the Stages of a New Teacher graph tell you about mentoring?

In Closing… • http: //www. globalonenessproject. or g/library/films/ubuntu Ubuntu

Action Item #7 How is Ubuntu related to mentoring?

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