References from Online Learning Opportunities

Welcome to Mentoring in DPS: Getting Started / Mentor Handbook 2010-2011
Mentoring Overview: Encouraging Reflective Practice / Boreen, Johnson, Niday, Potts. Mentoring Beginning Teachers: Guiding, Reflecting, Coaching. York: Stenhouse Publishers, 2000, p. 39
Designing Support for Beginning Teachers Knowledge Brief found at: http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/tchrbrief.pdf 1/26/10
The Many Roles of the Mentor: Setting Yourself Up for Success / Mentor Tip Card: Resource to help guide mentor/mentee conversations. Link: Mentor Tip Card. PBS TeacherLine Peer Connection, www.pbs.org/peerconnection
Other useful resources can be found at: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/resourceroundups/
Phases of the First Year Educator
Phases, continued / A Guide to Prepare Support Providers for Work with Beginning Teachers. Developed by Ellen Moir, University of California, Santa Cruz and Sue Garmston, California Department of Education, 4/92. Adapted from work developed by: Dr. Kendyll Stansbury, Far West Laboratory; Dr. Betty Ward, Southwest Regional Laboratory; Dr. Mary Diez, Alverno College. http://www.gapsc.com/EducatorPreparation/NoChildLeftBehind/TSS/TSS%20WEBSITE/pg%2024-28%20Phases%20of%20new%20teacher%20growth.pdf (3/24/10)
Mentor Teacher Program, Washoe County School District, The Brown Center http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us/docs/staff/mentor-teach/Phases_of_First_Year_Teaching.pdf (3/24/10)
Wisconsin Education Association. http://www.weac.org/Professional_Resources/New_Teacher_Resources/beg_handbook/phases.aspx (3/24/10)
Tami Roth, Professional Development (Teacher on Assignment), Lake Havasu Unified, School District #1
havasu.k12.az.us/pdf/staff_articles/stages.pdf (3/24/10)
Emotional phases of a new teacher: http://ti_sp.alsde.edu/qt/ATM%20Training%20Modules/L.%20Emotional%20Phases%20of%20New%20Teachers.doc (3/24/10)
Ellen Moir, New Teacher Center, University of Santa Cruz. schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/579730CB-F854-407F-96FE-C9B4EE68699A/42352/phasesoffirstyeargraphpdf1.pdf (3/24/10)
THE ROLE OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN INDUCTION PROGRAMS, Kendyll Stansbury, BTSA Research Cluster Consultant www.btsa.ca.gov/ba/profdev/princ_orient/docs/5-06.doc (3/26/10)
Building Rapport: Mentor and Mentee Relationships / Rutherford, P. (2005). The 21st Century Mentor’s Handbook – Creating a Culture for Learning. Alexandria, VA: Just ASK Publications.
Educational Leader: www.educationalleader.com
Mentee Self Assessment
Mentor Self Assessment
Mentoring Conversations / Georgia Professional Standards Committee resource: gapsc.com/EducatorPreparation/NoChildLeftBehind/TSS/TSS%20WEBSITE/Communication%20Skills%20Packet.pdf (3/24/10)
PBS TeacherLine Peer Connection, www.pbs.org/peerconnection
Mentor Tip Card.
Another set of eyes is a consultancy group in Texas with conversation hints. http://www.anothersetofeyes.com/ (3/24/10)
Classroom Observations: Observing a Teacher as a Mentor / Educational Leader documents www.educationalleader.com
Pre-Observation Conference
Post-Observation Conference
Questions for Coaching
Questions to Guide Dialogue
Challenging Mentoring Situations / Mentoring a Difficult Employee, Kimberly King http://www.interweavecorp.com
Building a Relationship with a Mentee, I-TECH Clinical Mentoring Toolkit
http://www.go2itech.org/resources/toolkits
Mentor Planning Worksheet
Other Mentoring Resources / Post-Observation Conference Video: DPS Mentor and Mentee
DPS Professional Library Book List: Resources for Mentors
Denver Public Schools Professional Library https://lion.dpsk12.org:443/search~S136/
Retired Teachers serving as Mentors, from This Active Life at nea.org: http://omega.nea.org/home/37001.htm
Virginia Mentoring Program Resources. Video modules and pdf files including: needs of beginning teachers, roles and characteristics of the mentor, building trust and other effective ways to communicate with new teachers.
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/career_resources/mentor/index.shtml
Never Got a Chance, about a new educator and mentor: Shulman, Judith H, Ed.; Colbert, Joel A, Ed. The Mentor Teacher Casebook, ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, and Far West Lab for Educational Research and Development, November 1987. PDF file of this document, on page 22: http://www.eric.ed.gov:80/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/1c/60/6f.pdf
The Key to Successful Mentoring: Building support systems begins with asking for help — and giving it. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/793
Conversations, Questions and answers for a beginning teacher http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/660
What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do, 5 Core Propositions from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards: http://nbpts.org/UserFiles/File/what_teachers.pdf
Cognitive Coaching at the University of Texas at Austin: https://uteach.utexas.edu/go/wings/Mentor-Development/Cognitive-Coaching/