21st Century Learning and Teaching
585.8K views | +7 today
Follow
21st Century Learning and Teaching
Related articles to 21st Century Learning and Teaching as also tools...
Curated by Gust MEES
Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...

Popular Tags

Current selected tag: 'Mentor: Get one. Be one.'. Clear
Scooped by Gust MEES
Scoop.it!

5 Back to School Tips for New Teachers

5 Back to School Tips for New Teachers | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Supporting new teachers in a way that’s relevant to their needs is important. I spent over ten years as a school principal, and it led me to become an advocate for actively supporting teacher practice. Observing teachers new to the profession allowed me to have a better sense of the day-to-day challenges teachers face and …


  1. Start to Build Relationships
  2. Communicate Often
  3. Collaborate with Others
  4. Seek out a Mentor
  5. Ask for Help


Gust MEES's insight:
  1. Start to Build Relationships
  2. Communicate Often
  3. Collaborate with Others
  4. Seek out a Mentor
  5. Ask for Help
No comment yet.
Scooped by Gust MEES
Scoop.it!

Mentor: Get one. Be one.

Mentor: Get one. Be one. | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
I just finished a mentoring session tonight and as always, I feel as if I learned more than I advised. The old adage holds true, "To teach is to learn twice."  Mentoring is an ancient practice, and...
Gust MEES's insight:

 

Mentoring in this age of social networking may occur to a degree through blog posts, articles, wikis, tweets, status updates, Skype video calls, websites, online videos, and emails, and that is a great start, but I am encouraging something more; a common time where a master unveils his secrets to a student privately.


Two people agreeing to set aside an hour each week or so, to the advancement of the craft and the individual.


===> Could be done through Twitter also to a wide group of willing to learn persons... <===



John Michel's curator insight, July 8, 2013 10:00 AM

There is an unspoken covenant between the mentor and the student. I am going to share with you all that I know. You will apply it, add to it, and pass it on to someone else. The mentor doesn’t hold back.  The student doesn’t shirk.