School of Education
Mentoring a Student Teacher
Qualification / Course Information
Minimum Duration:
5 Saturdays / Block Sessions / 25 Contact Hours
Minimum Credits:
15 SACE PD points upon successful completion
MODE:
Contact Learning
CAMPUS:
Musgrave (Durban), Centurion (Pretoria) & Waterfall (Midrand)
COURSE OVERVIEW
As a mentor, a teacher’s job is to share the knowledge, experience and passion for teaching.
The course introduces mentor teachers to important mentoring concepts and practices; offers expert advice on how to inspire and motivate student teachers; discuss ways to confidently guide and assist student teachers with lesson planning and preparation; discuss how to model and encourage the development of appropriate professional and interpersonal behaviour and explain the assessment process and the various documents used by the Teaching Practice Department.
COURSE CURRICULUM
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Unit 1: The qualities of teachers and mentors
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Unit 2: The mentoring process
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Unit 3: Strategies for successful mentoring
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Unit 4: Reflective practice, feedback and evaluation
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Unit 5: Leaving a legacy: My mentoring philosophy