Mentoring Beginning Teachers: Program Handbook

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Program Handbook MENTORINGBeginning TeachersiiForeword 1Introduction 2Purposes of a Mentoring Program 4Relationship of Purposes of Mentorship and Stages of Beginning Teacher development 5Stages of Teacher development 5Basic Assumptions of a Successful Program 6Dimensions of the Mentor Role 8 Colleagues in Reflection 8 Mentoring Context 9Roles and Responsibilities 10 Role of the Mentor 10 Responsibilities of the Mentor 10 Role of the Prot g 11Responsibilities of the Prot g 11 Role of the School Administrator 11 Responsibilities of the School Administrator 12Roles and Responsibilities of School Districts and Locals 12The Profits of Mentoring 13 Program Evaluation 15Evaluation of the Mentorship Program Mentors 17Evaluation of the Mentorship Program Prot g s 18 Mentors 19 Functions of Mentoring 20Needs of Beginning Teachers 21Helping Beginning Teachers with Critical Tasks 22 Mentoring vs Evaluating 24Table of Contentsii1 Needs Assessment for Mentors 25 Communication and Support 27 The Mentor Traps 29Phases of the Mentorship Relationship 30Prot g

program for beginning teachers as well as a resource for sustaining the program. The handbook was developed by Dan J Garvey of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, Professional Development program area. I hope that this publication will be useful to mentors, protégés and others who are involved in the mentoring program for beginning teachers.

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