Az IMPACT ARIZONA INTERGENERATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAM

 

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“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction”

John Crosby

What is AZ IMPACT ?

A collaborative project between the Arizona Education Association-Retired (AEA-Retired), and AEA-Student Program (AEA-SP) with the full support and cooperation of the National Education Association, the Arizona Education Association, Arizona State University, and the University of Arizona.

Our Mission:

To establish and maintain an on-going mentorship program between the AEA-Retired and the AEA-SP that will continue through the student-teaching experiences and first five years of teaching

Goals

  • To encourage and help to retain those teachers taking our places in Arizona schools
  • To provide an AEA-Retired member as a mentor the year prior to the AEA-SP member's "student teaching" experience through his/her first five years of teaching
  • To provide a relationship outside of the collegiate or professional world, in which the beginning teacher can share the real challenges they face and the mentor can address those challenges
  • To provide support apart from those directly involved in the evaluation process
  • To utilize the knowledge and experience of retired teachers in the development and training of future teachers by providing no-cost professional development sessions
  • To provide a relaxed and flexible environment where mentors and students can build a worthwhile and productive relationship

Contact Us

We are always looking for willing participants. For further information about the program, please contact

WANT TO BE A MENTOR?

Mentor Job Description
The mentors for our program are AEA-R members who continue to be dedicated to enhancing our profession and the learning of students in our schools. The mentoring program draws on the life-long experiences in the classroom of these AEA-R volunteers. Mentors commit to supporting, guiding, and being a friend to a protege.

Successful teachers are happy teachers who will want to continue in the classroom!

Mentor Role
• Support an Education student through an ongoing, one-to-one relationship
• Serve as a positive role model and friend
• Build the relationship by planning and participating in activities together if appropriate
• Strive for mutual respect
• Help set goals and work toward accomplishing them

Time Commitment
• Make at least a six-month commitment
• Spend a minimum of one hour per month one-to-one with a protege
• Communicate with the protege monthly
• Attend optional group events, mentor support groups, and program recognition events

Participation Requirements
• Reside in the area of Arizona in which your protege lives.
• Be interested in working with novice teachers in a caring, positive and supportive manner.
• Be dependable and consistent in meeting the time commitments.
• Be willing to communicate regularly with program coordinators, and submit activity information.

Desirable Qualities
• Willing listener
• Encouraging and supportive
• Patient and flexible
• Tolerant and respectful of individual differences

Benefits
• Personal fulfillment through contribution to community and individual

• Satisfaction in helping someone mature, progress, and achieve goals

• Assist in providing a quality teacher in every Arizona classroom.

• Maintain and retain quality teachers in Arizona

WANT TO BE A PROTEGE?

As a protégé, there are some basic questions you'll want to ask yourself to see if you are, in fact, ready to consult with a mentor. We suggest asking yourself the following questions:

• Am I good at accepting help?

• Do I truly hear what people say?

• Am I grateful and quick to say thanks?

• Am I willing to speak up when necessary?

• Am I willing to ask for help?

• Do I believe in myself?

• Am I a team player?

If you answered "Yes" to most of these questions, you are a good candidate for the Mentoring Program. The next step is to determine what you want to get out of the mentor/protégé part-nership.

Are you looking for advice to help realize goal of becoming an excellent teacher, or about a current problem you are encountering with that plan? Are you looking for insight into the world of teaching? Are you looking to find out the ins and outs, the politics of the people within the public schools? Are you looking find out how everything is accomplished and how best to work with others to get things done?

All of the above are good reasons to have a mentor. It's important, also, to understand what the mentoring program does not do. Mentors do not evaluate proteges, or give input to evaluators. Mentors can advise proteges about how to develop good portfolio samples and where to go to get those samples. The mentoring program tries to meet the needs that formal training courses generally are not able to.

Contact Us

If you are confused about whether the mentoring program is a good match for you needs, please contact Linda Thieken, Marilyn or Ken Freed to discuss your needs.

 

 

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