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nti:admin-training:question-4 [2016/06/15 18:45]
Martens, Robert L created
nti:admin-training:question-4 [2018/07/23 18:23]
Schaefer, Jonathan M
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   * **How do I recommend the best mentor for new teachers?**   * **How do I recommend the best mentor for new teachers?**
  
-===== Introduction ===== +//We understand that selection of mentors has already taken place, but this information is still very important for your work in the program.// ​
-//We understand that selection of mentors has already taken place for most of you, but this information is still very important for your work in the program.//+
  
-One of the most important ​decisions you will make is who to choose ​to serve as the mentor for your new teacher. Please **read this article** by James Rowley from Educational Leadership about what makes a good mentor. [[http://​www.ascd.org/​publications/​educational-leadership/​may99/​vol56/​num08/​The-Good-Mentor.aspx|I think you'll find this article to be very insightful]].+One of the most important ​supports for the NTI program ​is the mentors. As a district leader you play and important role in who you recommend ​to serve as an instructional ​mentor for new teachers in your district. At the beginning of each calendar year district leaders, District School Coordinators,​ principals and directors, are asked to consider recommending teachers who have the gifts for mentoring. ​ Teachers apply to the program between January 2 to March 1 and they need to have the recommendation of their administrator. This application timeline allows mentors to be approved and begin their training in the summer when they begin working with a new teacher. Please **read this article** by James Rowley from Educational Leadership about what makes a good mentor. [[http://​www.ascd.org/​publications/​educational-leadership/​may99/​vol56/​num08/​The-Good-Mentor.aspx|I think you'll find this article to be very insightful]].
  
-A really important understanding ​for you to have is that the best classroom teachers sometimes DO NOT make the best mentors. Please [[https://​drive.google.com/​a/​mlc-wels.edu/​file/​d/​0B-0SkfC8sP-hNXc4ejNmbF9hYUE/​view|read the Guidelines for Mentor ​Recommendation” for New Teacher Induction]].+A really important understanding is that the best classroom teachers sometimes DO NOT make the best mentors. Please [[https://​drive.google.com/​open?id=0B-0SkfC8sP-hbzVhakVtdndsRmM|Review ​the NTI Guidelines for the Recommendation ​of Mentors]].
  
 [[https://​drive.google.com/​open?​id=0B-0SkfC8sP-hZnhaa1J6LXphUHc|Share this document with a potential mentor]] to help them decide if they would like to serve as a mentor. [[https://​drive.google.com/​open?​id=0B-0SkfC8sP-hZnhaa1J6LXphUHc|Share this document with a potential mentor]] to help them decide if they would like to serve as a mentor.
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 +Your recommendations and encouragement are often the impetus which prompt teachers to make application to become a mentor. Mentors begin this application process by completing the NTI Mentor Application Form, [[https://​mlc-wels.edu/​nti/​become-a-mentor/​application/​|https://​mlc-wels.edu/​nti/​become-a-mentor/​application/​]].
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