Effective Mentoring
Building Learning-Focused Relationships

By:

Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman

Format:

Video Set

Length:

3 VHS, 1 Guide, 1 Audio CD, 1 Companion Book

Order #:

VDEM-WEB

Price:

$475.00

This set includes 3 VHS, 1 Implementation Guide, 1 Audio CD, 1 Companion Book.

We don't learn to teach, we learn from our teaching. For beginning teachers the benefits of skillful mentoring include increased confidence as instructional problem-solvers and decision makers. For experienced teachers, mentoring a collegue increases understanding and rekindles a love for learning.

  • Undrestand the roles, responsibilities, and intentions of the mentor/the growth agent.
  • Identify the functions of a learning-focused relationship, offering support, creating challenge, and facilitating a professional vision.
  • Explore the stances for navigating across a continuum of interaction, including coaching, consulting, and collaborating.
  • Apply verbal and non-verbal tools for establishing and sustaining learning-focused relationships.
  • Investigate templates for producing effective planning, reflecting, and problem-solving.
  • Connect the needs of beginning teachers with the hallmarks of teaching expertise and long-time commitment to the profession.
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