Target Audience: Mentors who are, or may be working with novice teachers or experienced teachers who are new to the district. This includes both regular and special education teachers.

This course was designed to equip mentors with strategies and tools for supporting new teachers.

Session 1 provides mentors with information about the need for supporting new teachers, roles and expectations of mentors, and ways to establish the mentoring relationship.

Sessions 2-7 provide participants with strategies for guiding their mentee´s journey, assessing the needs of their mentee, and improving instruction through planning, assessing, and evaluating student work.

During these sessions participating mentors will also have opportunities to reflect on their work with new teachers and to coach colleagues about the challenges of this work.

Participating mentors will be involved in three practice/applications/reflection assignments.