1. Just to Think Over ‘Teaching is a learning profession, more than any other. You sharpen your craft by learning, and you keep learning through your career. Just when you have cleared one learning curve, you hop onto another. But teaching is also a collaborative profession like no other. You learn from others in the profession - through observation, mutual feedback and sharing of lesson plans and teaching techniques. And through collaboration, teachers push the envelope, create new learning curves for each other and rise their expertise as a group. So this must be our priority – to help teachers move up their learning curves, and give them space to reflect and to share lessons techniques so that the profession keeps moving up in quality.’ Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister of Education, Singapore Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 1

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4. Empowering School Leaders with Mentoring Skills Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 4

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6. Activity-3 Brainstorm in groups (5 mins) What does Mentoring mean to you? What does Coaching mean to you? Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 6

7. Mentoring is: A long term ongoing process of guiding someone focusing on his/her overall personal and professional development. Also see…Also see… Coaching is : A short term process of guiding someone focusing on specific skill or area of development. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 7

8. Activity-4 Differentiating Mentoring & Coaching: Please read HO1. (in pairs, 5 mins)HO1 Identify and list the key differences between mentoring and coaching and share with the class. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 8

9. MentoringCoaching Continuous & on goingTime bound InformalFormal & Structured Broader in approachFocused on specific goal Career and Personal Development Specific performance/task oriented Long term goalsImmediate goals Focused on mentee’s professional growth Focused on specific areas or developmental issue Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 9

10. Mentor Principal / Academic Coordinator / Supervisor/Monitor/HoD Mentee Novice teacher / Fresh recruits Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 10 Terminology in the School Context

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14. Responsibilities of Mentor & Mentee: Activity-6 In groups list the responsibilities of mentor & mentee in the chart paper. (5 mins) Presentation by the group leader. (10 mins) Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 14

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17. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 17 Please form into three groups: Mentor, Mentee and school administrators (Management) – (5 minutes) Group Activity-7 Benefits of M & C Share the outcome of the discussion ( 10 minutes).

18. READING ACTIVITY-8 Have a quick look at the HO2 to have an organized understanding of the benefits of mentoring and coaching. (10 minutes)HO2 Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 18

19. THE MENTORING PROCESS How does the mentoring process take place? When do we do mentoring? For how long? Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 19

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21. 11.CONCEPT CHECK(HO911.CONCEPT CHECK(HO9) 11.CONCEPT CHECK(HO9 Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 21

22. Activity-9 In pairs identify skills that a mentor should possess. (5 mins) Share one best skill with the class (10 mins) Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 22

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25. Techniques of Active Listening: Activity-10 Tell some techniques of Active Listening. Whole class-(10 mins) Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 25

26. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 26 PARAPHRASING  The listener, in his or her own words, states an understanding of what has been heard and asks the speaker to verify or correct this interpretation  It may be important to paraphrase feelings if necessary

27. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 27 DOOR OPENING The listener invites the speaker to elaborate. Examples of door openers are: Give me an example, Please tell me more about it, I’d like to hear more about this, I’m not sure I understand …

28. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 28 USE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RESPONSES Phrases like: I agree.. You are right..

29. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 29 NON VERBAL LISTENING Eye contact Nod your head Lean in Smile “uh uh”

30. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 30 5. PROBING The listener raises a topic that is related to the speaker’s statement and asks the speaker to elaborate on that topic. For example: Would you tell me a little more about what you were thinking there? Let me see if I understand what you are saying. Can you give me an example of what you are telling me?

31. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 31 Activity 11 Watch the video. Discuss in groups/the video pairs and list down the skills of active listening displayed by the mentor in the video.

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33. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 33 NON PARTICIPATIVE LISTENING Sit and stare blankly (only physical presence)

34. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 34 ROAD BLOCKS (CONVERSATIONS STOPPERS) TO ACTIVE LISTENING  Directing  Threatening  Preaching  Lecturing  Providing Answers  Disapproving  Praising  Sympathy  Analyzing  Joking

35. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 35 SHIPS PASSING IN THE NIGHT Talking to each other without listening

36. Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 36 NON VERBAL TURN OFF Showing disinterest through body language

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38. Activity-12 Preconference-(5 mins) Post conference-(10 mins ) Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 38

39. ACTIVITY-13 Complete the work sheet (HO 18)‘Am I a good listener’work sheet Leading to Learn and Learning to Lead 39

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