Focused Mentoring 1 Communication (Mentors) : Office of Educator Effectiveness

Course Information
Category Focused Mentoring
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Format: Self-paced

Duration: 2 Hours

Course Features
  • Video Lectures
  • Quizzes
  • Interaction Opportunities
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Focused Mentoring 1 Communication (Mentors) : Office of Educator Effectiveness

Synopsis

This course guides the mentor in supporting the resident educator through the Communication module of the Focused Mentoring courses. By the end of the course, participants will engage in activities involving the following competencies: -Creating a clear, positive, and respectful message -Communicating with families about strengths and concerns for individual students

Course Overview


In this course, you will look at how well messages to families and caregivers communicate the teacher’s intent and how the message was received by the intended audience and its impact on the teacher’s practice. 


This course aligns to the following Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession:

Standard 6:  Teachers collaborate and communicate with students, parents, other educators, administrators, and the community to support student learning.

 

This course aligns to the following Ohio Standards for Professional Development:

  • Standard 1: Learning Communities
  • Standard 3: Resources
  • Standard 4: Data
  • Standard 5: Learning Designs
  • Standard 6: Implementation
  • Standard 7: Outcomes
Note: This course is part of the Focused Mentoring Program consisting of Focused Mentoring 1, Focused Mentoring 2 and Instructional Mentoring. 

Focused Mentoring 1 targets communication, collaboration and professional growth. Focused Mentoring 2 targets use of student formative and summative assessment in year 2. This program is designed to engage the mentor and resident educator and result in improved instructional practice.


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