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Mentoring Program
3700 Forest Drive Suite 500
Columbia, SC 29204

Clint Wills
Mentoring Coordinator
Tel: 803-734-2496
Fax: 803-734-8264
E-mail: cwills@scteachers.org

Training Agendas

Initial Mentor Training


Day One Agenda

  • Welcome and Introduction
  • Induction Programs and Mentoring: Why?
  • Implementing Induction Programs and Mentoring
  • Mentor Selection and Training
  • Mentor Roles
  • Teacher Variety
  • Professional Goal-Setting

Day Two Agenda

  • Context and Overview
  • Vision for Teaching
  • Professional Norms
  • Mentor Roles
  • Beginning Teacher Needs
  • Attitudinal Phases
  • Building Trust Relationships
  • Mentoring Conversations
  • Collaborative Assessment Log
  • Closure

Day Three Agenda

  • Interactive Journal
  • Tailoring Support for Beginning Teachers
  • Mentor’s Language and Attitude of Support
  • Formative Assessment
  • Professional Teaching Standards
  • Continuum
  • Self-assessment for Mentors and Beginning Teachers
  • Goal Aetting for Mentors and Beginning Teachers
  • Group Coaching