Mentoring in Schools

Self-Evaluation & Development Plan

How to use this document
FOR THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THIS DOCUMENT
1. Complete the section for Module 4 all the way at the end of the document
2. Complete the background information in the table below this list
3. Copy paste your work from Modules 1 -3 into this document.
4. Save the document in Word or Open Office format. Please do NOT save it in pdf format.
5. Submit the document in section 4.6 of the course

FOR THE REVIEWER OF THIS DOCUMENT

1. Provide feedback comments in the right hand column of the table. Take into account the background
information provided.
2. Save the document in Word, Open Office or pdf format
3. Submit the document as part of the review stage in section 4.6

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Years of Mentoring Experience
Brief description of your
mentoring situation
School-based or External
Mentor?
Email (optional)
Link to your Learning Diary
(optional)

MODULE 1:

Current Practice Desired Practice Steps to achieve Desired Reviewers

Practice comments
Describe in 1-3 sentences how you Describe in 1-3 sentences Describe in a bulleted list what If you are the original
see your role as a mentor. Focus on how you would like to you need to do in order to author of this plan,
the type of mentoring that you develop as a mentor in achieve any desired leave this section
currently provide (or plan to provide) general. Are you satisfied changes/developments blank.
your mentee. In this context think with your own work as a identified in the previous
about the different types of mentors mentor? What general column. Try to identify small If you are reviewing
identified by Professor Feiman- changes would you want concrete steps that will allow this plan as part of
Nemser in section 1.1. of the course to see in your current you to realistically progress section 4.6, then
to guide you in your description: practice. towards your desired practice. please add comments
 Local guides – show mentee in this section for
how things work {ENTER YOUR {ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION each of the items,
 Educational companions - DESCRIPTION HERE} HERE} focusing on if the
teachers of teaching, keep steps and actions
their eye on long-term goals identified will achieve
the desired practice.
of mentee’s learning
  Agents of change – create
collaborative school
environment where mentee
can feel safe and supported
across the school
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences how you
usually start (or plan to start) a
mentoring relationship. What do you
do with your mentee in your first
session? What do you do in
preparation for your first session?
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences how you
help your mentee in finding their place
at the school. What specific advice do
you provide? Do you introduce your
mentee to relevant colleagues,
administrators, etc.? Do you rehearse
certain out-of-class situations with
your mentee?
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
MODULE 2:
Current Practice
Describe in 1-3 sentences
how you would envision
an ideal beginning to a
mentoring relationship.
What needs to be in place
in order to develop a
trusting and positive
relationship right from the
start?
{ENTER YOUR
DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences
how you would like to
support your mentee to
become more
comfortable at whole-
school level and to make
effective use of school
processes, colleagues,
partners, etc.
{ENTER YOUR
DESCRIPTION HERE}
Desired Practice
{ENTER YOUR
FEEDBACK
COMMENTS HERE}
Describe in a bulleted list what {ENTER YOUR
you need to do in order to FEEDBACK
achieve any desired COMMENTS HERE}
changes/developments
identified in the previous
column. Try to identify small
concrete steps that will allow
you to realistically progress
towards your desired practice.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}
escribe in a bulleted list what {ENTER YOUR
you need to do in order to FEEDBACK
achieve any desired COMMENTS HERE}
changes/developments
identified in the previous
column. Try to identify small
concrete steps that will allow
you to realistically progress
towards your desired practice.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}
Steps to achieve Desired Reviewers
Practice comments
Describe in 1-3 sentences how
collaborative your current mentoring
relationship is. Think about the
definition of collaboration used by
Rachel in section 2.1 and if possible
briefly describe an
example/situation that illustrates a
collaborative practice. If you are not
yet in a mentoring relationship
identify the focus and nature of
collaborative work you plan to do
with your mentee.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences the level
of trust that exists from both sides in
your mentoring relationship What
do you do to build such trust? What
did you or the mentee do to destroy
trust? If you are not yet in a
mentoring relationship describe the
level of trust that existed in a similar
type of relationship you have
experienced in the past (when you
were a mentee yourself or with a
more senior colleague) as well as
how trust/distrust developed.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences what you
do to stimulate and scaffold your
discussions with your mentee. Refer
to the Conversation Map introduced
in section 2.3 for this and think
about your process of listening.
What specific strategies/phrases do
you use to stimulate reflection and
forward thinking? How well do they
work? If you are not yet in a
mentoring relationship describe
how you proceed in similar
relationships, possibly with students
in class or when marking work.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences
what level of collaboration
you would like to achieve
with your mentee. Think
about what level of
collaboration is realistic,
taking into account time
constraints, different
interests, etc.. Try to
identify the level of
collaboration that you
would be comfortable
with.
{ENTER YOUR
DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences
the level of trust you
would like to achieve with
your mentee. Think about
to what extent you are
comfortable to open up
and tell your mentee
about your weaknesses,
fears, etc. and how
comfortable are you for
the mentee to open up for
example about personal
issues that might play into
their wellbeing at school.
{ENTER YOUR
DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences
how you would ideally
stimulate and scaffold
reflection and discussion
with your mentee. Which
approaches explored in
section 2.3 would you
want to implement?
{ENTER YOUR
DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in a bulleted list what If you are the original
you need to do in order to author of this plan,
achieve any desired leave this section
changes/developments blank.
identified in the previous
column. Try to identify small If you are reviewing
concrete steps that will allow this plan as part of
you to realistically progress section 4.6, then
towards your desired practice. please add comments
here, focusing on if
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION the steps and actions
HERE} identified will achieve
the desired practice.
{ENTER YOUR
FEEDBACK
COMMENTS HERE}
Describe in a bulleted list what {ENTER YOUR
you need to do in order to FEEDBACK
achieve any desired COMMENTS HERE}
changes/developments
identified in the previous
column. Try to identify small
concrete steps that will allow
you to realistically progress
towards your desired practice.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}
Describe in a bulleted list what {ENTER YOUR
you need to do in order to FEEDBACK
achieve any desired COMMENTS HERE}
changes/developments
identified in the previous
column. Try to identify small
concrete steps that will allow
you to realistically progress
towards your desired practice.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}
MODULE 3:

Current Practice Desired Practice Steps to achieve Desired Reviewers

Describe in 1-3 sentences how you
currently prepare for a lesson
observation. Do you discuss a focus
for the observation with your
mentee? Do you plan on how to
gather information and data about
the observation focus? Do you use
a pro-forma already as part of your
preparation? If you have never
observed anyone, think about how
things were done when you were
observed yourself.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences if
and how you would like to
develop your lesson
observation planning and
preparations. How would
you want to change the
pro-forma you are
currently using? What
questions would you want
to ask your mentee? What
other preparations do you
think would be useful?
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}
Practice
Describe in a bulleted list what
you need to do in order to
achieve any desired
changes/developments
identified in the previous
column. Try to identify small
concrete steps that will allow
you to realistically progress
towards your desired practice.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}
comments
If you are the original
author of this plan,
leave this section
blank.
If you are reviewing
this plan as part of
section 4.6, then
please add comments
here, focusing on if the
steps and actions
identified will achieve
the desired practice.
{ENTER YOUR
FEEDBACK COMMENTS
HERE}

Describe in 1-3 sentences your
current follow-up to a lesson
observation and how you give
feedback. What type of
questioning do you use? Do you
share all your notes with your
mentee? What is the first thing
you tell your mentee after the
observation?
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences
how you would like to
develop your lesson
observation follow-up.
What would your ideal
steps in the follow-up look
like? What example
phrasings can you identify
that you think would work
well in your situation?
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}
Describe in a bulleted list what {ENTER YOUR
you need to do in order to FEEDBACK COMMENTS
achieve any desired HERE}
changes/developments
identified in the previous
column. Try to identify small
concrete steps that will allow
you to realistically progress
towards your desired practice.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}

{ENTER YOUR
FEEDBACK COMMENTS
HERE}
MODULE 4:
Current Practice
Describe in 1-3 sentences if and
how you currently use video as a
tool in your mentoring practice. If
you are not using video, you can
leave this part blank. What type of
tools are you using? What is the
process of recording video? How
do you embed video into your
mentoring conversations?
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences if and
how you mentor online. If you are
not currently mentoring online you
can leave this part blank.
In what context are you mentoring
online? What type of tools do you
use? What process do you follow?
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
Desired Practice
Describe in 1-3 sentences if
and how you would like to
use video in your
mentoring practice. Which
of the tools highlighted on
the course could be used as
part of this? What practical
improvements would you
need (recording quality,
etc.)? How would you want
the use of video embedded
into your mentoring
conversations?
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}
Describe in 1-3 sentences if
and how you would like to
mentor online. If you don’t
see any application of
online mentoring in your
context you can leave this
part blank.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}
Steps to achieve Desired
Practice
Describe in a bulleted list what
you need to do in order to
achieve any desired
changes/developments
identified in the previous
column. Try to identify small
concrete steps that will allow
you to realistically progress
towards your desired practice.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}
Describe in a bulleted list what
you need to do in order to
achieve any desired
changes/developments
identified in the previous
column. Try to identify small
concrete steps that will allow
you to realistically progress
towards your desired practice.
If you have left the previous
column blank you can also
leave this column blank.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION
HERE}
Reviewers
comments
If you are the original
author of this plan,
leave this section
blank.
If you are reviewing
this plan as part of
section 4.6, then
please add comments
here, focusing on if
the steps and actions
identified will achieve
the desired practice.
{ENTER YOUR
FEEDBACK
COMMENTS HERE}
{ENTER YOUR
FEEDBACK
COMMENTS HERE}