New Teacher Welcome Basket Ideas
Creating a new teacher welcome basket is such a fun way to welcome staff to your school! And the good news is that they can be fairly inexpensive – and…
Category: Mentor Teacher
Must-Haves for Your Mentor Teacher Binder
How do you stay on top of your mentor teacher responsibilities while also taking care of stuff for your own classroom? Organization! Nobody has time to waste trying to find…
How to Plan an Amazing New Teacher Orientation
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of new teachers heading to their schools for the first workday. But it can also be challenging for first-year teachers to navigate a new…
Mentoring Teachers During Distance Learning
Serving as a mentor teacher for a new teacher is never “easy,” and it certainly isn’t made easier when your school life is flipped upside down. Mentoring and coaching when…
How Can Mentor Teachers Support New Teachers?
While I loved my first year of teaching, a lot of it was about being in survival mode. Plenty of teachers struggle at different times during the school year (even…
What Is the Role of a Mentor Teacher?
Once we know what it means to be a mentor teacher, we can dig into figuring out what you actually do. While the role of a mentor teacher will vary…