Mentoring Teachers
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EDUC4016 | Education | 4 | 30 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- EDUC4016
- School
- Education
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 30
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
The module content is designed to develop participants' mentoring practice in support of teachers and to support their own professional and academic development as mentors. This is achieved through a series of taught sessions that are closely linked to participants' day to day practice as mentors, and which provide support to develop theoretically underpinned rationales for mentoring activity. In this way, participants will develop their practical skills in mentoring teachers and develop a theory of action for their mentoring practice.
Target Students
Students who are studying the MA in Education, PG Cert Mentoring and Coaching Teachers and/or who work as mentors to beginning teachers in the University of Nottingham Initial Teacher Education award bearing courses. Students must also be taking or have taken EDUC4114 or EDUC4115.
Co-requisites
Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:
Classes
This module is taught through a mix of face to face and online sessions, independent study and mentor training sessions.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: 5,000 - 6,000 Words or equivalent.
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
The aim of this module is for participants to gain knowledge and understanding of mentoring teachers through a reflective examination of their own and others’ mentoring practice. Through active engagement in mentoring practice, with a critically reflective examination of theory, participants will develop their own professional mentoring skills and a theory of action for mentoring.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of the module, participants will have knowledge and understanding of:
The nature and practices of mentoring and their theoretical and empirical basis.
A range of approaches to mentoring teachers in different contexts.
The challenges and opportunities in mentoring teachers.
Intellectual skills
On successful completion of the module, participants will be able to:
Understand, interpret and critically evaluate mentoring techniques.
Critically analyse, reflect upon and evaluate mentoring theory and their mentoring practice.
Professional/Practical Skills
On successful completion of the module, participants will be able to:
Mentor teachers in response to their mentee's individual needs and stage of professional development.
Develop their mentoring and management skills through analysis, reflection and action planning to support teacher professional development.
Transferable (key) Skills
On successful completion of the module, participants will be able to:
Critically analyse their own and/or others practice.
Read, analyse, critically evaluate, and synthesize professional literature.
Develop appropriate means of communicating with and supporting others.
Engage in mentoring/coaching with others.