If you've agreed to mentor a first year teacher, you're probably wondering what the role and responsibilities of a mentor teacher are. Let's dig in!
Having a mentor teacher is so impactful on the sucess of a first-year teacher. But what exactly is a mentor teacher? Let's dig in to what teacher mentoring is and is not.
The 11 Things Coaches Can Give Teachers Feedback On Infographic presents the areas of feedback teachers find most helpful.
Pairing new teachers with a mentor is a great way to set them up for success. We've gathered advice every mentor should share and tips for new teachers!
If you've agreed to mentor a first year teacher, you're probably wondering what the role and responsibilities of a mentor teacher are. Let's dig in!
8 Ways New Teachers Want (and Need) You to Support Them - Teach 4 the Heart
Learn how to be successful mentoring new teachers. Here are strategies for mentoring new teachers, even when mentors and mentees are far apart.
Having a mentor teacher is so impactful on the sucess of a first-year teacher. But what exactly is a mentor teacher? Let's dig in to what teacher mentoring is and is not.
I'm not embarrassed to say that one of the main reasons teaching first perked my interest was the office supplies. I remember sitti...
Throughout my teacher author journey, I have had a range of experiences, training courses, conferences and private coaching. All of these things have helped me to become the seller that I am today. On my way to the 3rd milestone. At home, and doing what I love. Private coaching has been one of the most
If you've agreed to mentor a first year teacher, you're probably wondering what the role and responsibilities of a mentor teacher are. Let's dig in!
The authors of The Coach Approach provide insight into their favorite technology tools for instructional coaches and best practices for school coaching.
You'll do better in your role as a mentor teacher if you develop a successful new teacher-mentor relationship! Let's dig in to how to tackle this!
If you're a new instructional coach, and you're reading this in real time, it's November. Even if you're not a new coach, but you're re...
Now that we’ve prepared ourselves with research and gathered materials, it’s time for that 1ST MEETING! But let’s be real, whether this is your first year, or your tenth year as a coach, getting the “teacher buy in” can be tricky. So, after trying to decide HOW I could get the trust of my teachers, and begin to build that relationship, I came up with this ~ Cupcakes with the Coach!
You'll do better in your role as a mentor teacher if you develop a successful new teacher-mentor relationship! Let's dig in to how to tackle this!
Earlier this week, I broke out the cool new pens I got for Christmas and got to work on putting together my coaching cycle schedule for this next quarter. Creating new schedules throughout the year is a cool opportunity for us coaches. It’s kind of like having a mini beginning-of-school-year kick off more than just […]
If more schools took the time for collaborative planning rather than top-down PD, we'd be in a better place.
Read the article to understand what is a mentor and learn how to find the right one to help you achieve your goals. Ultimately, having a mentor...
Moving into a coaching role as a teacher can be daunting for anyone. You spent years in the classroom perfecting your craft and all of a sudden you are in a new role and feel like a first year teacher all over again. But, you don’t have to. This post serves as a guide for…
Coaches and mentors both provide coaching, but they differ in the way that coaching is delivered. Let’s explore the differences in this…
The Situation I remember one of the first trainings I gave. I was supporting teachers through training them in a new school initiat...
A New Jersey school district uses a four-year induction program to support teachers in the difficult early years.
If you remember, I originally had my planner set-up to also hold my coaching notes. While the system was working out okay, for a lot of reasons, I wasn’t really diggin’ it. So I took some time to rework it. Customized Covers Available at my Etsy Shop The first thing I needed was more space, since […]
Hello! I hope everyone is surviving the final days before the holiday break! As many of you know I’m no longer a classroom teacher, I am a Literacy Coach. So I often get the question or look, “What do you do all day?” So today I am here to give you an answer of […]
"The best intervention is a good book." Stephanie Harvey & Annie Ward; From Striving to Thriving (Scholastic 2017) What you need to offer...
This teacher survey gives instructional coaches insights into how they can provide support for the year. Provide this teacher survey for professional development purposes at the beginning of the year to start your coaching off on the right foot! Think of it like a pre-assessment for your teachers, to provide the best possible learning and growing environment. Check out these similar products you may also LOVE! - End of Year Coaching Feedback Survey -Instructional Coaching Menu ***************************************************************************** TERMS OF USE - © Elementary Math Coach - Beth Segner. All rights reserved by author. Purchase of this digital download is for use in ONE classroom only. If you would like to share with other teachers, you can buy multiple licenses. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view without first gaining permission from the author. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Cliparts, fonts, and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be used outside of this file without a license. This product is intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See TERMS OF USE page in the product for clipart and font credits. ***************************************************************************** About the Elementary Math Coach: Beth is currently a K-5 Instructional Math Coach in middle Tennessee. She has her BS in Urban Elementary Education with a concentration in Math, and her Master’s in Curriculum & Instruction with an emphasis on Math Curriculum. She is passionate about dispelling the myth that some people are not “math people” with engaging and interactive activities centered around developing strong number sense, while being research-based and aligned to the standards. Get Social: Connect with the Elementary Math Coach on Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram for math inspiration. https://linktr.ee/elementarymathcoach ***************************************************************************** How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Go to your My Purchases page. Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to make the cost of your future purchases lower! • Click on the green star next to my store logo to become a follower. *********************************************************************************************
This year I had the amazing opportunity–thanks to an extremely supportive administration team–to be a part-time instructional coach in the high school where I’ve taught for 9 of m…
Last week I shared the instructional coaching data tracker I use to help organize and reflect on my work in coaching cycles throughout the year. In the post I mentioned that I use a variety of other coaching tools to document and organize work with individual teachers. Here are a two of my most important. Coaching Kick-Off Meeting […]
Last week I gave a feedback survey to my teachers, asking how they would like to spend our end-of-year wrap-up. More than half of them responded that they wanted an...
We recently set off to engage in a third-party impact study to determine how Student-Centered Coaching impacts teaching and learning in the K-12 schools.
The authors of The Coach Approach provide insight into their favorite technology tools for instructional coaches and best practices for school coaching.
Resources, tips, and ideas to help the new teacher on your team. {teacher mentor}
“As a teacher, it is your job to make explicit whatever you though was implicit” -Carol Ann Tomlinson Introduction My collective experiences as a scientist, STEM advocate and teacher form th…
I recently finished my first MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) offered on Coursera and man oh man, am I glad I signed up! Talk about a saw sharpening experience. I had never even heard of Coursera or knew that MOOC’s existed, before a friendly reader {thanks, Deb!} notified me of the course Coaching Teachers: Promoting Changes […]
8 Ways New Teachers Want (and Need) You to Support Them - Teach 4 the Heart
