2. Mentor/Supervisor: What do I do now?
MAT Mentor / Intern Meeting
CIED
University of Arkansas
Facilitator: Dr. Freddie Bowles

3. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came.
He pushed them…and they flew.
Guillaume Apollinaire

4. Goals of Internship Provide opportunities to
Gain practical classroom experience;
Apply theory and teaching ideas from coursework;
Discover from observing experienced teachers;
Enhance lesson-planning skills;
Develop skills in selecting, adapting, and developing original course materials;

5. Goals of Internship
Expand awareness of setting own goals to improve teaching;
Question, articulate, reflect on teaching & learning philosophies; and
To evaluate their own teaching differently by learning how to make informed decisions through observation and exploration of their own and others’ teaching
*Gebhard in Burns & Richards, 2009

6. Definitions of Mentoring
A process supportive of the transformation or development of the mentee and of their acceptance into a professional community.
A one-on-one process that is workplace-based with contingent and personally appropriate support for the person during their professional acclimatization, learning, growth, and development.
*Bailey in Burns and Richards, 2009

7. What Mentors Are
Models of a way of teaching and of “being a teacher” in the context
Acculturators helping mentee integrate into the context and community
Supporters for the emotionally charged process of transformation
Sponsors to introduce mentee into professional community
Educators to scaffold the process of becoming a teacher, for teaching, and for learning teaching
*Ibid

8. What Mentors Are Not Assessors—giving grades
Advisors—telling mentee what to do or how to think
Trainers—drilling them in what a mentor believes is “correct” or “good” classroom behavior

9. What Mentors Do Two kinds of help: Random acts of kindness:
Offer to do things for the mentee.
Supportive scaffolding of the core skills of professionalism—learning, thinking, action.
*Ibid.
help them get through a stressful day by listening, release them from clerical work, send them to observe
Assist in linking theory & practice, connecting varied knowledge from varied sources, reflecting on their own and students’ learning

10. Definitions of Supervision
“…an organizational responsibility and function focused upon the assessment and refinement of current practices” (Goldsberry, 1988, p.1).
“…an ongoing process of teacher education in which the supervisor observes what goes on in the teacher’s classroom with an eye toward the goal of improved instruction” (Gebhard, 1990, p.1).

11. Supervisor’s Role
“…to provide the means for teachers to reflect on and work through problems in their teaching;
to furnish opportunities for teachers to explore new teaching possibilities;
and to afford teachers chances to acquire knowledge about teaching and to develop their own theory of teaching”
(Gebhard, 1990, p. 1)

12. What Supervisor’s Do Serve as ambassador of MAT program
Help interns make connections between the material in their pedagogy classes and the classroom context
Provide constructive feedback
Promote professional development of interns
Provide a summative evaluation of interns’ preparedness to enter the profession
*Bailey, 2006

13. References
Bailey, K.M. (2006). Language teacher supervision: A case-based approach. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Bailey, K. M. (2009). Language teacher supervision. In A. Burns & J.C. Richards (Eds.). The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Teacher Education (pp ). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Gebhard, J. G. (1990). The supervision of second and foreign language teachers. ERIC Digest, ERIC Clearinghouse on Language and Linguistics (EDO-FL-90-06). Washington, D.C.: Center for Applied Linguistics.
Gebhard, J.G. (2009). The practicum. In A. Burns & J.C. Richards (Eds.). The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Teacher Education (pp ). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

14. References
Goldsberry, L. (1998). Three functional methods of supervision. Action in Teacher Education, 10(1), 1-10.
Malderez, A. (2009). Mentoring. In A. Burns & J.C. Richards (Eds.). The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Teacher Education (pp ). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

16. Contact Information
Dr. Freddie Bowles
PEAH 306
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701