In what ways can you relate to the information shared?
As the writer in the third article also did, I kept in mind my own experiences when I read all three articles. All of the articles connected back easily to my experiences, but especially the third one. Having a mentor serve as a confidant, an observer, and a confidence builder are three roles that are so important to build. To be able to form a relationship where a mentee can be free of embarrassment and evaluation is so valuable in order for them to really feel comfortable and develop who they are as a professional.
In what ways do you think you can support a new teacher.
I am now in year 17 of my teaching career. I think that I can support a new teacher by thinking back on all of the knowledge and strategies that I have gathered throughout the years, and sharing that information with my mentee. I could bring my experiences to meetings with my mentee and help them develop their practice, both with content teaching and with classroom management strategies. I really enjoy collaborating with colleagues, so I am confident that I would be able to do this in a way where my mentee and I are working together collaboratively on these things, and I am not simply telling them “how I would do things”.
Where do your strengths lie?
My strengths lie in building community, as was mentioned in the first article, and in being a confidant and observer, as was mentioned in the third article. I am confident that I can really create a space to listen to my mentee, observe them, and offer them advice in a way that makes them feel comfortable to keep learning and growing.
As the writer in the third article also did, I kept in mind my own experiences when I read all three articles. All of the articles connected back easily to my experiences, but especially the third one. Having a mentor serve as a confidant, an observer, and a confidence builder are three roles that are so important to build. To be able to form a relationship where a mentee can be free of embarrassment and evaluation is so valuable in order for them to really feel comfortable and develop who they are as a professional.
In what ways do you think you can support a new teacher.
I am now in year 17 of my teaching career. I think that I can support a new teacher by thinking back on all of the knowledge and strategies that I have gathered throughout the years, and sharing that information with my mentee. I could bring my experiences to meetings with my mentee and help them develop their practice, both with content teaching and with classroom management strategies. I really enjoy collaborating with colleagues, so I am confident that I would be able to do this in a way where my mentee and I are working together collaboratively on these things, and I am not simply telling them “how I would do things”.
Where do your strengths lie?
My strengths lie in building community, as was mentioned in the first article, and in being a confidant and observer, as was mentioned in the third article. I am confident that I can really create a space to listen to my mentee, observe them, and offer them advice in a way that makes them feel comfortable to keep learning and growing.