Do your mentors know how to lead an effective mentoring conversations that meet the needs of the novice teachers? The eleven videos in the A Mentoring in Action Conversation series show you what effective conversations could look like and how mentors can lead and allow your novice teacher to talk too! Use one or more of these conversation videos in your mentor training workshops.
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 | A Mentoring in Action Conversation - 01 Creating a Survival Packet A mentor and novice teacher discuss page 39 in the Mentoring in Action book. Prompt: What is an important survival topic for you? |
 | A Mentoring in Action Conversation - 02 Classroom Management A mentor and novice teacher discuss page 62 in the Mentoring in Action book. Prompt: How will you discuss the impact of routines on minimizing misbehavior? |
 | A Mentoring in Action Conversation - 03 Creating a Lesson Plan A mentor and novice teacher discuss page 77 in the Mentoring in Action book. Prompt: Why is important to discuss assessment in the lesson plan design? |
 | A Mentoring in Action Conversation - 04 Looking at Student Work A mentor and novice teacher discuss page 110 in the Mentoring in Action book. Prompt: How does this process enhance novice teacher development? |
 | A Mentoring in Action Conversation - 05 Reflecting on Practice A mentor and novice teacher discuss page 133 in the Mentoring in Action book. Prompt: How can these short reflections forward teaching practices? |
 | A Mentoring in Action Conversation - 06 Seeking Additional Support A mentor and novice teacher discuss page 126 in the Mentoring in Action book. Prompt: How does a novice teacher know when to seek help? |
 | A Mentoring in Action Conversation - 07 Discussing Frustrations A mentor and novice teacher discuss page 133 in the Mentoring in Action book. Prompt: Why is it important to discuss frustrations? |
 | A Mentoring in Action Conversation - 08 Communicating with Parents A mentor and novice teacher discuss page 130 in the Mentoring in Action book. Prompt: How can compliment phone calls build relationships with parents? |
 | A Mentoring in Action Conversation - 09 Looking Back and Moving Forward A mentor and novice teacher discuss page 143 in the Mentoring in Action book. Prompt: How can reflection improve practice? |
 | A Mentoring in Action Conversation - 10 Looking at Student Work A mentor and novice teacher discuss page 150 in the Mentoring in Action book. Prompt: How can clustering student papers into groups focus a teacher? |
 | A Mentoring in Action Conversation - 11 Assessing Instructional Practice Using a Rubric A mentor and novice teacher discuss page 233 in the Mentoring in Action book. Prompt: Why is it important to measure success using the standards for teachers? |