Mentoring Courses

Summer 2022

EDU620 Mentoring in Action: Becoming a Qualified Mentor and Leader (3 Graduate Credits)

June 24–August 21, 2022
This course includes what a mentor should know and be able to do, how to align conversations to
educator evaluation, how to create a district plan, and how to differentiate mentoring conversations to
meet the varied needs of novice teachers. Mindfulness and leadership are also introduced.
For any teacher who:

• needs to be trained as a mentor.
• seeks a refresher course that aligns with current standards.
• wants to organize and implement a comprehensive induction program.

EDU646 Mindful Teaching: Refining Your Practice to Inspire Student Learning (3 Graduate Credits)

July 8–October 2, 2022.

"This course helped me to see new ways of managing my classroom, as well as my own
expectations of myself as a teacher. It made me reflect on my practices and
try to improve student learning in multiple ways."
For any teacher who:

• is seeking practical professional development and wants to earn credit.
• has completed at least one year of induction and would like to earn 40 mentoring hours toward the 50 hours required beyond year 1.
• is struggling with aspects of the Educator Evaluation and wants to improve.

EDU713 Supporting Special Education Students to be Successful (1 Graduate Credit)
For all educators who need to document SPED PDPs for DESE Re-certification

You may register for up to 2 from our one-credit courses list.
July 8–August 7, 2022

Send your registration receipt from Gordon to [email protected] to receive the course content and the name of your online mentor.

One way to support students with special needs is to uncover their strengths. This course offers participants an opportunity to learn 1) who the SPED students are in your classroom and school, 2) how to find out their strengths, and 3) how to use mindfulness and SEL strategies to minimize stress in the classroom for SPED students. The course final will include practical applications of the ideas with students in your school or classroom.

The content is self-paced and delivered in a .pdf document which includes videos, readings, and reflections. An online mentor communicates with each course participant by phone at the beginning of the course to confirm the timeline for course completion and to answer any questions. The online mentor also reads and responds to all reflections at the end of the course.

EDU714 Building Relationships with English Language Learners (1 Graduate Credit)

For all educators who need to document SEI/ESL PDPs for DESE Re-certification

You may register for up to 2 from our one-credit courses list.
July 8–August 7, 2022
 

Send your registration receipt from Gordon to [email protected] to receive the course content and the name of your online mentor.

One important way to support students from other cultures is to build a relationship with them. This course offers participants an opportunity to learn 1) who the ELL students are in your classroom and school 2) how to use social and emotional skills to build a relationship with your ELL students and 3) how mindfulness practices can be used to minimize stress for ELL students. The course final will include practical application of the ideas from the course with students in your school or classroom.

The content is self-paced and delivered in a .pdf document which includes videos, readings, and reflections. An online mentor communicates with each course participant by phone at the beginning of the course to confirm the timeline for course completion and to answer any questions. The online mentor also reads and responds to all reflections at the end of the course.

EDU717 Using Mindful Mentoring to Support Novice Teachers (1 Graduate Credit)

For new and experienced educators who need to become qualified or want to refresh their skills.

You may register for up to 2 from our one-credit courses list.

July 8–August 7, 2022

Send your registration receipt from Gordon to [email protected] to receive the course content and the name of your online mentor.

This course prepares mentors to use a mentoring curriculum that ensures mentoring conversations are focused and purposeful. The curriculum includes: Mentoring in Action: Guiding, Sharing, and Reflecting With Novice Teachers and The First Years Matter: Becoming an Effective Teacher.  

These books encourage the mentor and novice teacher to collaborate by using the same topics in both books…  This structure intentionally focuses meetings and leads to purposeful mentoring conversations. The ultimate goal is to promote the success of the novice teachers which will enhance learning for students in their classrooms.

The goals of this course are to: 

• prepare qualified mentors to support novice teachers.
• support mentors and novices in having purposeful mentoring conversations aligned to standards. 
• provide relevant professional learning that can be applied in the classroom
• inspire novice teachers to lead their own development through mentoring conversations
• retain novice teachers in our schools.

Key questions reviewed in the course:

• What does a qualified mentor need to know and be able to do?
• What are the topics for a year-long curriculum?
• How does a mentor observe and provide feedback?
• What do effective mentoring conversations look like in practice?
• What is crucial to novice teacher growth and development?

The content is self-paced and delivered in a .pdf document which includes videos, readings, and reflections. An online mentor communicates with each course participant by phone at the beginning of the course to confirm the timeline for course completion and to answer any questions. The online mentor also reads and responds to all reflections at the end of the course.

EDU719 Social and Emotional Learning: Self-Care for Educators (1 Graduate Credit)

For all educators who want to learn more about self-care and minimizing stress.

You may register for up to 2 from our one-credit courses list.

July 8–August 7, 2022

Send your registration receipt from Gordon to [email protected] to receive the course content and the name of your online mentor.

This mini-course offers participants an opportunity to learn; 1) social and emotional skills to minimize stressful reactions 2) the benefits of mindfulness and 3) practical ways to integrate self-care into our busy lives. The content is delivered online and includes videos, readings, and reflections. An online mentor communicates with each course participant by phone at the beginning of the course to confirm the timeline for course completion and to answer any questions.