HUUSD Mentors - Dec 15 by Nancy Daigle https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m Checking in en-us 2020-12-14 17:21:21 UTC 2020-12-16 14:47:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021016042 I discovered that mentoring is more challenging during a pandemic.
--C. Whalen]]> 2020-12-15 17:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021016042 Finding time is really hard this year. My mentee is only in the building one week out of every month, and very busy https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021020839 2020-12-15 17:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021020839 Finding time to meet this year. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021022597 --C. Whalen]]> 2020-12-15 17:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021022597 Open to ideas. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021029299 --C. Whalen]]> 2020-12-15 17:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021029299 Open to suggestions. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021035254 --C. Whalen]]> 2020-12-15 17:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021035254 It is important to start with the simple things. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021040558 -D. Greenleaf]]> 2020-12-15 17:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021040558 It can be difficult to distinguish between mentoring duties and the duties a colleague in the same department would perform anyways. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021047881 -Kelsey Burnell]]> 2020-12-15 17:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021047881 Not knowing all the solutions when your mentee needs help with student behaviors. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021076466 -Kelsey Burnell]]> 2020-12-15 17:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021076466 My mentee and I try and use gratitude at the end of each week to reflect on what went well and on our own personal strengths. I could model how we do that. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021082110 -Kelsey Burnell]]> 2020-12-15 17:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021082110 As a new mentor, I am not even sure what all of the topics are! I am up for anything. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021088115 -Kelsey Burnell]]> 2020-12-15 17:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021088115 Teaching during a pandemic is new to all of us. Sometimes I don't feel very helpful... Ellen https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021218343 2020-12-15 18:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021218343 Maybe strategies for observing in a digital setting? https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021226447 Ellen]]> 2020-12-15 18:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021226447 https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021361906 New-to-the-district teachers need a different type of mentorship than new-to-teaching teachers.
-Curtis Taylor]]> 2020-12-15 18:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021361906 https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021378386 Trying to support my mentee through emails as they are inconsistent with attending our scheduled meetings.
-Curtis Taylor]]> 2020-12-15 18:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021378386 Supporting/Coaching my mentee around classroom management issues. This continues to be a struggle for her, and I continue to try and find other ways to help her with this. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021432845
C. Barrett]]> 2020-12-15 18:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021432845 I am realizing just how hard it is to mentor someone who has never taught the subject area they are assigned to teach! https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021439162 C. Barrett]]> 2020-12-15 18:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021439162 Not sure at the moment, but I'm willing to share. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021452413
C. Barrett]]> 2020-12-15 18:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021452413 Reflective practices and/or strategies. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021457847 C. Barrett]]> 2020-12-15 18:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021457847 I have learned to keep listening, and know when to ask questions, and when to step back and let my mentee's reflections happen authentically. mwilliams161 https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021477699 -M. Williams]]> 2020-12-15 19:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021477699 W https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021481665 2020-12-15 19:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021481665 M https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021497205 2020-12-15 19:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021497205 Mentoring during a pandemic when personal issues hit both you and your mentee is a real challenge~Karen https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021497214 2020-12-15 19:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021497214 Time and energy is hard. Finding time during the work day and then finding the energy for "good" mentor/mentee work has been a challenge~Karen https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021500789 2020-12-15 19:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021500789 It is sometimes difficult to not look for fixes, but to just let the first year happen. Sometimes what I think is a trouble spot, may look like a success for my mentee. mwilliams161 https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021503935 - M. Williams]]> 2020-12-15 19:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021503935 More from Mentors Matters. - M. Williams mwilliams161 https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021506357 2020-12-15 19:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021506357 I'm not sure! mwilliams161 https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021510075 -M. Williams]]> 2020-12-15 19:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021510075 simple connection https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021517341 We all seem a little more "apart" than usual (in more than a 6' way) so having a specific check-in time with one person each week has been important - even if we don't really accomplish any "task" during that time.    - - Lisa T

]]> 2020-12-15 19:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021517341 fitting in https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021531717 My mentee is an interventionist so, even in a normal year, her schedule and students would be continually changing. It's hard to know in this year, with limited in-person student time, where she is going to be the most effective with the time she has. - - Lisa T]]> 2020-12-15 19:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021531717 It's ok to enlist help when the problems are not my area of expertise (staying mindful of being confidential). ksullivan78 https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021769515 2020-12-15 20:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021769515 Our reduced staff makes it hard to get coverage in order to do observations and have meetings. Zoom observations are ok for that format but not for in-school. ksullivan78 https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021781304 2020-12-15 20:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021781304 I second Melissa's suggestion. ksullivan78 https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021798003 2020-12-15 20:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021798003 Sometimes we need to help our mentee shift their thinking from, "I don't need more help," to " We are in this together." https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021875086 2020-12-15 20:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021875086 Listen, listen, listen and ask questions! https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021879515 Jennifer Hill]]> 2020-12-15 20:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021879515 Finding time https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021889851 2020-12-15 20:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021889851 From Mentoring Matters: Calendar of Options (p 13-16), Bit from sections 2, 3, and 4 and maybe more time in section 5? https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021896007 Jennifer Hill]]> 2020-12-15 20:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021896007 Have a cup of tea together :) https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021905665 Jennifer Hill]]> 2020-12-15 20:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021905665 Working with a new teacher in a pandemic has generated some great conversations about how to sift through the chaos to get to what is most important. We have been forced to reduce the amount of content to focus on essentials and its been helpful to discuss this process. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021911345 -Brian D]]> 2020-12-15 20:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021911345 Finding balance between wanting to support them without overwhelming or taking too much of their time. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021927345 -Brian D]]> 2020-12-15 20:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021927345 I would love an effective tool for a "mentee needs assessment" that could help us identify areas to target/discuss. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021939048 Brian D]]> 2020-12-15 21:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021939048 I am not sure https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021947624 Brian D]]> 2020-12-15 21:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1021947624 Finding enough time to meet when listening is so important. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1022541098 Elizabeth T]]> 2020-12-16 01:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1022541098 Shifting the conversation from debrief to generating solutions. https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1022555521 Elizabeth T]]> 2020-12-16 01:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ndaigle3/nbwsv9xridzlg13m/wish/1022555521