Mentoring Professional Learning Materials

Mentoring Program Beginning Teacher and Beginning Administrator Mentor Workshop Materials

The Oregon Department of Education developed the NEW Oregon Mentoring Program Beginning Teacher Mentor and Beginning Administrator Mentor professional learning workshops. These professional learning workshops were developed from evidence-based instructional mentoring research. Both the New Beginning Teacher Mentor and New Beginning Administrator Mentor professional learning workshops have accompanying tools, protocols, and resources that will support beginning teachers and beginning administrators to advance their teaching/leading practice and increase student learning and growth.

These workshops are designed for:

• new mentors
• experienced mentors
• Professional Learning facilitators

These workshops have been developed with a Train-the-Trainer model in mind.

Experience Beginning Teacher Mentor Professional Learning Sessions

• Co-Teaching Using the St. Cloud Model
• Mentoring with Culture in Mind
• Differentiated Mentoring Supports to Meet the Needs of Beginning Teachers
• Mentoring for Effective Instructional Practices
• Mentoring through Difficult Conversations
• Designing and Facilitating Highly Effective Professional Learning

Beginning Administrator Mentors

• Online Kick Start - Self-paced individualized version
• In-Person Kick Start

Online Sessions

• Roundtable Session 1 - Coaching for Time Management and System Change
• Roundtable Session 2 - Meeting Observation Tools and Pre-Observation Conversations Taking a Deeper Dive
• Roundtable Session 3 - Meeting with the District Office Supervisor
• Roundtable Session 4 - School Culture and Transformational Change
• Roundtable Session 5 - Learning-Focused Conversations for Professional Learning
• Roundtable Session 6 - Building Capacity and Ending the Year Strong!

For questions, comments, or additional information contact Sheli Dumas.