Meantóireacht ar Mhúinteoirí Nua Tomás Mac Pháidín (Príomhoide Choláiste na Coiribe) Márta 2009

 Cad is Meantóireacht ann?  Cad is fiú Meántóireacht?  Cur chuige d’fhonn Meantóireacht éifeachtach  Eispéaras Choláiste na Coiribe Meantóireacht ar Mhúinteoirí Nua

Cad is Meantóireacht ann?

Bunús den fhocal “Meantóireacht” Bunús i miotaseolaíocht na Gréige In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, Mentor, a trusted friend, was entrusted by Odysseus to foster, guard, teach and support his son Telemachus for the duration of Odysseus’ absence at the Trojan wars (Odell, 1990; Cross, 1998; Walton, 1999; Angelique et al., 2002; Mathews, 2003; O’Brien, 2007).

Meantóireacht Oideachais Educational mentoring relationships range … from the most functionally basic induction, to detailed, complex long term relationships designed to meet the specific needs of the individual (Odell, 1990; Cross, 1998; Dallat et al., 2000; Mathews, 2003).

Meantóireacht Oideachais….. Maidir le meantóireacht mhúinteoirí nua-cháilithe, (NQTs), chreid Stoll and Fink (1996, p.156) ….mentoring of newly qualified teachers offers experienced teachers the opportunity to take on leadership roles as they help induct an inexperienced colleague into the working and social life of the school.

Meantóireacht nó Ionduchtú? Thagair Kelly et al.,(1992, p. 173) ar chumhacht Meantóireachta mar … a powerful and cost-effective way of increasing personal and organizational focus and central to the institution’s staff development strategies and plans, rather than merely a way of smoothing new staff entry, or offering tips for getting around bureaucratic procedures.

Cad is fiú Meantóireacht?

Cúiseanna praiticiúla le páirt a ghlacadh i Meantóireacht – Cur chuige ó thaobh pleanáil scoile  Ionchais bhreise ó mhúinteoirí  Rialú breise den phroifisiún  Pobal ar lán-eolas -  Dearcadh i leith NQTs de “Sink or Swim”  Modh do Phríomhoide agus foireann reatha tacaíocht agus treoir a thabhairt do mhúinteoirí nua.

Aidhm le Meantóireacht A significant purpose of any mentoring relationship is to create competent, confidant and productive professionals from inductees into an organization (Redmond, 1990; Odell, 1990; Mathews, 2003; Killeavy, 2006). Beginning teaching is but a part of a more comprehensive developmental continuum that culminates in a person’s becoming a fully actualised teacher (Odell, 1990, p )

Aidhm le Meantóireacht … Other authors refer to this process of self actualization as ‘being a teacher’ (Calderhead and Shorrock, 1997, p. 194), or developing as ‘a professional colleague’ (Eisner 1978, p. 622). Villani (2002) referred to the ‘existential aspects’ of being a teacher.

Conas clár Meantóireachta a dhearadh agus a chur i bhfeidhm

Roghnú Meantóirí Mentor teachers are often the prime provider of support to novice teachers (Huffman and Leak, 1986; Odell, 1990; Killeavy, 2006). Mentors must not only be accomplished professionals but must also be respected as such by their peers if they are to provide effective mentoring (Varah et al., 1986; Odell, 1990; Featherstone and Smith, 1992; Moyles et al., 1998).

Tréithe Inmholta i Meantóirí Mentor teachers who are humorous, caring, wise and unselfish are the most desirable (Hardcastle, 1988; Kay, 1990; Odell, 1990). Hardcastle (1988) identified high professional integrity, wisdom and a caring disposition as key determinants of the likelihood of a successful mentoring relationship. The necessity for a mentor to provide a model of good practice has been emphasised in the literature (Kelly et al., 1992; Stoll and Fink, 1996; Moyles et al., 1998; Dallat et al., 2000; Mathews, 2003; Killeavy, 2006).

Tréithe Inmholta i Meantóirí… Odell (1990, p. 11) suggested that successful mentors develop beginning teachers’ socialization into school and the teaching profession, “…helping protégés to find ‘new ways to be’. In the context of mentoring teachers…this notion expands to experienced teachers helping beginning teachers find ‘new ways to be and do’ ”. Other important characteristics which are conducive to effective mentoring include; leadership, openness, confidence and empathy (Hunt, 1983; Anderson and Shannon, 1988; Odell, 1990; Calderhead and Shorrock, 1997; Mathews, 2003; Killeavy, 2006).

Roghnú Clár don Mheantóir Many NQTs experience considerable difficulty in student motivation, classroom management and student assessment (Vonk, 1983; Veenman, 1984; Odell, 1986; Bullough, 1989; Villani, 2002; Ó Diomasaigh, 2004; Burns, 2006; Killeavy, 2006). NQTs often struggle with their relationships with the principal and other teacher colleagues (Grant and Zeichner, 1981; Vonk, 1983; Villani, 2002; Killeavy and Murphy, 2006; Killeavy, 2006).

Roghnú Clár don Mheantóir … Veenman (1984, p ) identified ten recurring difficulties, which included: classroom discipline; motivating students; dealing with individual differences; assessing students’ work; relationships with parents; and getting along with colleagues. Gordon and Maxey (2000, p. 6) in a later study emphasised: planning; organising and managing instruction; communicating with colleagues, including administrators, supervisors, and other teachers; adjusting to the teaching environment and role; and receiving emotional support.

Gnéithe eiseacha den mhúinteoireacht...becoming a teacher is not simply a matter of doing what teachers do, it is also a matter of being a teacher. The latter involves a personal investment, a feeling of being at ease in the role of a teacher, an acceptance of teaching being part of one’s identity… (Calderhead and Shorrock, 1997, p. 194)

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Eispéaras Choláiste na Coiribe Cén fáth a bheith páirteach? –Cultúr agus éiteas scoile – Pleanáil scoile lárnach –Go leor múinteoirí óga (nuacháilithe) –Céatadán ard de mhúinteoirí PT i gColáiste na Coiribe –Nadúr forbarthach de Choláiste na Coiribe maidir le gach gné den scoil –Spreagadh don chultúr de chinnireacht díláraithe –Suim an phríomhoide sa Mheantóireacht

Eispéaras Choláiste na Coiribe Conas a oibríonn an córas?  Roghanna/ tosaíochtaí le déanamh  Príomhmheantóir/ comhordaitheoir don chlár  Dáileadh ama/ airgid/ acmhainní  Acmhainní Meantóireachta inscoile le cruthú  Éigeantach do mhúinteoirí nua chuig an scoil  Taithí a roinnt le gach múinteoir / struchtúir sa choláiste  Cinntú go bhfuil Meantóireacht comhtháite le córais eile inscoile agus ceangailte le héiteas na scoile  NPPTI- CnaC mar phairtnéir - cnámharlach úsáideach don chóras inscoile

Athbhreithniú agus Meastóireacht Anailís costais is tairbhe (acmhainní daoine & airgead) Anailís ó mhúinteoirí, NQTs, cinnirí scoile agus foireann Tástáil agus meastóireacht ar ábhar acmhainne Forbairt ar bhreithnóireacht agus cultúr athbhreithnithe / féinmheasúnaithe Ciorraithe oideachais – cur chuige nua de dhíth Na chéad chéimeanna eile – moltaí

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