PeerMentoringModel

PeerMentoringModel

National Business Education Alliance

Peer Mentoring BenefitsPeer Mentoring Benefits

• Encourages reflection and analysis of teaching practices

• Promotes specific feedback over time• Fosters collaboration among all

stakeholders on campus• Improves student achievement

Peer Mentoring PrerequisitesPeer Mentoring Prerequisites

• Ability to conduct clinical observations• Thorough grasp of the “look-fors”• High level of mutual trust, respect, and

rapport• A non-threatening, secure environment• Focus on improved student achievement

Peer Mentoring ModelPeer Mentoring Model

• Preconference• Observation• Postconference

PreconferencePreconference

• Agreeing on data collection technique(s)• Asking questions to help plan lesson

around the focus• Creating a common understanding of the

“look-fors”• Working out the observation logistics

Preconference: Data CollectionPreconference: Data Collection

• Scripted observations• Student survey• Student interviews• Teacher interview

Preconference: LogisticsPreconference: Logistics

• Observation time and date• Positioning of observer• Length of observation• Interaction with students

Preconference: You Pick…Preconference: You Pick…

• Grade level• Content area• Technology infrastructure

Preconference: Roll the DiePreconference: Roll the Die

• 1. Lesson Focus at a LoTi Level 1• 2. Lesson Focus at a LoTi Level 2• 3. Lesson Focus at a LoTi Level 3• 4. Lesson Focus at a LoTi Level 4• 5. Lesson Focus at a LoTi Level 5• 6. Lesson Focus at a LoTi Level 6

ObservationObservation

• Note taking or observation form?• Partial lesson or entire lesson?• Passive or active involvement?• One or multiple observer(s)?

PostconferencePostconference

• Teacher reflection• Discussion of focus strategies or “look-

fors”• Planning for next observation• Discussion of possible role reversals

Case Study: Peer MentoringCase Study: Peer Mentoring

• Middle school cience classroom• Content Area: Heat Transfer• Setting: Students will be working in pairs as

they interact with the heat transfer simulator. Students will be analyzing and evaluating the heat capacity of different materials.

• Peer Mentoring Focus: Types of questions posed by students; level of questioning (Bloom’s) generated by students and teacher.

Case Study: Peer MentoringCase Study: Peer Mentoring

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PostconferencePostconference

• Teacher reflection• Discussion of focus strategies or “look-

fors”• Planning for next observation• Discussion of possible role reversals

Peer MentoringPeer Mentoring

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