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Mentoring TESOL 
Session Description
This series of sessions on mentoring skills such as coaching, counseling, consulting, and peer dialoguing is intended for those teachers of English as an Additional Language (in countries of native English speakers and in non English speaking environments) interested in mentoring new or struggling ESOL teachers. Through discussion, case studies, and role play we will share our ideas and hone our skills. Guest experts will guide discussion as we identify and share our own mentoring strengths and possibilities. Towards the end of the series, we will begin work on creating an ongoing TESOL mentor-support community, encouraging others to join us in this important aspect of all teachers' lives.
We will:
- look at descriptions of mentoring, the purposes of mentoring, and particular instances of successful and unsuccessful mentoring.
- share and use our own stories in order to build a trusting relationship*.
- build case studies - together and in clusters - as we proceed through the course of the five weeks.
- discuss issues which concern us as teachers of language and as educators in a global village;
- topics such as 'using the local language for learning EFL', creating an ELF and the status of non-native speaking teachers are of burning importance.
It is envisaged that we will be conducting action research while engaging in the discussions, our major goal being to develop a basis for setting up a TESOL mentors' support and interest group website.
Objectives
By the end of this workshop, teachers of ESOL will have
- experienced and become familiar with common practices of mentor teachers, including active listening, coaching and counseling.
- become aware of Action Research and Case Study methods of looking at one's own practice,
- become members of a learning community.
As a result of this EVO, mentor teachers and aspiring mentors will have access to a professional support group which, with diligence, may become an acknowledged Forum of TESOL International.
Target audience
Mentor-teachers or experienced ESOL teachers who are considering becoming mentors.
Sponsoring TESOL Entity
Mentoring TESOL is sponsored by Teachers for Social Responsibility IS
Weekly Outline
Week 1 (Jan 11 - 16, 2011) Introductions
During the first week of the course, participants will introduce themselves personally and professionally. We will discuss Mentoring Resources; theory, practice, online and in-library. We will make an Introduction to Action Research models of collaborative inquiry.
Week 2 (Jan 17 - 23, 2011) Models and Approaches to Mentoring
During this week, participants will explore some mentoring models and approaches; examine example case studies for discussion. We will open an instance of Story Sharing, relating to the mentoring process – from the perspective of the mentor and of the mentee.
Week 3 (Jan 24 - Jan 30, 2011) Ways of Mentoring. Coaching, Counseling or Consulting.
During this week, participants will work on a selection of cases which we can explore in order to collect our own characterizations of different "Ways of mentoring". What we do and how we do it.
The Guest speaker for this week is Gabriel Diaz Maggioli - Date & Time (TBA)
Week 4 (Jan 30 - Feb 06, 2011) Action Research
During this week, participants will developing their own action research plans . Action Research concepts will be revisited. Case studies will be developed according to participants' contributions.
Week 5 (Feb 07 -13, 2011) Moving Forward
During this week participants will participate in an online discussion/presentation session as some of us develop action research plans to share with the group. We will exchange ideas and more suggested links for a permanent mentoring website. We will discuss the conclusions we have reached from our mutual collaboration. We will establish a voluntary mentoring online “community.”
Please note: Participants must sign up by the beginning of Week 2 of this session. Sorry, late arrivals will be turned away.
Moderators
Valerie Jakar
I am a sociolinguist and teacher educator at the David Yellin Academic College of Education in Jerusalem, Israel. I was the academic adviser of the programs of in-service education for English teachers in the Jerusalem area.
Shefali Ray
I have been working with English as a second language for a long time. This includes training of in-service teachers and teacher development. I have been lucky to have the opportunity to work with teachers at all levels at school and from different types of schools. I have been touring India and have conducted sessions and workshops for teachers in different states. This has been my greatest learning experience.
In addition, I have been training and mentoring pre-service teachers at the pre-primary, elementary and secondary level cross-culturally and across lingusitic societies.
My current assignment is to work with 'to be pre-primary teachers', elementary teachers and teachers in special education to the visually impaired. The last one also was an eye-opener when in order to help my students, I took some classes with the actual students. It is a totally different world out there when English is not your language and you need to perceive things and learn vocabulary and concepts using your auditory and other senses.
Marina González
I am currently Director of Studies at the Instituto de Lenguas Modernas in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I also teach ELT Management and Materials Design through distance mode for CAECE University in Argentina. I have been implementing mentoring in the private sector and doing research on the topic for the past five years.
Right now I am working with a new group of mentors while doing a bit of research on task based learning.
Communication Tools to be Used
Communication Media
Our Skype IDs: Valerie: vs_jakar, Marina: minushkigonzalez, Shefali: shefaliray
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