The Three Curricular Modules:

Developing the Novice Teacher

This six-hour session gives mentors the preliminary knowledge and skills they need to promote the growth of novice teachers. Mentors will learn the stages and phases first year teachers experience and a framework from which to target support. The variety of strategies presented can be used immediately.

Learning-Focused Relationships

This three-hour session brings mentors and novices together to focus on the emotional and informational support research shows novice teachers need early in the school year.

Putting Students First: The Mentor-Protégé Partnership

This three-hour session show mentors and novice teachers how to focus attention on instructional design and delivery. This session emphasizes using standards to plan effective instruction. Through a variety of activities, mentors and novices reflect on teaching practices.