South Carolina Foundations in Mentoring:
A Training for Those Who Work with Beginning Teachers
Intended audience
This training is particularly appropriate for support providers, supervisors of interns and pre-interns, subject matter coaches, master teachers, mentor teachers, teacher leaders, principals and administrators of programs which provide support for beginning teachers. It includes the principles and orientation concepts of the ADEPT program used in South Carolina.
Content
This three-day foundational training focuses on the knowledge, skills, and understandings critical to those who work with beginning teachers. It is guided by the belief that learning to teach is a career-long developmental process that involves continuous cycle of planning, teaching, and reflecting. At the heart of this work is the mentor’s ability to respond to each new teacher's individual developmental and contextual needs and to promote the ongoing examination of classroom practice.
Training Topics
State and National Teacher Attrition
SC Induction and Mentoring Guidelines (click to download 2006 Guide)
Mentor Selection and Assignments
Initial and Advanced Trainings
Professional Development
Incentives
Variety of Teachers Supported
Creating a Vision for Teaching
Defining Mentoring Roles
Identifying New Teachers Needs
Understanding the Attitudinal Phases of New Teacher Development
Building an Effective Mentoring Relationship
Selecting Support Strategies
Establishing an Environment for Professional Growth
Developing the Language and Behavior of Support
Highlighting the Role of Professional Standards in Mentoring
Assessing the Beginning Teacher's Level of Practice