Mentors

Mentor Responsibilities

The full handbooks include the responsibilities, policies and procedures for the internship. The undergraduate handbook mentor section is isolated here for your convenience.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the Holmes Center with any questions, comments or concerns.

The following list of mentor teacher responsibilities is in checklist form for your convenience. Refer to the Internship in Teaching handbook for detailed information.

Interns are in a constant state of reflection and self-evaluation as they work toward competency growth for best practice while working for and with their students. Keeping a journal and/or a list of questions for the mentor, university supervisor, program advisor, the Holmes Center, and/or for further research is highly encouraged.  Interns use the evaluation rubric to set and work toward competency-based goals.

Evaluation of interns is an important component of the teacher education program and is a rigorous multi-dimensional process. The mentor teacher and university supervisor complete midterm and final evaluations using a program-specific rubric. The formula for the calculation of the final grade for the internship varies by program. The competency domains of intern evaluations for all programs are Pedagogy, Classroom Atmosphere, Reflective Practice, Professionalism, and Content and Teaching.

Interns receive both formative and summative feedback throughout the internship. Formative and summative assessments are used by mentor teachers, university supervisors, the Holmes Center, and program faculty to evaluate progress toward competencies.

Taskstream is a cloud-based software that has been integrated with Canvas, so faculty and students can use these tools cohesively. Mentor teachers and university supervisors will use the same evaluation rubrics at both midterm and the end of the internship.  The Internship Calendar lists the midterm and final evaluation windows.

All evaluations are submitted in Taskstream. Mentors receive an evaluation reminder email (sent to your school email) before the midterm evaluation window. New Mentors will also receive an invitation email from Taskstream Watermark (check your spam/junk folder if you have received the reminder email but not the invitation from Taskstream Watermark).