BPS Induction and

Mentoring Program
Mentor Full-Day Professional Development

Mentor Professional Development

EU: Effective teachers are the most important factor for
student learning; beginning teachers learn from
experienced and effective mentors/teacher leaders.

EQ: How can I advance student learning and growth

through my actions as a mentor?

Guiding Questions
What do effective mentors do?
How can the Standards of Effective Teaching serve as a
guide for effective practice?
How can I make sure that my feedback is well-received and
powerful?
How am I a teacher leader?

Learning Targets
Mentors understand their role and responsibilities as
instructional leaders.
Mentors know how to give effective feedback for student
learning.
Mentors are empathetic listeners.

What is a mentor?
Evaluate, pair, share.
We think a mentor is:

Mentor Roles and Responsibilities

Mentoring in Action
What resonates for
you in this clip?

Mentor Roles and Responsibilities

DESE Guidelines for Induction and Mentoring
Programs - emphasis on student learning and
teaching with explicit connections to Standards
of Effective Teaching
Mentoring versus coaching

Recalling our first year as a teacher

What I remember...

Draw your own picture

Effective Feedback
How does a mentor give effective feedback?
How does a mentor assist beginning teachers in
being self-reflective practitioners?

Effective Feedback
Observation and Feedback
How does the mentor in this
clip give feedback that raises
academic rigor and allows
the mentee to do her own
thinking? What questions
does this raise for you?

Effective Feedback
Self-assessment
and scoring
Example
Maintaining Classroom
Discipline

Effective Feedback
Your turn!
Ms. Grays Class
You will be observing Ms. Gray, your
mentee. Please take a few minutes to
review the Feedback Principles in your
binder.
You will be taking notes and giving Ms. Gray
feedback on what you see.

What questions does this raise for you?

District Requirements
1. Time log
2. Instructional mentoring tied to Standards of
Effective Teaching
3. Peer observations

Recalling our first year as a teacher

What I remember...

Share your pictures.

What do our beginning
teachings need based on
your memories?

Instructional Teacher Leadership

Mentors as Leaders
What is your personal leadership style?
Teaching is Leading

Message for Mentors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zbSArFHJsE

Mentor Resources
Mentor binder provided today
http://www.justaskpublications.com/just-ask-resource-center/mentoringresources/

http://www.edutopia.org/mentor-teachers-resources
http://www.newteachercenter.org/mentors

Q and A
One commitment
Exit Ticket to inform future PD