Resources
Module 1: Mentorship
Mentoring & coaching: the journey of a first year teacher (5:11)
Things you learn in your first year teaching (1:53)
Module 2: Orientation
What not to do when mentoring (5:54)
Module 3: Eco-system
I’m a teacher: an educator’s anthem (3:57)
Module 4: PCK
Student teaching examples (08:11)
Substitute teacher and student argue (03:58)
Teacher gets mad at sixth grader (03:34)
When a lesson goes wrong (16:24)
Module 5: Good practice
The Bobo Beatdown - Crash Course Psychology #12 (9:34)
Module 6: Observation and feedback
Group 1- ineffective teaching skit (2:27)
Best physics lesson ever (2:24)
Bad Lesson Example (Weather) (5:58)
Module 1: Mentorship
Cognitive Apprenticeship: Making thinking visible (Collins, A, et al, reprinted with permission from the Winter 1991 issue of the AMERICAN EDUCATOR, the quarterly journal of the American Federation of Teachers)
Developmental stages of teachers (Stroot, S, et al, 1998, reprinted with permission from the Winter 1991 issue of the AMERICAN EDUCATOR, the quarterly journal of the American Federation of Teachers)
Module 2: Orientation
Statement of Personal Teaching Philosophy (Mark Casteel, 2012 Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching)
Module 3: Eco-system
Case study: When cultures clash…
Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) for schoolbased educators (2017)
National Curriculum Statements: statement of intent (summarised)
School Based Assessment processes
Structure of the education departmental system in South Africa
Module 4: PCK
Case study: Beverley drops the ball
Differing stress levels of teachers from high performing and poor performing schools (Milner & Khoza, 2008)
Factors that influence stress and burnout in teachers (Fisher, 2011)
Feedback and feed forward
Making experience count: the role of reflection in individual learning (Di Stefano et al, 2014)
Stressors in the professional lives of South African secondary school teachers (Schulze & Steyn, 2007)
Tips for effective classroom management
Module 5: Good practice
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Case study: Mr Grumpy
Differentiated instruction (Subban, P, 2006)
Find your Marigold
Module 1: Mentorship
Developmental stages of the student teacher
Module 2: Orientation
An effective Mentor Teacher: self-assessment
Questions to ask yourself during the mentoring process
Template for first meeting
Template for further meetings
Module 3: Eco-system
‘Unwritten rules’ or ‘hidden codes’
Module 5: Good practice
Observations by the student teacher
Module 6: Observation and feedback
Mentor’s self reflection
Notes on classroom management
Notes on lesson observation
Personal development journal: Example 1
Personal development journal: Example 2
Reflection on teaching (mentor and student teacher)
Reflection on teaching (student teacher)
http://osiriseducational.co.uk/staffroom/article/marking-in-schools-feedback-of-feed-forward/
http://www.coachingnetwork.org.uk
http://www.disciplinehelp.com/teacher/
http://www.stephenbrookfield.com
Module 1: Mentorship
Development life cycle of the student teacher
Mentoring & coaching: a comparison (adapted from http://www.curee.co.uk)
Module 2: Orientation
Components of closure
Goleman’s 4 competences of an effective mentor
Herbat’s didactic triangle and its relationships (Stenberg et al., 2014)
IDEA Model (adapted from Cardelle-Elawar, M. 2000 Teacher motivational understanding in how to teach ethnic minority students. Educating Able Children)
Learning through relationships (adapted from: https://learningjournal.wordpress.com/author/learningjournal/page/3)
Mentoring life cycle (adapted from http://pt.slideshare.net/soniathompson2)
My personal teaching philosophy
My teacher identity
Phases of the mentoring relationship
Process elements of developing a teacher identity
Questions for meeting agenda with student teacher (adapted from Zachary, L. 2002: Questions for goals of mentoring relationship)
The active listening process
Who am I? (adapted from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/coaching-mentoring-emotional-literacy-unlocking-cam-code-leigh-kibby)
Module 3: Eco-system
Student teacher’s eco-system
Module 4: PCK
Reflecting on lessons
Module 5: Good practice
Reflective knowledge: Pre-service, Novice and Master Teachers
Module 6: Observation and feedback
Oral feedback
Ball, A. F. (2000). Preparing teachers for diversity: Lessons learned from the US and South Africa, Teaching and Teacher Education, 16:491-509.
Ball, D., Thames, M. & Phelps, G. (2008), Content knowledge for teaching: What makes it special? Journal of Teacher Education, 59(5):389-407.
Bandura, A. (1971). Social Learning Theory. General Learning Corporation, s.l.
Bronfenbrenner, U. (1992). Ecological systems theory. In Six theories of child development: Revised formulations and current issues, R. Vasta (ed.), London, England.
Caddick, P. (2009). Building effective mentoring partnerships. Available from: http://www.pcaddick.com
Cardelle-Elawar, M. (2000). Teacher motivational understanding in how to teach ethnic minority students. Educating Able Children, 4(2), 41-51
Collins, A., Brown, J. & Holum, A. (1991). Cognitive apprenticeship: Making thinking visible, American educator, 15(3):6-11
Di Stefano, G., Gino, F., Pisano, G.P. and Staats, B. R. (201). Making experience count: The role of reflection in individual learning, Harvard Business School, Working Paper 14-93.
Fisher, M. H. (2011). Factors influencing stress, burnout, and retention of secondary teachers’, Current issues in education, 14(1):3-36.
Gee, J.P. (2000). Identity as an analytic lens for research in education’, Review of Research in Education, 25:99-125.
Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ, Bantam, New York.
Goodenough, W. (1963), Cooperation and change, Russell Sage Foundation, New York.
Goodyear, G., and Allchin, D. (1998). Statements of Teaching Philosophy, To Improve the Academy, 404, from: http://DigitalCommonsunl.edu/podimproveacad/404.
Gravett, S., Henning, E. and Eiselen, R. (2011). New teachers look back on their university education: Prepared for teaching, but not for life in the classroom, Education as Change, 15(sup 1):S123-S142.
Hinde, R. A. (1997). Relationships: A dialectical perspective, Psychology Press, Hove, UK.
Hudson, P. (2010). Mentors report on their own mentoring practices, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 35(7):30-40.
Hudson, P., English, L., Dawes, L., King, D., and Baker, St. (2015.) Exploring links between pedagogical knowledge practices and student outcomes in STEM education for primary schools, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40(6):134-151.
Keller, T. E. (2004). The stages and development of mentoring relationships. Thousand Oaks Handbook of Youth Mentoring. Available from: http://www.bbbsi.org/wp-content/uploads/affiliatesonly/brand/stagesanddevelopmentofmentoringpartnerships.pdf.
Milner, K., and Khoza, H. (2008). A comparison of teacher stress and school climate across schools with different matric success rates’, South African Journal of Education, 28:155-173.
National Department of Basic Education. (1997). National Curriculum Statements Grades R-12 (NCS), (revised 2002), Author, Pretoria.
National Department of Basic Education. (2011). National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements Grades R-12, (CAPS), Author, Pretoria.
National Department of Basic Education. (2011). National Protocol for Assessment Grades R-12, (amended 2012), Author, Pretoria.
National Department of Basic Education. (2013). General Education System Quality Assessment, Author, Pretoria.
National Department of Education. (2001). Manifesto on Values, Education and Democracy, Author, Pretoria.
Scales, P. (2013). The reflective teacher, Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector, Open University Press, Maidenhead, UK.
Schulze, S., and Steyn, T. (2007). Stressors in the professional lives of South African secondary school educators’, South African Journal of Education 27(4):691-707.
Shulman, L. S. (1986). Those who understand: Knowledge growth in teaching, Educational Researcher, 15(2):4-14.
Shulman, L. S. (2004). The wisdom of practice: Essays on teaching, learning, and learning to teach, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.
Snow, C., Griffen, P. and Burns, M. S., (eds). (2005). Knowledge to support the teaching of reading: Preparing teachers for a changing world, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.
South African Council for Educators (SACE), n.d., Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD), Author, Centurion, from: https://www.sace.org.za.
South African Council for Educators (SACE), n.d., The Code of Professional Ethics (as amended), Author, Centurion, from: https://www.sace.org.za.
South African Government. (1993). The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, (Act No. 200 of 1993, Government Gazette, Pretoria.
South African Government, (1996). South African Schools Act (Act No. 84 of 1996, updated 2011, amended 2014), Government Gazette, Pretoria.
South African Government. (1997). The Abolition of Corporal Punishment Act (Act No. 33 of 1997), Government Gazette, Pretoria.
South African Government. (2008). National Qualifications Framework Act, (Act No. 67 of 2008), Government Gazette, Pretoria.
Spaull, N. (2013 August 22). It's the teachers' lack of subject knowledge, stupid, Times Live. Available from: https://www.timeslive.co.za/ideas/2013-08-22-its-the-teachers-lack-of-subject-knowledge-stupid/
Stenberg, K., Karlsson, L., Pitkaniemi, H. and Maaranen, K. (2014). Beginning student teachers’ teacher identities based on their practical theories, European Journal of Teacher Education, 37(2):204-219.
Stroot, S., Keil, V., Stedman, P., Lohr, L., Faust, R., Schincariol-Randall, L., Sullivan, A., Czerniak, G., Kuchcinski, J., Orel, N., and Richter, M. (1998) Peer assistance and review guidebook, Columbus, OH: Ohio Department of Education, Retrieved 15 February 2008. Available from: http://www.utoledo.edu/colleges/education/par/stages.html.
Subban, P. (2006). Differentiated instruction: A research basis’, International Education Journal, 7(7):935-947.
Wong, A. T. and Premkumar, K. (2007). An introduction to mentoring principles, processes, and strategies for facilitating mentoring relationships at a distance, from: http://www.usask.ca/gmcte/drupal/?q=resources, s.l.
Zachary, L. J. (2000). The mentor’s guide: Facilitating effective learning relationships (2nd ed.), Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.