Prepare Mentors and Novice Teachers

• We offer three courses for professional learning credit. Review course descriptions in this Courses Flyer. Contact Mike Pelletier mikePell26@gmail.com to register.

• We also offer three free Podcast PD audio courses for all educators. Read this Flyer to learn more.

Share Ideas

This list of my blogs is a useful tool for district leaders and mentors to share with teachers.  Select the blogs that relate to topics you want to emphasize and email them to mentors and beginning teachers or integrate a blog into your school or district newsletter.  Use throughout the school year to inspire all educators!

Watch Videos

This Video Library offers introductions to each month in the Mentoring in Action book, examples of purposeful mentoring conversations, and a variety of videos to support mentor training and novice teacher development.

Read Mindful Memos

These Memos are designed to support mentors and novice teachers in using the books, Mentoring in Action: Guiding, Sharing, and Reflecting and The First Years Matter: Becoming an Effective Teacher (2nd editions).

Each memo includes videos, suggestions for that month, and ways to be more mindful.

Offer Group mentoring

Group mentoring is an opportunity to share ideas and solve problems beyond the usual one-one conversations. Groups can include mentors, novice teachers, and any teacher in the school who wants to learn and grow.

Listen to Students

Student Perspectives are important to enhancing teaching practices. We encourage the use of anonymous surveys and follow-up conversations with mentors and novices discussing how the data gathered can improve teaching practices.

Make a Plan

District Action Plans are important to identify roles and responsibilities for mentors and ensure stakeholders will sustain mentor training and support for novices in years 1-3. Review these Sample Plans to inspire you to create your own plan .