Comments on: 10 Tips for Mentoring a Student Teacher

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 22:39:44 +0000

Thank you for these great ideas. I really like the notebook that we can both write in! I’ve been teaching for 30 years, yet I am a little nervous about having a student teacher. I want to be a good model for her.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:57:43 +0000

Great article! I was definitely one of those that was told to teach all day on day one. But my mentoring teacher never let me plan lessons or grade papers. I graded one test because she was out sick.

I’d love to see an article on how to mentor first-year teachers – when they are all alone in their first classroom and/or new to your school.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 20:10:35 +0000

Paperwork! I wish my cooperating teacher would have helped me more with the grading aspect, how to use it as a portfolio for each kiddo to back up the grades given, and just home much went in to it. The other student teacher that got the job over me quit in under two years. She was so overwhelmed by the paperwork that she had to do for all the meetings with the principal, other teachers, the teaching coach, and the parents.

By: Kelly Zaug

Kelly Zaug — Sat, 03 May 2014 00:48:55 +0000

I student taught in an ICT class with two teachers. They included me in their planning sessions as if I was a peer almost from the get-go. It made me feel valued and part of a team, and I got to see the serious time and effort that go into planning and how a good team works.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:35:34 +0000

This is a well thought out list. I may have let my 4 young ladies down a bit. One item I would like to lift up and reiterate is the “why” you do what you do. Many times we have been doing “it” for so long that we need to conscientiously think through the million little things to prepare for the coming of our student teacher.

By: Paula-Louise Musson

Paula-Louise Musson — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 02:55:43 +0000

I am about to start a PLC for new teachers- any suggestions on topics?

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:42:58 +0000

I would also recommend them observe you making phone calls to parents and having meetings with parents. When I first started teaching I was scared to death to make parent phone calls. I think if I would have gotten the practice during student teaching I would have been better prepared.