Mentor and Host Teachers

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Mentor and Host Teachers are the foundation for a clinically-based program such as the one at Winthrop! Without dedicated mentor and host teachers, it would be impossible to provide the high quality classroom experience so critical to becoming an educator. Host and mentor teachers engage in co-teaching with Winthrop teacher candidates throughout all field and internship experiences.

Host and Mentor Teacher Benefits - beyond the intrinsic motivation of supporting the next generation of teachers, host and mentor teachers receive various benefits for their service.

 

 

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Mentor Teacher (Internship)

    Mentor Teachers coach teacher candidates through the year-long internship as formative assessors. To qualify as a mentor, teachers must hold a valid SC professional teaching certificate and have completed one year's successful teaching at the continuing-contract level. Complete the steps below if interested in becoming a mentor teacher.

    1. Communicate interest with principal who will support the faculty member moving forward with the application or advise against partipcation.
    2. Summit online mentor teacher application.
    3. Contact principal to complete the online recommendation form.
    4. Participate in an interview with school and university representatives (sample interview questions).
    5. Have a classroom observation conducted by a university representative (observation form).

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    Assimilating Winthrop Junior Faculty (pdf - 117 KB)

    IInternship II  Mentor One- Pager (242 K)

    Mentor Information Presentation (983 K)

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    Co-Teaching Guide (pdf - 97.3 KB)

    Observation Conference Guides - Pre-Conference (pdf - 73.2 KB) / Post-Conference (pdf - 73.3 KB)

    edTPA Mentor Teacher Guide (pdf - 294 KB)

 

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Host Teacher (Field Experience)

    Host Teachers support the early field experiences by providing summative assessment of teacher candidate work with P-12 students. Being a host teacher is an excellent start to becoming a mentor teacher. It requires the teacher hold a valid SC professional teaching certificate and successfully complete the ADEPT evaluation. Complete (mentor teachers DO NOT need to apply as a host teacher as well) the steps below if interested in becoming a host teacher.

    1. Communicate interest with principal who will support the faculty member moving forward with the application or advise against partipcation.
    2. Summit online host teacher application.
    3. Contact principal to complete the online recommendation form.

    Student Learning & Licensure Field Experience Host Teacher Guide (pdf - 130 K)

    Field Experience Evaluation (pdf - 159 KB) (previously known as "junior field") (English Education Addendum (pdf - 96KB))

 

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