Mentoring in Action offers a variety of resources to support mentors and novice teachers.
Use our postcard as a handy reference guide. LINK
Mentoring Curriculum
Video Library
Online Professional Learning
Courses (Hybrid and Online)
Maintaining Your Balance
Leadership Coaching
Mindful Leadership Retreat
Mentoring Curriculum
For Mentors: Mentoring in Action: Guiding, Sharing and Reflecting with Novice Teachers
With complimentary e-Guide (10 hours of online professional learning). LINK
Use this key to color code your MIA book to the Massachusetts Standards. LINK
For Novice Teachers (years 1-3): The First Years Matter: Becoming an Effective Teacher.
With complimentary e-Guide (10 hours of online professional learning). LINK
Use this key to color code your FYM book to the Massachusetts Standards LINK
More information about these resources in Books LINK.
Video Library
A Video Library provides short, practical videos for mentors, novice teachers and mentor trainers. LINK
Online Professional Learning
These complimentary resources can be used for district professional development meetings and individual support.
District Action Plan Template and Examples
Use this template to design a plan for Induction and Mentoring in your school or district. Videos and reflective questions provide context for the process. Review the examples of plans to get some ideas for school districts. Link to District Interactive Plan Template Link to District Action Plan Examples
Group Mentoring Strategies and Action Plan
This interactive .pdf provides an overview of what group mentoring is and how you can use it to enhance your school or district induction program. Creating small groups to solve problems or share best practices can enhance the quality of a mentoring program.Group Mentoring Link
Student Surveys and Protocols for Mentoring Conversations
This interactive .pdf provides mentors with an overview of the importance of integrating student perspectives into mentoring conversations. The videos and sample surveys offer mentors and novice teachers a powerful way to learn what students think. The protocol provides a step by step system for mindfully looking at the results and setting goals that align to teaching standards. Student Perspectives Link
Courses (Hybrid and Online)
3 Graduate Credits
• Mentoring in Action: Becoming a Qualified Mentor and Leader
• Mindful Leadership in Action: Supporting and Retaining Novice Teachers
• Maintaining Your Balance: Becoming an Effective Teacher
• Teacher Leaders as Mindful Mentors (Spring 2017)
More information about courses available here LINK.
Maintaining Your Balance: A District Partnership
(Meets 50 Hour Mentoring Requirement – no credit)
For novice teachers in their 2nd or 3rd year of teaching who want to continue to enhance their teaching practices while being supported by a district teacher leader. For complimentary syllabus click here.
Leadership Coaching
Customized professional learning with Carol Pelletier Radford. On site facilitated conversations with leadership teams who are committed to transforming mentoring and induction programs. Contact Carol LINK.
Mindful Leadership Retreat
Integrating mindfulness practices into the mentoring curriculum and novice teacher support programs will balance and inspire educators to be their best selves. This retreat is for teacher leaders who are ready to personally transform their leadership. Contact Carol LINK.