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It is important for mentors and support staff to:
Demonstrate exemplary teaching practices consistently
Demonstrate a desire to serve as a mentor
Demonstrate the ability to support adult learning and development
Have sufficient teaching experience as determined by the program partnership
Support an apprentice in delivering the instruction of students in the classroom through observation and coaching
Provide frequent, actionable feedback to the apprentice based on observations and classroom interactions;
Provide opportunities for the apprentice to take increasing levels of responsibility over the course of the on-the-job learning experience
Identify opportunities for specific experiences aligned with the on-the-job learning competencies.
Mentor Enables Apprentice to Assume Increased Responsibility
Apprentices should be working collaboratively with their mentor teacher as an instructional team and should have ongoing opportunities to apply content and pedagogical knowledge. Programs should include how the teacher candidate’s responsibility for making decisions for planning and instruction will increase during the placement. These could include:
Creating effective assessments;
Creating a classroom management plan;
Developing and implementing effective lesson plans;
Observing effective teaching strategies;
Reflecting on teaching practices;
Participating in team meetings and planning time;
Other opportunities as determined by the local program. (TDOE GYO Playbook, May 2022)
At the end of each semester, please take time to evaluate your apprentices On-The-Job Learning Competencies by filling out the following Google Form.
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