Mentoring in Schools - Learning Diary - Emiliana Rufo by Emiliana Rufo

Mentoring in Schools - Learning Diary - Emiliana Rufo by Emiliana Rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019 Teacher Academy MOOC - 23rd Sep 2019 - 30th Oct 2019 en-us 2019-09-26 07:41:32 UTC 2023-02-02 11:18:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.pics/1/image.webp?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f338.png Map of Participants emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/389892753 2019-09-26 07:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/389892753 Mentoring in Schools Course 2019 emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/389892883 2019-09-26 07:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/389892883 emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/389893423 2019-09-26 07:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/389893423 Course Timeline emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/389893699 2019-09-26 07:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/389893699 Forum: emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/396975810 Description of situation

You are being assigned as a mentor for a beginning teacher who started his induction year at your secondary school seven months ago. You have already had a couple of first mentoring sessions together.
One day, in the staff room during lunch time, your mentee explains to you that some students do not respect him, some of them speak in class, and he does not know how to deal with the situation.
He is very stressed and feels one of the reasons he is not handling the situation well is that he does not have sufficient time to prepare his lessons. He is teaching three different subjects to seven different classes between the ages of 13 and 16, each with around 20 students. He has also volunteered to support the preparations for the upcoming school play.
Your mentee explains that a colleague in his department has told him to be stricter and more authoritative with a louder and deeper voice. But first attempts at doing this have gone wrong resulting in confrontation with the students.
Your head teacher has recently approached you and asked for an update on the progress made by your mentee, as a parent recently phoned her complaining about the beginning teacher.

Actually I will use one of the strategies of "TeachOntario", i.e. Listening. I will ask my mentee to tell me how he/she feels and what is happening in his/her daily school life, how things are going with students and colleagues and what are his/her most important goals to achieve in the next future.

Then I will try to encourage him/her by giving a constructive feedback and showing examples related to my past experiences. Finally we will make a plan of the next steps he/she is going to undertake and what attitude and behaviour must be changed to work and feel better at schools.

]]> 2019-10-12 11:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/396975810 Module 1: The role of the mentor emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004287 2019-10-12 16:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004287 1.2. Mentoring - an introduction emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004476 I didn't have a mentor when I started my job at school but I had always found useful to collaborate with my colleagues by sharing opinions, ideas and good practice.]]> 2019-10-12 16:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004476 1.3. Getting started with a mentoring relationship emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004601 the process of learning happening not only at mentee level but also at mentor level. Therefore, in order for your mentoring relationship to succeed, it is important that you understand it also as a form of developing your own practice as an educator.]]> 2019-10-12 16:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004601 What advice would you give to a colleague doing it for the first time? And what tips do you have for the first mentoring session? emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004713 It's a collaborative relationship. It's listening to the mentee's ideas and opinions and adding something which the mentor have already experienced. ]]> 2019-10-12 16:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004713 For those of you with no experience yet, identify what your main concerns/questions are for your upcoming mentoring relationship. Scroll down below the first Padlet and add your questions and concerns in the second Padlet or comment and vote for those of your colleagues. emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004812

Trust

Interest

Examples

Real evidence activities

Collaboration

Experience

]]> 2019-10-12 16:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004812 1.4. Mentoring beginning teachers emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004906 2019-10-12 16:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004906 What other aspects are important to consider when mentoring beginning teachers vs more experienced colleagues? emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004974 2019-10-12 16:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397004974 1.5 Mentoring "beyond" the classroom emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397005046 2019-10-12 16:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397005046 What areas might your own mentee require support with and how can you support him/her in these? emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397005135 Showing the Mentees all sort of activities they will be involved to, what can they do for the school, what school can do for them. How to improve their job in the classroom, how to use ICT, how to relate with headmaster and other colleagues. All the opportunities school and territory could give them. The relationship with students, with parents. The Bureaucracy under the teaching activity.]]> 2019-10-12 16:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397005135 1.6 What to avoid in a mentoring relationship emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397005818 A mentor should play a key role in the summative evaluation or assessment of a mentee’s work as he/she is best placed to make such an evaluation or assessment.]]> 2019-10-12 16:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397005818 Webinar on 26 September, at 17:00 CEST emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397005901 2019-10-12 16:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397005901 Module 2: Mentoring through Collaborative Conversations emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397005988 2019-10-12 16:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397005988 2.1. Collaborating with your mentee emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006045 2019-10-12 16:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006045 Identify one or two problems/projects/questions which you think will be of primary interest to your mentee as well as yourself, and which you could address together in a collaborative way. emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006139 At the moment I'm not involved in a mentoring relationship but I think we should collaborate in creating good activities in class by the use of ICT and online tools.]]> 2019-10-12 16:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006139 2.2 Developing a climate of trust with your mentee emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006216 2019-10-12 16:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006216 Choose one of the example strategies identified in the TeachOntario website mentioned above and share an example of implementing that strategy emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006254 One of the strategies I would like to choose and develop with my mentee is "Sharing Real-World Challenges" and "Listening". This approach could lead us to create a good relationship everyday step by step, it will open our mind to new ideas and opinions.]]> 2019-10-12 16:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006254 2.3. Stimulating and scaffolding thougthful reflection and discussion emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006336 2019-10-12 16:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006336 TeachMeet on Wednesday 9 October emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006604 2019-10-12 16:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006604 Module 3: Effective lesson observations for mentoring emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006681 A key part of any mentoring relationship will be lesson observations.
3.1 Preparing a lesson observation

]]> 2019-10-12 16:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006681 Thinking about your own observations of a mentee or colleague, how do you prepare for a lesson observation? Or what type of preparation have you experienced when being observed? emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006820 I will prepare a grid with different objectives. A kind of Rubric in which I determine diverse aspects I want to observe. I will give them points and then I will examine the grid with my mentee showing him/her my ideas and opinions, pros and cons to develop and work better in class.]]> 2019-10-12 16:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006820 3.2 Involving students in lesson observations emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006891 One of the most important and probably most difficult parts of a lesson observation is to collect data and information that will help the reflection and feedback process after it. ]]> 2019-10-12 16:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006891 Have you tried involving students in your observations? Do you think this could work well? What do you see as the challenges of such an approach? emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006975 I think students' feedback is always useful to improve teaching and learning activities and experiences. I will create a Rubric to evaluate aspects of the lessons in order to receive advice to enhance teaching practice and learning goals.]]> 2019-10-12 16:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397006975 3.3 Providing effective feedback after a lesson observation emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397007029 2019-10-12 16:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397007029 Model of observation emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397007095 2019-10-12 16:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397007095 Observation & Feedback: 6 steps emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397007156 2019-10-12 16:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397007156 Module 4: Online mentoring and the use of video in mentoring emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397007304 The final module we explore how technology tools can impact mentoring practice, focusing on the use of video for mentoring and the process of mentoring online.]]> 2019-10-12 16:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/397007304 4.1 Using video for mentoring emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399952675 2019-10-20 09:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399952675 Activity 1: Using video for mentoring emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399952729 I've never used videos in mentoring or as a mentee, but I use videos for professional development and in my lessons. i think using videos is important and useful to catch attention and complete lesson activities. ]]> 2019-10-20 09:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399952729 4.2. Mentoring online emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399952980 2019-10-20 10:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399952980 emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399953019 2019-10-20 10:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399953019 Activity 2: Mentoring online emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399953035 I think using videos in mentoring can be useful and helpful to save time and have materials always available, so mentees can learn at their own pace and mentors can say more than they could in conversations, where you have to respect speech pauses. This doesn't mean mentor and mentee can avoid face-to-face meetings, they can also discuss on videos indeed when they meet.]]> 2019-10-20 10:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399953035 4.3 Tools to support online mentoring and the use of video emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399953499 There are a range of tools out there that can help you when you are mentoring online or want to use video in your classroom. The course webinar provides one example of a powerful tool for using video, but there are many others free]]> 2019-10-20 10:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399953499 Tools emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399953593 Skype - Google Hangout - Google Suite - Office 365 ]]> 2019-10-20 10:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399953593 Activity 3: Tricider - What other tools are out there that could help our work online or when using video? emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399953688 I usually use screencast-o'-matic to create my videos for lessons. It is an easy and free online tool to record videos.
eTwinning and Twinspace platforms are essential meeting points to create videoconferences among school partners by using AdobeConnect tool.]]> 2019-10-20 10:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399953688 4.4. Self-evaluation & Development Plan emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399954381

Your first step in filling in this document will be to briefly describe your current practice, something you have probably already done as part of the module. Feel free to copy your contributions from the Padlets, Triciders, discussions, etc.

The second step is to think about what your goals are as a mentor, what development you would like to see in your own mentoring practice. As part of this, consider the views expressed during the course by other participants and as part of the course content.

As a third step, identify a set of concrete steps and actions that you can take to come closer to the goal expressed previously.

]]> 2019-10-20 10:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399954381 My Self-Evaluation Development Plan emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399959886 2019-10-20 11:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399959886 Rubrics Document emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399959977 2019-10-20 11:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399959977 Who I am... emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399969950 I teach English as a Foreign Language in a Secondary School in Rome. I've been teaching English for 16 years. I'm specialized in developing ICT in the classroom. I like learning new things, I think life-long learning is the aim of a good teacher. I like trying new methods to make my lessons interactive and I believe this digital period forces us to keep up with technological progress and I want to be at the forefront.]]> 2019-10-20 13:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399969950 My school... emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399969967 This is my secondary school in the north of Rome, it has 360 students and 45 teachers. The school has got classes with Interactive White Boards and projectors and two labs: a computer lab and a video room. I have been training to use technology in the classroom and my students are enthusiastic.

I often use collaborative learning - task based activities so students can learn by doing. I started to flip some of my lessons following the Flipped Classroom approach. In this way, I'm re-organizing the learning time and trying to develop my students' digital skills, too.

]]> 2019-10-20 13:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399969967 My personal Website emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399969985 https://emilianarufo.wordpress.com/]]> 2019-10-20 13:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/399969985 My Badge emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/402666653 2019-10-25 16:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/402666653 emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/402668283 2019-10-25 16:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/402668283 Course Certificate emiliana_rufo https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/410666138 2019-11-13 16:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/emiliana_rufo/mentoringinschools2019/wish/410666138