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OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
Instructor: Instructors: Carol Radford, Karen Gannon, Barbara Shurtleff
Participants: Participants: Teachers, Specialists, Administrators
Date/Times: Rolling Registration opens 8/26/24 and ends 9/27/24
Location: Asynchronous learning-Rolling Registration opens 8/26/24 and ends 9/27/24
Course #: 2024-26
Course Info Contact: Sherri Tetrault, 5089985599 ex 130, [email protected]
Course Description:

FALL 2024 ~ Session 1
Registration opens AUGUST 26th and closes September 27th. This mentoring
course must be completed by November 1st.
A Training Course for Mentors, Lead Mentors, and Administrators
Using Mindful Mentoring to Support Novice Teachers
Two books are required for this course:
  • Mentoring in Action: Guiding, Sharing, and Reflecting with Novice Teachers
  • The First Years Matter: Becoming an Effective Mentor. Both books available on Amazon
Bulk orders with discount contact Corwin directly 1-800-233-9936
Includes a free companion website with .pdf handouts and additional resources.
15 PDPs for teachers seeking to be qualified mentors and administrators who want to
learn more about supporting and retaining novice teachers.
Cost $150 includes videos, reflection prompts, personal phone call with online
mentor to customize assignments, and individualized reflections on completed
work.
The goals of this course are to:
1. Prepare qualified mentors to support novice teachers.
2. Support mentors and novices in having purposeful mentoring conversations aligned to
standards.
3. Provide relevant professional learning that can be applied in the classroom.
4. Inspire novice teachers to lead their own development through mentoring
conversations.
5. Retain Novice teachers in our schools.
Key questions reviewed in the course:
What does a qualified mentor need to know and be able to do?
What are the topics for a year-long curriculum?
How does a mentor observe and provide feedback?
What do effective mentoring conversations look like in practice?
What is crucial to novice teacher growth and development?
The MIA website offers additional free resources. https://mentoringinaction.com/