Students will identify and describe (10) sources; 5 websites and/or text resources and 5 video clips specifically to support mentors, mentees and/or first-year teachers. The summaries should include minimum two to three paragraphs with minimum 4-6 sentences for each paragraph. The sources title should include the word or phrase mentors, mentees, and/or first-year teachers. These should all be geared toward education. Authors, titles, and links should be included in all resources. You may not use the class texts nor article (Creating a Teacher Mentoring Program) as any of your sources.
Each summary must include:
Title and source Reference ? annotated bibliography
2-3 paragraphs
Description
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As stated in the article, mentorship must be built on a solid relationship. To be successful as a mentor and a mentee the process should be built on a relationship of trust and openness. It is critical to focus on one idea or goal at a time and then give manageable advice. There is nothing worse than having someone feel overwhelmed by giving too many ideas at once. The mentor and mentee must establish the goal together and then work on achieving the goal in a manageable amount of time. Effective mentors need to have a wide variety of experiences in the classroom, understand the learning process, be able to invest time and energy, and be able to provide open-ended …show more content…
Being a teaching mentor is an incredible chance to make a difference. It can make a new educator?s transition into a flexible and truly effective professional better and easier. This process helps a whole class of children has a successful year, not just your own.
Long, K. (2014, September 30). Eight Qualities of a Great Teacher Mentor. Retrieved May 18, 2016, from http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/09/30/ctq_long_mentor.html
The author discusses the importance of mentors in education and the qualities that they demonstrate. She reflects back on some of the formal and informal mentors she had. Ultimately she states, ?Having mentors who help you manage the grind of everyday struggles and the challenges of education are crucial to new and early teachers.?
Having a mutual respect between mentor and mentee and partaking in a relationship which communication is valued is a must. With that, a mentor who is honest of your shortcomings at the same time feeling that trust that they are there to help you. Mentors modeling collaboration between colleagues ultimately makes you a better teacher. Great mentors push your thinking and help you grow in new ways. They alert you to new teaching methods and provide tips for how to handle various situations throughout the