Quick & Easy Ways to Support a New Colleague
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I am going to have a student teacher working with me in the fall. On her first day, I plan on supplying her with an index card box, a collection of different colored index cards, and some index dividers. I’ll encourage her to use the cards to jot down any good ideas she observes in action in my classroom and around the school and to file them away for future use.
Also, I plan on giving a card to each teacher along with an invitation to jot down his or her best teaching idea or tip along with his or her contact information. Then, on my student teacher’s last day, we can use the cards to “shower” my student teacher with our wisdom of experience and provide her with an instant set of professional colleagues willing to communicate with her whenever she needs friendship and support in the future.
This article was featured in the May 2011 Classroom Connection Newsletter. Read more stories from that edition below: Let Letters Count Your Way to the Very Last Day These Students Offer Up The Real Deal How to Honor a Year Well Spent Quick & Easy Ways to Support a New Colleague 4 Ways To Keep Them Grounded When “Vaycay” Beckons |
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Commented On May 10th, 2011 4:38 pm
I just finished my student teaching this past december and I wish someone had mentioned this idea to me before I started! It’s a great idea! I did write down tons of tips and ideas during my student teaching stint, however, I never put them all in the same place, so a lot of what I wrote down has been misplaced!
Commented On May 13th, 2011 8:20 pm
I love that you are thinking of your student teacher! I wish my mentor teachers had done something like this for me!!! Lovely…
Commented On May 15th, 2011 5:02 pm
That is a super idea. There is so much to learn when you are Student Teaching. This way you can read over the things you have jotted down later
Commented On August 21st, 2011 11:29 am
Awesome idea. I am stealing it.
Thank you
Commented On August 21st, 2011 8:00 pm
This is an excellent idea. I give my student teachers many forms or papers with ideas but it would be much easier to find in a file box. I am definitely using this!!!