Making Math Moments That Matter
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Crafting Mentoring Moments - An Interview With Jim Strachan
In this episode, we speak with one of our mentor’s, Jim Strachan. Jim authored the work Mentoring For All and has been instrumental in developing successful mentorship programs here in Ontario.
Stick with us and you’ll hear enlightening moment after enlightening moment. Jim shares how to apply some easy to remember (but hard to do) mentoring moves. He helps us learn how we can build foundational elements of mentorship and how being an effective mentor makes an effective teacher and vice versa.
You’ll Learn:
Resources:
Jim Strachan’s Mentoring For All Website
Teacher Learning and Leadership Program - https://www.otffeo.on.ca/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/TLLP-Executive-Summary-2018.pdf
NorCan - https://www.otffeo.on.ca/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/NORCAN-%E2%80%93-Ontario%E2%80%99s-Learning-Journey-A-report-of-the-NORCAN-Ontario-partners-June-2019.pdf
Mentoring for Mentors site - https://sites.google.com/view/mentoringforall
2022 Mentoring eBook as a pdf - https://sites.google.com/view/mentoringforall/updated-ebook
Appreciative Inquiry - https://express.adobe.com/page/hdrBCPMp4PvZS/
Building Trust - https://express.adobe.com/page/ILRon40Cwtwbu/
Looking in the Mirror - https://express.adobe.com/page/vsU2SatIm6pUt/
Mentoring Webs - https://express.adobe.com/page/77mXiLAbyORIK/
Roles & Stances of an Effective Mentor - https://express.adobe.com/page/SO71hkeEZpsX2/
Coaching Conversation Map - https://express.adobe.com/page/7tx3uF2insMZN/
Classroom Observation & Debriefing -
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Start the school year with some great culture building activities. Listen to these episodes:
Episode 36: How To Start The School Year Off Right
Episode 88: How To Start The School Year Off Right From A Distance
Episode 139: Making Math Moments From Day 1 to 180
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