This document discusses mentoring and supporting new teachers. It outlines the roles and benefits of mentors, including helping new teachers develop instructional strategies, classroom management, and navigating the school system. Effective mentoring practices include maintaining self-esteem, active listening, providing feedback, and agreeing on how the mentoring relationship will work with respect, trust, and support. The document provides resources for new teachers, including online communities and coaching models to guide mentoring.

1. 1 New Teacher Survival Kit Mentoring & Coaching New Teachers A Collaborative Discussion… How can we supportNew Teachers?

2. 2 “Behind every successful person, there is one elementary truth: somewhere, somehow, someone cared about their growth and development. This person was their mentor” -Dr Beverley Kaye, Up is Not the Only Way, 1997

4. Understand the benefits of a mentor/coach approach

6. 5 Components of Competency Skills Knowledge Personal attributes Behaviours

7. 6 Training-Coaching-Mentoring Training –“The provision of opportunities for people to gain NEW knowledge and skills” Coaching– “The support and guidance given to allow people to use their EXISTING knowledge and skills more effectively to improve performance” Mentoring – “Mentoring is about helping people develop more effectively. It is a relationship designed to build confidence and help the learner take increasing initiative for his/her own development” mentoring role

8. Mentoring roles you may play… Advocate Problem Solver Resource Facilitator Teacher Coach Assessor Collaborator Trusted Listener mentoring role

10. Obtaining resources

11. Classroom management strategies

12. Working with parents

13. Managing the school day

14. Functioning within the school districtmentoring benefits

15. 9 A Coaching Assessment – steps to the meeting model mentoring model

17. Active/Empathetic Listening

18. Describing Specific Behaviours and Impact

19. Providing Recognition

21. Communication –Taking time to actively listen to each other

22. Trust – Being open, honest and approachable

23. Attitude – Being positive and focused

24. Support – Showing compassion and sincerity

25. Diversity –Acknowledging the right to individual thoughtmentoring effectiveness

26. 12 David Coaching Cycle Having an Experience ACTIVIST Reviewing the Experience Planning the Next Stage REFLECTOR PRAGMATIST Concluding from the Experience THEORIST mentoring approach

28. Ownership of the ongoing pesonal assessment to identify development needs

30. 15 http://www.edutopia.org/groups/new-teacher-connections 406members and growing!

31. 16 New Teacher Chat-Wednesday 5pm PST/8pm EDT http://newteacherchat.wikispaces.com/

32. 17 One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is a vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.-Carl Jung

33. Links of Interest 18 http://readitlaterlist.com/ New Teacher Resources http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/21908 Mentoring http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=21851 Mentor Article http://www.examiner.com/x-55748-Boston-Mentoring-Examiner~y2010m7d27-Mentors-open-the-door-but-new-teachers-must-enter-by-themselves http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2010/04/15/the-good-mentor-are-you-up-for-the-challenge-by-lisa-michelle-dabbs/

34. @teachingwthsoul www.teachingwithsoul.com/ 19 Thank you! Lisa Dabbs