MentorChecklist:August,SeptemberandOctober
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August–SuggestedFocus:theBareEssentials
❏Takesometimetogettoknowyourmenteeandtointroduceyourself.Findsomeprofessionalandpersonalcommonalities.
❏Assistyourmenteeinfindingtheirspace,gettingkeysandkeylocationswithinthebuildingsuchasthecopier,thebathroom,themailboxesandtheoffice.
❏AssistyourmenteeinaccessingGoogleSuite,AtlasRubiconandthestudentinformationpartsofX2.
❏MakesureyourmenteeunderstandsthespecialiconsinX2forIEPs,504s,ELLandlegalandmedicalconcerns.
❏Assistyourmenteeinutilizingthetechnologythatisapartoftheirclassroomorjob(forexample,SMARTBoardsorElmos,arudimentarywebpage,etc.)
❏Reviewthestartofyearschedulewithyourmenteeandaskthemiftheyhaveanyquestions.
❏Reviewthedailyandweeklyschedulewithyourmenteeandsetasidetimeforweeklymeetings.
❏Helpthemdevelopaplanforthefirstfewdaysofschool.
❏Thinkaboutwhatdotheyneedtoknowimmediatelyfortheirpositionandgivethemthatinformation.Trytonotoverloadthemwithinformationtheywillnotneedforweeks.
❏Askthem,whatcanIdoforyourightnow?
❏Ifyoucan’thelpthem,findthemsomeonewhocan.
September–SuggestedFocus:ProceduresandRoutines
❏Meetwithyourmenteeweekly
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Observeyourmenteeatleastonce,preferablywithinthefirsttwoweeksofschool.Focusyourobservationonhelpingthemdevelopsolidproceduresthatsupportstudentlearning.
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Helpthemdevelopandimplementproceduresfortransitions,distributingmaterials,dealingwithunexpectedevents(firedrill,misbehavior,etc)andotherproceduresthatarerelevanttotheirspecificjob.
❏Makesuretheyunderstandschoolbasedexpectedprocedures(attendance,parentcontact,etc)
❏Encouragethemtoobserveyouoranothereducator–particularlyduringamomentwhenyouareteachingorreinforcingastandardprocedurewithstudents.
Date / Amountoftime / Educatorobserved/topic❏Talkwiththemabouttheconceptofgrowthmindsetandhavethemthinkabouthowtheycanfosteritintheirinteractionswithstudents.
❏AskthemwhatcanIdoforyourightnow?
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October–Suggestedfocus:ProfessionalandPersonalpacing
❏Meetwithyourmenteeweekly
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Observeyourmenteeatleastonce.
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Encouragethemtoobserveanothereducator.
Date / Amountoftime / Educatorobserved/topic❏Bythistime,hopefullythesupervisorhasobservedthematleastonce.Askthemtosharetheobservationreportwithyouanddevelopaplantoaddressanyconcerns.
❏Setupameetingbetweenthesupervisor,youandyourmenteeanddiscussareasofstrengthandareas
thatyoushouldcollectivelyfocusonwiththeneweducator.
❏Discusstheideaofpacingwithyourmenteeasisrelevanttotheirposition.Thiscouldhavetodowithlessonandunitstructureandtiming,work-lifebalance,ordevelopingplansforcompletingtasks.
❏Reviewwiththeminformationaboutreportingtofamiliesasthefirsttermcloses.
❏HelpthemselectanduploadapieceofevidencetoBaselineEdge,perhapsrelatingtohome-schoolcommunication.
❏AskthemwhatcanIdoforyourightnow?
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ThisformisduetotheMentorCoordinatornolaterthanthefirstFridayofNovember..
MentorChecklist:November,December,January
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November-Suggestedfocus:Assessment
❏Meetwithyourmenteeatleastweekly
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Observeyourmenteewithafocusonassessment–this“observation”couldbepre-assessment–helpingthemthinkaboutthequalityofthequestionsorthemethodofdelivery–oritcouldbepost-assessment–helpingthemevaluatetheassessment.
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Encouragethemto“observe”anothereducator’sassessmentand/orassessmentpractice
Date / Amountoftime / Educatorobserved/topic❏Revisittheideaofgrowthmindsetwithyourmenteeanddiscusshowtheirassessmentcontributes(orfailstocontribute)toagrowthmindsetforstudents.
❏HelpthemselectanduploadapieceofevidenceintoBaselineEdge–perhapsrelatedtoAssessment.
❏Askthem,whatcanIdoforyourightnow?
December–Suggestedfocus:Meetingtheneedsofdiverselearners
❏Meetwithyourmenteeatleastweekly
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Observeyourmenteewithafocusonmeetingtheneedsofadiversityofstudents.
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Encouragethemtoobserveanothereducatorwhoismeetingtheneedsofadiversityoflearners
Date / Amountoftime / Educatorobserved/topicDecembercontinued
❏Discusstheideaofdifferentiationwithyourmentee
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❏Discussthediversityoflearnerstheyinteractwith(cultural,specialneeds,ELL,etc.)
❏HelpthemselectanduploadapieceofevidenceintoBaselineEdge–perhapsrelatedmeetingtheneedsofdiverselearners.
❏Askthem,whatcanIdoforyourightnow?
January–Suggestedfocus:Reflectivepractice
❏Meetwithyourmenteeatleastweekly
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Discusswithyourmenteewhatisgoingwellandwhattheycouldimprove.Selectonesmallthingtotryandchange.Forexample–tryingadifferentquestioningtechnique,adifferentwaytodoatransition,adifferentwarm-upactivity.
❏Observeyourmenteeideallytryingsomethingnew.
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Encouragethemtoobserveanothereducatorwhousesthetechniquetheyaretryingout.
Date / Amountoftime / Educatorobserved/topic❏Bythispoint,theyshouldtwoobservationsundertheirbelt.Askthemtosharetheobservationreportswithyou.Discusswiththemtheobservationreportsandhelpthemmakeadjustmentsasneeded.
❏Askthem,whatcanIdoforyourightnow?
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ThisformisduetotheMentorCoordinatornolaterthanthefirstFridayofFebruary.
MentorChecklist:February,March,AprilandMay
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February
❏Meetwithyourmenteeatleastweekly
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Observeyourmentee
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Encouragethemtoobserveanothereducator
Date / Amountoftime / Educatorobserved/topic❏Askthem,whatcanIdoforyourightnow?
March
❏Meetwithyourmenteeatleastweekly
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Observeyourmentee
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Encouragethemtoobserveanothereducator
Date / Amountoftime / Educatorobserved/topic❏Askthem,whatcanIdoforyourightnow?
April
❏Meetwithyourmenteeatleastweekly
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Observeyourmentee
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Encouragethemtoobserveanothereducator
Date / Amountoftime / Educatorobserved/topic❏Setupameetingbetweenthesupervisor,youandyourmenteeanddiscussareasofstrengthandareasthatyoushouldcollectivelyfocusonwiththeneweducator.
❏Askthem,whatcanIdoforyourightnow?
May
❏Meetwithyourmenteeatleastweekly
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Observeyourmentee
Date / Amountoftime / Topic❏Encouragethemtoobserveanothereducator
Date / Amountoftime / Educatorobserved/topic❏Askthem,whatcanIdoforyourightnow?
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