Text Mentoring

The goals of the mentoring program are to:

Orient new faculty to the Coconino Community College work environment in an open and supportive manner,
Foster healthy, collegial relationships between all of our faculty members,
Foster meaningful dialogue on a faculty’s role in student learning and success,
Foster professional development of new faculty via open communication between mentors and mentees with ongoing support from supervisors and the Teaching and Learning Center.
To provide emotional and professional support in challenging situations.
Develop positive and professional role models.

Once a mentor match has been made, the mentor and the mentee should spend a minimum of six hours together throughout the semester, during which the mentor will help with things such as understanding College procedures and culture, setting up lesson plans, building syllabi, finding resources within the college, in Faculty 411 and in the Employee Intranet, and entering no shows, FTSE, and final grades.

The mentor should attend one of the mentee’s classes to provide feedback and positive suggestions to help manage the classroom and provide excellent instruction; mentors won’t be there to evaluate the mentee, but rather to provide helpful support. The mentor will use the “Instructor Classroom Observation Form” used by the supervisor to complete the observation. This form will not be turned in to anyone but should be used to facilitate discussion and to get the mentee used to the form as part of the evaluation process. The mentee is encouraged to attend one of the mentor’s classes in the spirit of collegial growth and learning.

At the end of the semester, the mentor and mentee should complete the “Mentor Program Checklist” which will be submitted to the Associate Dean of Curriculum and Assessment.

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