Here are six goals for a new teacher mentor program to help your probationary teachers. Many school districts are requiring new and probationary teachers to have a mentor teacher to support and guide them in the first few years of their teaching careers.
It is very important for new teachers to have effective training under the guidance of a veteran teacher. School districts are implementing mentor and mentee programs to support their new teachers.
Here is a list of six new teacher mentor program goals that you may want to achieve with your beginning teachers.
Goal 1: Provide Network of Support
To provide a network of support, guidance, and feedback for beginning teachers in their entry-year from a veteran teacher. This may also continue for all the probationary years of the teacher.
Goal 2: Provide Mentor Training
To provide training for mentors, which will equip them for the role of mentoring, as well as refine their own instructional skills.
Goal 3: Provide Assistance
To provide assistance for beginning teachers in their development of classroom skills.
Goal 4: Provide Professional Growth Opportunities
To provide for the opportunity for professional growth of both the new and experienced teacher.
Goal 5: Provide Professional & Personal Benefits
To provide professional and personal benefits to experienced teachers who assist new teachers.
Goal 6: Provide Effectiveness Assessments
To provide a vehicle to assess the effectiveness of the mentoring program to assure its continued success.
In summary, it is very important to support new and probationary teachers. If your school district is implementing a mentor and mentee program these goals for a new teacher mentor program may help you begin this process.
You also may want to take a look at this Mentor & Mentee Handbook resource that has teacher teaching tools and monthly action plans for principals, supervisors & teacher mentors.
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