Teacher cadets select an educator to mentor them throughout the year. Cadets must meet with mentors--either face-to-face or virtually--eight times throughout the year. It is the cadet's responsibility to communicate with the mentor to schedule meeting dates. Below is a calendar of suggested topics for discussion. These topics are suggestions only: cadets may discuss other burning topics of interest to them.FALL SEMESTER: MEET 4 TIMES, once monthly
- SEPTEMBER: Get to Know You
- What do you teach? How long have you been teaching?
- What do you like most about teaching?
- What do you find most challenging about teaching?
- Have you ever had a career outside of education?
- Do you aspire to move to a different position in education or outside education?
- OCTOBER: Teacher Licensure
- What are you licensed to teach?
- What process did you go through to get licensed?
- How do you renew your license?
- What do you do for professional development?
- Do you have plans to add any areas to your license? If so, how will you do so?
- NOVEMBER: Resume Tips
- How would you suggest I improve my resume?
- Would you be willing to share a copy of your resume with me?
- How have you used your resume in your own career?
- How important do you think having a strong resume is for getting a job in the educational field?
- DECEMBER: Interviewing Skills
- Tell me about your own experiences in interviewing for jobs.
- What advice or tips would you offer for having a strong interview?
- What should I NOT do in an interview?
SPRING SEMESTER: MEET 4 TIMES, once monthly
- JANUARY: Getting to Know Students and Families
- How do you get to know your students?
- How do you communicate with parents?
- How important is it to get to know students and parents?
- What does TESS say about building rapport with students and parents?
- FEBRUARY: Internship--Classroom Procedures & Managing Student Behavior
- What procedures have you created to make your classroom run smoothly?
- How do you teach procedures to students?
- Are there any procedures you wish you had established? If so, what?
- How important do you think classroom procedures are?
- What are your classroom rules?
- How do you communicate rules to students and parents?
- How do you manage student behavior?
- What resources have you used to learn how to manage student behavior?
- What do you think is most important about classroom management?
- MARCH: Internship--Lesson Planning
- What format do you use to plan lessons?
- How do you go about planning lessons? How do you collaborate with your colleagues?
- What feedback do you get on your lesson plans? Who gives you feedback?
- How important do you think planning is?
- What different kinds of learning strategies do you use?
- How do you differentiate learning?
- How do you assess learning during the lesson and at the end of a lesson or unit?
- APRIL: Educational Topics
- What are some of the most important issues in education we face?
- What are important issues in the Little Rock School District and in your school?
- Write your own question about a specific educational topic that interests you.
- MAY: Internship--Starting & Ending the Year
- How do you launch a new school year?
- What first day activities do you use? First week activities?
- How do you end a school year with your students?
- What end of the year tasks do you have to complete as a teacher?
- Each month, cadets will write a minimum one page reflection on their mentor meeting. The reflection should include a summary of the discussion (what?), the cadet's reactions/thoughts/feelings (so what?); and a discussion of how the cadet can use information gained (now what?).
- Each semester, the cadet will submit a log of meetings with mentor. The log must include the date of each meeting, location of each meeting, and be signed by the mentor.
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