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Park Ridge Elementary: NESS Program Coordinators Ness Coordinator: Susan Turner Ness Administrator: Arlene Manville Guidance Support: Marjorie Time Classroom Management Support: Galina Markevich


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Park ¡Ridge ¡Elementary: ¡ NESS ¡Program ¡Coordinators ¡

  • Ness Coordinator:

Susan Turner

  • Ness Administrator:

Arlene Manville

  • Guidance Support:

Marjorie Time

  • Classroom Management

Support: Galina Markevich

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OBJECTIVES

  • 1. Identify the value and traits of effective Mentors.
  • 2. Examine guidelines for developing successful

Mentorship relationships.

  • 3. Be able to differentiate between Mentoring and

Coaching.

  • 4. Develop an understanding of how the Ways of

Knowing affect the Mentor/ Mentee relationship.

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Even Eagles Need a Push

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Value ¡of ¡Effec<ve ¡Mentoring ¡

— Crucial ¡to ¡suppor<ng ¡adult ¡

learning ¡and ¡development. ¡ ¡

— Allows ¡educators ¡to ¡ ¡

¡grow ¡professionally. ¡ ¡

— “Have ¡the ¡capacity ¡to ¡

transform ¡individuals, ¡ groups, ¡organiza<ons, ¡ ¡and ¡ communi<es.” ¡ ¡

¡Ragins ¡& ¡Kram, ¡2007 ¡ ¡

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“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” ~Proverb

With ¡your ¡shoulder ¡ partner… ¡ Discuss ¡how ¡this ¡ quote ¡applies ¡to ¡the ¡ mentor ¡/ ¡mentee ¡ rela<onship. ¡

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Origins & Overviews

  • f Mentoring

The term Mentor comes from Greek origins meaning Enduring. The term Mentor was intended to designate a wise, trusted counselor and teacher. It was the oldest form of supporting human development.

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¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡What ¡the ¡experts ¡say… ¡

¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡“ ¡Mentors ¡are ¡guides… ¡they ¡take ¡us ¡on ¡a ¡journey.” ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡~Daloz, ¡1999 ¡ ¡ “A ¡mentor… ¡serves ¡as ¡a ¡guide ¡or ¡sponsor-­‑ ¡one ¡who ¡looks ¡aWer, ¡ advises, ¡protects, ¡and ¡takes ¡a ¡special ¡interest ¡in ¡another’s ¡ development.” ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡~ ¡Bode, ¡1999 ¡ ¡ “Mentoring ¡is ¡an ¡excellent ¡tool ¡for ¡professional ¡learning ¡both ¡for ¡ the ¡mentor ¡and ¡the ¡mentee ¡through ¡systemic ¡cri<cal ¡reflec<on.” ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡~ ¡Nicholls, ¡2002 ¡

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Guidelines for Developing Mentoring Relationships

— Establish clear

expectations and ground rules

— Show mutual respect — Focus on building a

trusting relationship

— Ways of dealing with

confidentiality

— Make commitments

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Functions of Mentors

Career Function

— Coaching for

career advancement

— Used to

predict salary & career advancement

— Targeted to

develop a skillsets

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Functions of Mentors

Psychological Function

— Nurturing

relationship

— Helping people

grow professionally and personally

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TONY DUNGY VIDEO

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Effective Mentoring for New Teachers

To grow personally and professionally as educators, leaders, and human beings

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The relationship between the new and veteran teachers has shown to accomplish:

— Teacher performance and student learning by

promoting collegial dialogue

— Provides professional development — Helps new teacher with their reflective practices

and professional conversations

— Produce teacher-leaders and lifelong learners — Helps to support teacher retention

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Steps Needed for Effective Mentoring

— Mentor teachers need training — Trusting relationships — Need time, energy, and commitment — Mentor teacher needs to understand that new teachers are still

developing

— Mentors needs to show empathy for their mentees through

reflective practice

— Mentors need to understand the stages of adult theory — Observations need to be conducted and reviewed. — Instructional strategies need to be shared

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Support for Principals, Superintendents, and Assistant Principals Learning

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Characteristics of Successful Mentoring

— Developing a common

frame of reference

— Investing time to clarify

roles and responsibilities

— Allocating adequate time

for the relationship

— Ensure thoughtful mentor/

mentee matching

— Taking the time to develop

trust

— Clarifying goals and

  • bjects as well as action

plans to accomplish them

— Emphasize the fact that

mistakes are opportunities for learning

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Mentors Can Facilitate Learning & Growth Through Reflection

— By inviting mentees to

engage with and reflect on probing questions.

— By offering honest

feedback.

— By actively listening. — By examining decisions

together.

— By suggesting alternative

perspectives.

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Mentoring Relationships are Dynamic

— As mentee grows, needs &

expectations change

— Context Matters – Goals &

needs vary in different domains

— Roles are Relative – Mentor to

  • ne may be mentee to

another

— May need multiple mentors to

achieve growth in different domains

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Qualities and Characteristics

  • f Effective

Mentoring

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Mentors…

— Trusted & credible — Offer constructive

feedback in a sensitive manner

— Engage with mentees in

a positive manner to help improve performance

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Mentors…

— Create a context in

which mentees feel safe & take risks

— Provide support to

achieve larger goals

— Help mentees envision

  • pportunities &

challenges they may not see on their own.

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The Way We Experience a Mentor’s Generous Support Depends on Our Way of Knowing

Self- Transforming Instrumental Self- Authoring Socializing

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Mentoring

— Psychological Function — Mentoring is often long term and the

relationship has an emotional dimension

— Mentors develop a relationship that foster the

personal growth and development of the mentee

— Mentors create a Holding Environment — Mentors support the growth process — Encourage mentees to broaden their

perspectives other than that of the mentor

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— Career Function — Aimed at providing

essential skill and knowledge that can be applied to the career context

— Develop skills to lead and

manage effectively increasing complex situations

— Coaching includes

— Identifying and clarifying

goals

— Creating multiple possibilities

for implementing action toward goals

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Pair Share

— ACTIVITY:

— THINK ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP

WITH YOUR PROPEL MENTOR. WHAT WOULD CATEGORIZE MORE AS A MENTORING AND COACHING RELATIONSHIP?

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Forms of Support & Challenge Mentors Can Offer

“Mentors are more than simply isolated individuals who enter our lives, intervene, and depart. Rather, they are creations that emerge out of particular demands our lives make on us. When they do their work well, they help us to see not only tasks before us but also the broader context that gives those tasks meaning…They remind us of

  • ur destiny” (Daloz 1999).
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Forms of Support & Challenge Mentors Can Offer

— Providing support. — Providing

challenge.

— Sustaining

mindfulness.

— Understanding

mentoring in its broadest sense.

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Why ¡and ¡How ¡School ¡Leaders ¡ Employ ¡Mentoring ¡ ¡

— Access ¡informa<on ¡about ¡how ¡

to ¡navigate ¡the ¡school/school ¡

  • system. ¡

— Share ¡advice ¡on ¡adjus<ng ¡to ¡

new ¡job ¡responsibili<es. ¡

— Facilitate ¡learning ¡about ¡the ¡

school ¡mission ¡and ¡culture. ¡

— Understand ¡the ¡expecta<ons ¡

  • f ¡the ¡role. ¡
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— Decipher ¡the ¡nuts ¡and ¡

bolts ¡strategies ¡of ¡the ¡ posi<on. ¡

— How ¡to ¡balance ¡

mul<ple ¡work ¡

  • demands. ¡

— Deal ¡with ¡the ¡complex ¡

demands ¡of ¡leading. ¡ ¡

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Examples ¡of ¡ principals' ¡use ¡of ¡ mentoring ¡for ¡ teachers' ¡growth ¡ and ¡learning ¡ ¡

  • Program ¡For ¡

Beginning ¡Teachers ¡

  • Computer ¡Based ¡

Program

Key themes of principals mentoring to support assistant principals' learning

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“The Gift” Principals’ Mentoring to Support Assistant Principal’s Learning

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What constitutes a “good mentoring relationship”?

— Trust exists — Confidentiality is respected — Safe for sharing and taking

risks

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What are characteristics of a “good mentor”?

— Respect — Trust — Acceptance — Availability — Honesty

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What support do mentees need from mentors?

— Trust — Sharing expertise &

knowledge

— Engaging in dialogue — Confidentiality

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Common Traits

Mentee Needs Mentor Traits Mentee Support trust trust trust respect respect engaging dialogue confidentiality acceptance confidentiality safe to share & take risks availability sharing expertise & knowledge honesty

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Mentors Felt Most Proud Of

— Having “real” and meaningful conversations — Listening to each other/being in conversations — Knowing that mentees learned principal-ship — Customizing mentoring for mentee’s needs — Using ways of knowing to help mentee grow — Teaching mentees to say “I need to learn” — Knowing that we learned from each other

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Mentor Video