Spring 2018 Mentor Teachers’ Perceptions of Program Completers

When asked to describe the strengths of these teacher candidates, mentor teachers offered comments such as the following:

• She is very strong with technology, lesson planning, developing relationships with students and staff, and impacting student growth.
• Ability to work with all students -she develops a good relationship with students and colleagues -very well organized -conveys that organization to the students -prepares and executes great lessons.
• She is very natural in the role of art teacher. She has a wonderful rapport with the students. She has a firm grasp of the content and understands the importance of making accessible to all students. She is diligent about checking student progress to ensure their understanding, completion and success. She is spontaneous and creative, so when the unexpected happens, she is able to roll with it and supplement or replace lessons as needed.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues and strong communication skills. Her ability to build strong relationships with students and ability to be a very reflective in her instructional delivery and practice.
• She has a strong background in Biology and shares that information and passion with students. She is very organized and detail oriented in her planning and delivery.
• Planning for instruction was certainly my intern's greatest strength. She was well planned in advance and was able to implement her plan with ease. She understood the population she was teaching and worked hard to meet their needs.
• Cultural sensitivity, student engagement, comprehensible input, student interaction, questioning, building background knowledge.
• He was personable, well informed and a professional in his content area, balances work tasks effectively, tolerant, and worked hard to establish routines and relationships with kids and staff.
• All of my interns have done an excellent job connecting with our students and differentiating instruction for all learners.
• She builds relationships with peers and tries to utilize a variety of strategies to keep students engaged and to manage behavior. She is open to feedback and does well to apply feedback into future lessons. Great job with positive reinforcement.
• My intern is receptive to feedback and seeks to build a positive rapport with students, their families, and our professional community. She is very aware of the teacher actions that build a positive learning community and classroom environment.
• Building trusting relationships with students from diverse backgrounds. Willingness to engage on a personal and academic level. Maintaining high expectations for achievement and behavior. Providing a supporting environment that encouraged students to take risks in language learning.