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Professional Development, Facilitating, and Mentoring for Quality Education. Mentoring. “Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” - Abigail Adams, 1780. Mentor. A wise and trusted advisor An opener of windows Legacy maker
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Professional Development, Facilitating, and Mentoring for Quality Education
Mentoring “Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” - Abigail Adams, 1780
Mentor • A wise and trusted advisor • An opener of windows • Legacy maker • Creator of a safe context for growth
Mentoring Programs in Education • Mentoring teachers • Mentoring leaders
Mentoring • Purpose • Planning
Openness to Learning “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” - John Wooden
Socrates’ Great Secret • Effective questioning brings insight • Start with setup statement • Require higher-level thinking • Don’t ask “Why” • Use curiosity
Listening • “Instead of listening to what is being said to them, many people are listening to what they are going to say!” - Anonymous
Listening • Focus. • Assume the reporter position. • Discard your own agendas.
Mentoring “The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.” - Benjamin Disraeli
Advice from the Experts • The Art of Managing People – Hunsaker • Smart Moves and Smart Moves for People in Charge – Deep • 301 Great Management Ideas – Brokaw • Keeping Good People – Herman • 52 Simple Ways to Encourage Others - Rollins