With the end of August just days ahead, I am thinking about all those new teachers starting out the first day of school year and truthfully, it gives me the shivers. Only teachers can understand the mistakes of each new teacher. Every new teacher has to start out somewhere and find the style of teaching that speaks to him or her. Don’t beat yourself if you’ve still learning the ropes of classroom management.
1. New teachers sometimes fail to overlook discipline problems – Students can smell an organized lesson straight from the start. But they can also smell out a new teacher. It is usually the lack of a classroom management plan that makes a new teacher appear vulnerable. It just part of the students’ nature – they love to test the limits.
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So are you planning to be a teacher mentor? Here’s a brief overview on what awaits you in this challenging role.
What is a Teacher Mentor? A teacher mentor, or teacher coach, helps mentor new teachers by giving ongoing guidance on areas of lesson planning, classroom management and classroom organization. Usually, teacher mentors are teachers themselves and have undergone similar challenges that first year teachers know well.
At teacher education programs at colleges and universities, there are mentoring programs for new teachers such as a student teacher mentor program. There are also teachers at school who mentor student teachers, and new teachers as well. Mentoring first year teachers is not an easy job, and it takes a special kind of teacher mentor to fill in the shoes.
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Professor Diane M. Barone is one of my favorite researchers when it comes to understanding how to cater effectively to English language learners. (ELLs) She has so much to offer new teachers on the subject and I spend a lot of time reading her books, which has helped with some of my research questions and writing.
She has been gracious enough to provide in-depth answers to my questions on teaching ELLs. She has even been more gracious to answer any more questions, which you can either email to me or leave in the comment box. So with a round of applause, let’s welcome Diane M. Barone.
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