PCOE 5903 - Mentor Quality Matters: Mentoring Teacher Candidates

During this workshop, current P-12 teachers examine various approaches to mentoring early field experience preservice teacher candidates. Discussions address topics such as planning and goal setting, getting teacher candidates involved and engaged with the students and their instruction, and encouraging reflection. Finally, special attention is given to the utilization of teacher candidates to increase instructional opportunities for students and personal growth opportunities for teachers. At the completion of the 15 clock hours of on-line facilitated learning and assignments of the workshop, participants receive a Certificate of Completion and 1 semester hour of graduate credit. This course cannot be used towards any Ohio University degree requirements.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 1.0 lecture
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to engage preservice teacher candidates in collecting and analyzing classroom assessment data.
Students will be able to implement strategies that will engage the preservice teacher candidates in receiving and providing feedback.
Students will be able to develop tools that will increase the number of engagement opportunities offered to preservice teacher candidates while in their classrooms.