Friday, November 5, 2010
Roles and Responsibilities
Wow! I felt inspired when I left our first TSS training. I was unsure of what to expect at this training but am now anxious to attend the remaining. Listening to others is one of my definite strengths. I did not have a mentor teacher when I first started teaching and I think the thing I wanted the most was just for someone to listen to me, let me talk and tell about how I was feeling without judging me. I am going to offer an open ear to my mentees for them to share whatever they feel they need to. As a mentor, another strength for me is my knowledge of the school's policies and procedures, etc. That was also one of the things that I felt I missed out on when I first started teaching. There was nobody to tell me how to do things. One of my mentees is not new to teaching, just new to the county so I believe she needs more of that from me than anything else. I need to be available for her to answer questions about procedures and other day-to-day questions.
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After our first TSS meeting, I felt refreshed and excited about sharing with my mentor teacher! As a first year teacher she has been blessed with a wonderful group of 14 students, whereas, I, the teacher with 25 years experience, has a room full of 24 first graders, which sometimes leaves me feeling like a first year teacher! My mentor and I motivate and encourage one another. We are fortunate to have our rooms right across the hall from each other, whenever she needs anything all she has to do is give me a hollar! I feel so blessed to be a part of the TSS program, even veteran teachers can have stressful years! I have been doing alot of reflecting over my teaching strengths and weaknesses, I feel that one of the TSS program's greatest strengths is the opportunity for teachers to learn, inspire, motivate and share with one another.
ReplyDeleteThe first TSS meeting was very interesting to me!! After leaving the meeting I felt very enthusiastic about being able to mentor such a wonderful person. My mentee and I have such a wonderful relationship with one another and we are truly blessed to be right across the hall from one another. We share ideas daily and we conference daily as well. I feel that this mentor experience will allow me the opportunities share my ideas, encourage, guide and motivate, but I will also be able to learn new ideas and be encouraged as well. The TSS program is GREAT!!!
ReplyDeleteThe first meeting has really set the tone for what becoming a mentor is all about! I am truly excited about going through this process this year because like many others, I did not have an official mentor when I started teching in 1993. I felt like I was literally only one day ahead of my students that first year, but I somehow survived. I look forward to learning as much from my mentee as she will learn from me. The opportunity to help shape another is a priviledge that I hold in high regard. I feel that I have a wealth of experience to share, and I am confident that the TSS training will only refine those skills, and better enable me to have a positive impact on my assigned mentee.
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