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
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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 |

