Frontline Education on LinkedIn: Enhancing Teacher Support through Innovative Mentoring (2024)

Empowering Teachers, Enhancing Education: How to Promote Continuous Professional Development in Your School.As educators, we know that teaching is a continuous learning process. To provide the best education for our learners, we must prioritize our own professional growth and development. But how can we promote continuous professional development for teachers in our schools?1. Provide Opportunities for Training and WorkshopsOffer regular training sessions, workshops, and conferences that cater to diverse teaching needs and interests. 2. Encourage Collaboration and MentorshipFoster a culture of peer support, mentoring, and coaching to share best practices and expertise amongst teaching staff. 4. Offer Flexible Professional Development OptionsProvide access to online courses, webinars, and self-paced learning opportunities to accommodate different learning styles and schedules.5. Recognize and Reward Professional GrowthAcknowledge and celebrate teachers' professional achievements and milestones.6. Lead by ExampleSchool leaders, model continuous learning behavior and prioritize your own professional development.7. Make Time for Professional DevelopmentSchedule regular time for teachers to engage in professional development activities.By prioritizing continuous professional development, we can enhance our teaching practices, improve student outcomes, and create a culture of excellence in our schools. Let's empower our teachers to grow and thrive! #TeacherProfessionalDevelopment #ContinuousLearning #EducationFirst #SchoolLeadership #ProfessionalGrowth #EduQuality

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Job-embedded mentoring and coaching have been the cornerstones of the New Teacher Center’s (NTC) approach to teacher development since its founding in 1998. Our model prioritizes the development of teachers’ instructional skills by fostering strong relationships between teachers and their mentors or coaches.We believe the following features of teacher induction and instructional coaching programs can make the difference for improved instruction, student learning, and teacher retention:+ High-quality training for mentors/coaches+ Significant, protected collaborative time with teachers+ Professional relationships grounded in trust+ Instructionally focused coaching cycles of planning, observation, and analysis of student work+ Centering students identities and experiences+ Optimal learning environments reflecting the science of how children learn best+ School and district leaders play a critical role in educator successHow this looks in any one school or district reflects their own unique needs and circ*mstances. We support our partners to creatively design approaches that work, integrating coaching as an implementation strategy into school and district priorities.Read more about our coaching model and impact in our recent white paper, Leveraging a Decade of Research: Designing Instructional Coaching for Optimal Learning: https://ow.ly/Haj350QYRmm

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Two experts discussed how to create a supportive and successful new-teacher mentorship program.

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Teach Plus California Alumnus Juan Francisco Resendez knows the power a strong mentor can have on a new teacher."In a time when schools are struggling to find highly competent educators in many disciplines, it’s imperative that we ensure that those who decide to become teachers have the support that they—and their students—need to thrive. Highly effective mentors have the power to set a future teacher up for long term success, impacting thousands of students for the better."What are his 5 principles of effective mentoring? Click to find out.https://lnkd.in/gHVpdQMU

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In the planning stages of Bonnie Mentoring, I came across a research paper by the University of Southern Queensland and the University of New South Wales, titled ‘Re-imagining teacher mentoring for the future’. Through their research and combined years of experience, these senior lecturers reiterated the need for continued professional development for teachers, as well as making recommendations for the future of teacher mentoring. The authors discussed how mentoring has “a long history as an approach to support teachers, particularly those in the early stages of their careers, to navigate the challenges of the profession and build professional capacity”. They asserted that “just as teachers are being required to adapt to the demands of the future, so too mentoring approaches must evolve to support teachers in a way that is future-focused”. As I’ve witnessed firsthand, oftentimes the mentoring support provided by the school itself is inadequate due to time, location or financial restraints, so seeking mentoring beyond the school is recommended. Early career teachers are faced with many challenges in the classroom, such as “responding to challenging classroom behaviours, meeting the needs of diverse students and developing an engaging curriculum and delivering it, all without the benefit of experience”. Mentoring should support the day-to-day functionality of teaching alongside adaptability, innovation, resourcefulness, creativity, collegial respect, open-mindedness, and self-belief. My goal at Bonnie Mentoring is to do just that, to support teachers in the early stages of their careers to “be personally aware, relationally engaged and contextually innovative and progressive”. (Head here to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gHAcYhQE)Let’s work together to ensure you are all of these things and so much more! Book a mentoring session today at the link in the bio. #mentoring #mentoringmatters #teachersupport #australianteachers #beginnngteachertips #bonniementoring #graduateteachermentor #preserviceteachermentor #earlycareerteachermentor #gradteacher #earlycareerteachers #remoteteachersau #professionaldevelopmentineducation

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Free resource below ⤵️👉🏾 Even in the final stretch of the school year, building trusting relationships and collaborative partnerships with teachers remains crucial. This period isn’t merely a countdown to summer but a vital time for students and teachers to finish strong and sets the tone for future teaching learning efforts. 👉🏾 Trust is a key driver for a healthy and productive school culture. It ensures open communication and creates space for vulnerability and risk-taking to improve teaching and learning. As teachers and students navigate the complexities of wrapping up the academic year, a foundation of trust can ease the pressure, mitigate stress, encourage sharing of innovative ideas, and promote a collaborative problem-solving atmosphere that benefits teachers and students.👉🏾 The last quarter is a prime opportunity for reflection and planning for the upcoming academic year. Through trust and collaboration, teachers and instructional leaders can engage in a robust and honest review of the year’s activities and outcomes, informing future instructional priorities, professional learning and strategic planning. 👉🏾 Finally, the end of the year can be emotionally charged with the pressures of curriculum deadlines and testing schedules. A culture of trust and collaboration can provide the emotional support and safety needed by teachers and students during this time.For ideas to build trusting and collaborative partnerships with teachers, access our free resource here - https://bit.ly/3VEJgSq #instructionalcoaching #coaching #coaches #coach #instructionalleadership #educationalleadership #transformationalcoaching #transformationalcoach #k12education #teacherdevelopment

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Dear LinkedIn community,I am thrilled to share a significant milestone on my journey of professional growth and development. 🌱 I have successfully completed Phase 1 of the P4C (Philosophy for Children) Teacher Training program! 📚💡Engaging in this transformative program has been an incredible experience so far. As a dedicated educator, I firmly believe that fostering critical thinking, empathy, and open-mindedness is essential for our students' holistic growth. P4C offers an innovative approach to education that aligns seamlessly with this vision.Phase 1 has been an enriching dive into the foundational principles of P4C. From exploring various philosophical inquiries to honing facilitation techniques, I've gained invaluable insights that I'm eager to bring into my classroom. This journey has not only deepened my understanding of the power of philosophical dialogue but has also equipped me with practical tools to create a nurturing and intellectually stimulating environment for my students.I want to express my gratitude to the exceptional trainer and fellow educators who have made this phase so inspiring. Your guidance, expertise, and shared passion have been instrumental in shaping my growth.As I move forward to Phase 2, I am excited to continue refining my skills, collaborating with like-minded peers, and ultimately making a lasting impact on my students' educational journey. Here's to fostering a generation of critical thinkers, communicators, and compassionate individuals!Stay tuned for more updates as I progress through this remarkable program. 🌟 If you're curious about P4C or its impact on education, I'd love to connect and share insights.#P4C #TeacherTraining #CriticalThinking #EducationMatters #PhilosophyForChildren #LifelongLearning

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A massive shift is needed in how we prepare teachers and principals for K-12 education.Let’s look at a few examples.Teacher prep programs teach people how to direct learning, not how to facilitate it.Principal prep programs teach people how to direct people, not how to facilitate them.Teacher prep programs involve rigid plans and little flexibility.Principal prep programs involve rigid plans and little accountability.Teacher prep programs have too many outdated elements that miss the mark for skills development.Principal prep programs focus on the ideas of leadership, not the skills of leadership.If we wish to see a behavior change in people, less time on the theoretical is key.More time on the real-world skills is a necessity.That is why we are developing an educator bootcamp of how to acquire the real-world skills of leadership in and out of the classroom.If we want education to be more iterative, meaningful, and impactful, teachers and principals need to lead the way.

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