1. The Pursuit of Excellence Mentoring as Professional Development Gloria A. Morgan, Associate Dean Diane Clements, Assistant Professor League of Innovation for Community Colleges Innovation 2012

2. What is Mentoring O A partnership between two people who have the desire to learn and grow within their profession. O One person usually has greater skills, wisdom, and experience O Both partners can learn, grow, develop, and improve from this relationship

3. 4 Must Haves in the Relationship O Trust O Respect O Commitment O Confidentiality

4. Research O Janette Long, Australian Catholic University O Reframe role of mentor to help mentee O Problem solving O Innovation O Leaders within organization O Emphasizes school-wide concerns O Creativity O Professional autonomy with colleagues O Build capacity of self and others O Improve both pedagogy and student learning

5. Research O Leslie Huling O Since 1980’s increased effort to support and retain novice teachers O Most previous literature—mentee focused O Recently literature—mentor focused O 1986 Study also reflected in current research O 66% of 178 mentor teachers O Professional growth O Intrinsic rewards

6. Benefits O Professional Competency O Reflective Practice O Renewal O Psychological Benefits O Collaboration O Contribute to Teacher Leadership O Mentoring Combined with Inquiry/Research

7. Why Participate in Mentoring O Knowledge and skills exchange O Content knowledge O Pedagogy O Teaching and Learning Strategies O Experiential learning O Learning through reflection on your experiences O What are you doing? O Why are you doing it? O How is it working? O Network building O Personal and career growth

8. Informal Mentoring O A natural mentor/mentee match O More flexible structure O No time limits for specific activities O No evaluation process

9. Informal Mentoring O Tends to last longer than a formal mentoring relationship O Tends to be more successful than a formal mentoring relationship O Tends to promote caring values, such as respect for students, that are often overlooked in a formal mentoring program

10. So Who? O Who is the person you are thinking about right now with whom you can develop a mentoring relationship? O How can you help that person? O How can that person help you?

11. References O “The Role of Teacher Mentoring in Educational Reform, Stan Koki, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning O “Assisting Beginning Teachers and School Communities to Grow Through Extended and Collaborative Mentoring Experiences, Janette Long O “Teacher Mentoring as Professional Development, Leslie Huling, ERIC Development Team

12. Thank You O Diane Clements Assistant Professor, Monroe Community College dclements@monroecc.edu O Gloria A. Morgan Associate Dean, Genesee Community College gamorgan@genesee.edu