Define purpose of mentor teachers

Support throughout the arc of the term

FAQs + Feedback from Fall 2024

New Teacher Reference

Reaching out

Getting paid

Mentee-Mentor Pairs

To leverage existing knowledge and experience of veteran program instructors

To encourage teachers to collaborate and create collegial networks

To supplement existing support of Lead Teachers and Plum Staff

To provide guidance and follow up support on FCPS-ACE Adult ESOL specifics (ASPD, paperwork, etc.)

To retain quality instructors in our program 

Provide sample lessons & collaborating on teaching and planning 

Tailoring lessons to include communicative activities 

Answering questions about ELPs

Collaborating on how to assess for student growth

Determining next level recommendations (and paperwork)

Ventures Resources (collaborative activities, picture dictionaries and college and career readiness worksheets) 

Supplemental Resource level Google Drives

CASAS Steps testing procedures and paperwork

Pair mentors and mentees prior to the PLC

Pair mentors and mentees earlier (first 2 weeks is when mentees needed most support)

Ensure mentees truly want a mentor and aren’t just assigned one because they’re new