Mentoring Survey

Mentoring Survey

School 

Content Level 

Grade Level 

Level of Experience 

1. Were you formally assigned a mentor for the current school year through your new teacher support program? If no, skip to question #6.

2. How often have you interacted with your assigned mentor(s) or consultant(s) this school year on a formal basis? If "never", skip to question #6.

3. When was your first formal meeting with a mentor or consultant for the school year?

 

4. Does at least one of your mentor's area of expertise match the following aspects of your teaching position?

Subject matter  

Grade Level   

Student Population (e.g., experience with ELL students)  

Same school 

5. Think about the mentoring you received this school year through your new teacher support
program.

How often has your mentor(s) or consultant(s) engaged with you in each of the
following activities this year?
For the activities in which you engaged with your mentor(s), how valuable has each one
been to your development as a teacher?

 (Mark one frequency and, where applicable, one value per row.)

                                  Frequency                  Value

Observed me               
teaching and       
provided feedback

Worked with me to       
develop a professional
growth plan

Demonstrated              
lessons for me in
my classroom

Gave me materials      

Planned lessons         
with me

Analyzed samples      
of my students'
work

Invited me into             
his/her classroom
to observe

Talked with me             
about the strengths
and/or needs of
specific students

Discussed            
instructional issues
and problems

Discussed student       
assessment data to
make decisions
about instruction

 

The following two questions refer to all the services you have received this year through your new teacher support program (e.g. mentoring, orientation, training, or workshops).

6. Thinking about all the supports you have received during the school year, to what extent have they addressed the following topics? 

The subject matter I teach

Instructional techniques appropriate for the grade level/subject matter I teach

Classroom management techniques appropriate for the students I currently teach

The use of textbooks or other curricular materials for my current position

Strategies for interacting with parents of the students I currently teach

The use of data (e.g., analyzing student work or student test scores) to plan instruction

Adapting instruction to meet the needs of students at varying academic levels

Adapting instruction for students with individualized education programs

Instructional techniques to meet the needs of students from diverse cultural backgrounds

Instructional techniques to meet the needs of English language learners

Planning lessons and designing instruction

Creating a positive learning environment

The use of informal and formal assessment strategies

Evaluating and reflecting upon my own teaching practices

7. Think about all the new teacher supports you have received during the school year (including the summer). Please indicate the extent to which these supports have improved your knowledge and skills in the following areas. 

The new teacher supports I received this year have ...

Deepened my grasp of the subject matter I teach.

Increased my knowledge of instructional techniques appropriate for the grade level/subject matter I teach.

Improved my classroom management.

Increased my effectiveness in using textbooks or other curricular materials.

Improved my interactions with parents.

Improved my ability to use data (e.g., analyzing student work or student test scores) to plan instruction.

Improved my ability to adapt instruction to meet the needs of students at varying academic levels.

Increased my ability to adapt instruction for students with individualized education programs.

Improved my ability to meet the instructional needs of students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Improved my ability to meet instructional needs of English language learners.

Improved my ability to plan lessons and design instruction.

Increased my ability to create a positive learning environment.

Increased my effectiveness in using informal and formal assessment strategies.

Improved my ability to evaluate and reflect upon my own teaching practices.

8. To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?(Mark one box per row.)

I am confident in my ability to teach effectively.

I can handle a range of challenging classroom management and discipline situations.

If a student in my class becomes disruptive and noisy, I know techniques to redirect him/her quickly.

I am equally successful in helping students from all racial/ethnic backgrounds to learn.

I have the knowledge and skills I need to address the needs of English language learners.

I have the knowledge and skills I need to address the needs of special education students.

If I really try hard, I can get through to even the most difficult or unmotivated students.

If a student did not remember information I gave in a previous lesson, I would know how to increase his/her retention in the next lesson.

If one of my students couldn't do a class assignment, I would be able to accurately assess whether the assignment was at the correct level of difficulty.

I am able to adapt instruction so that I meet the needs of students at varying academic levels equally well.

9. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about the new teacher support you have received during the 2008-09 school year?

Please click on Submit to finish the survey.



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