Estimated time required to complete full module: 20 h

Estimated time required to complete unit: 7 h

Estimated time required to complete unit: 7 h

Estimated time required to complete unit: 6 h

Estimated time required to complete unit: 10 h

 

The ability to encourage

   

As a mentor teacher you will become a student teacher´s confidant, especially during troubled times. The key quality is to offer support.  You will therefore need to know when to provide a dose of encouragement or when to say ‘Push through it’.

Attributes

Active listener, approachable, sincere, tactful, kind, supportive, empathetic

Actions

Makes time to ‘be there’, shares resources and knowledge, shows encouragement through constructive feedback, models positive body language, honestly acknowledges effort

 

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