Sections 6-7 of Mentoring Matters are invaluable resources for enhancing and extending mentoring skills. These sections are full of strategies, forms, and self-assessments. As you reflect on your experiences from this year and begin to plan for next year, choose a few ideas that you might consider implementing.
For this post, please summarize at least one strategy. Give the activity name or form title as reference, and share your thoughts on how you plan to use the idea in your district. Include how your selected activity / form might help you meet the learning goal you identified based on the results of the Primary Traits Rubric self-assessment.
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As we work with eMINTS participants, we get to collaborate with teachers who are experts in many areas - content, community, technology, and high-quality lesson design. When mentoring these teachers, we too learn new things! The quote, "To mentor is to teach. To teach is to learn," rings so true! We can embrace our teachers in their expert areas and coach them in the areas where they are novices. In your post for this book study section, respond to one or more of the questions below:
Mentoring Matters Section 3, Learning Focused Conversations: A Continuum of Interaction, pp. 37-58.
Reflect As you reflect on the four stances from Section 3 (coaching, collaborating, consulting, and calibrating) which do you find yourself most often using with the teachers you mentor? How might navigating the stances support your teachers as they build their capacity for self-directedness? Mentoring Matters Section 2, Structured Conversations: Maximizing Time and Attention, pp. 17-35.
Reflect As you read Section 2, think of a time when you felt someone was truly listening to you. What indicated that you had their full attention? What were specific, observable behaviors? What are some times when it is important for you to pay full attention to someone else? What are some possible strategies you can use to focus your own attention? Time is a challenge for educators. What do you want to pay attention to in yourself as you consider how to make the most of your time with those you mentor?
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We will use this password-protected area for our Mentoring Matters book study. Here you may reply to prompts, reflect on reading, ask questions, and/or share ideas. The reflections, ideas, and questions generated before, during, and after reading help us rethink application to our training and learning. Examining why we do what we do can only make us better. Archives
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