Essay On Coaching And Mentoring

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The Impact of Coaching and Mentoring on Experienced Teachers Coaching and mentoring is a constant process that occurs all throughout a future teacher’s journey. While attending a university, it is common while in the teacher preparation program to undergo several coaching sessions and mentoring periods, which is great! Normally this continues through the first year of teaching, but something happens after that first year. If a relationship isn’t built, encouraged, and made intentional, the coaching stops. For teachers, this is strange. We are taught to constantly coach, encourage, mentor, and teach our students, but when it comes to our peers, those under us, etc., we assume that each teacher has suddenly “made it” as if someone who can make it through their first year is automatically “good to go” and will not encounter any hiccups along the way to becoming a veteran. In some instances, the teaching community is a selfish profession for the fact that you do what needs to be done for you and the students you serve, but not for your peers. You do not share your lessons, ideas, concerns, etc. Some teachers are still under the impression that if they are struggling, they are doing it wrong or they are not a “good” teacher. This is a fallacy that needs to be talked about. There is a reason that peer coaching …show more content…

Stephanie and her interactions with me was nothing but professional. She modeled what each coaching session should be like by listening intently, making sure she understood where I was coming from, and offered meaningful advice. Whether she had a solution or not, she asked questions so that I was able to come up with a solution that worked for me. Using her model, I am prepared to coach and mentor my peers in a positive and professional manner. I now have a good example to build off of for myself in order to provide a good model for

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