Mentoring in Schools

Self-Evaluation & Development Plan

How to use this document
FOR THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THIS DOCUMENT
1. Complete the section for the Module you are currently on
2. Complete the background information in the table below this list
3. Save the document in Word or Open Office format.
4. Continue completing it as we progress in the course
5. Submit the final document in section e of Module 4

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Name - Surname
Years of Mentoring Experience
Brief description of your
mentoring situation
School-based or External
Mentor?
Link to your Learning Diary
(optional)
MODULE 1:
Current Practice
Describe in 1-3 sentences how you see your role as a mentor. Focus on
the type of mentoring that you currently provide (or plan to provide)
your mentee. In this context think about the different types of mentors
identified by Professor Feiman-Nemser in section 1.1. of the course to
guide you in your description:
 Local guides – show mentee how things work
 Educational companions - teachers of teaching, keep their eye
on long-term goals 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}
Desired Practice
Describe in 1-3 sentences how you would like to
develop as a mentor in general. Are you satisfied
with your own work as a mentor? What general
changes would you want to see in your current
practice.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
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}
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.
{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 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 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
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}
escribe 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}
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 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 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 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.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
MODULE 3:
Current Practice
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 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}
Desired Practice
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}
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}
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.
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE}
MODULE 4:

Current Practice Desired Practice Steps to achieve Desired 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 would like Describe in a bulleted list what you need to do in order to
to use video in your mentoring practice. Which of the achieve any desired changes/developments identified in the
tools highlighted on the course could be used as part previous column. Try to identify small concrete steps that
of this? What practical improvements would you will allow you to realistically progress towards your desired
need (recording quality, etc.)? How would you want practice.
the use of video embedded into your mentoring
conversations?
{ENTER YOUR DESCRIPTION HERE} {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}
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}
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}