New+Teacher+e-Mentor+Course

**3 Graduate Credits: Pass/No Credit ** **Course dates: February 9 - May 4, 2011 ** Instructor of Record: Maggie Austin Course Facilitators: Lanette Johnston, Marléne Rothermel Cost: Fees will be paid for intial year teachers in the TTSN e-Mentor Program
 * EDU 544X Enhancing Practice through E-Mentoring **

**Course Description : ** This course is a collaborative model of professional development in which experienced and new teachers work together to understand sound educational principles and expand their knowledge base. The design of the course will allow the mentors and mentees to share professional conversations around a series of topics related specifically to the challenges of the teaching profession. Each topic is designed to enable teachers to explore important aspects of the teaching profession and relate each one directly to their own professional lives.

**Course Objectives: ** The objectives of the mentoring experience: - Participate in mentoring partnerships that focuses on the teaching qualities and behaviors that support student academic growth; - Build understanding of the value of reflective practice; - Increase the knowledge base and general awareness of best classroom practices; - <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Promote personal and professional well-being through collegial collaboration; <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Examine teaching practice to identify strengths and areas for improvement that will guide mentee/mentor collaboration; <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">- <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Celebrate the accomplishments of the initial years of teaching.