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| NYSAFLT Mentoring
Program Mentoring Program Guidelines |
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| Are you in your first five
years of LOTE teaching? Are you making a significant shift in your
LOTE teaching assignment? Are you embarking on a new LOTE-specific
professional endeavor? Are you the sole LOTE teacher in your
building or district? Are you new to teaching LOTE in New York
State? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, and you
believe you would benefit from the support of a LOTE-specific mentor
in facing your challenge(s), you are eligible to request mentoring
through NYSAFLT's new LOTE-specific mentoring program. Are you a seasoned LOTE teacher who has successfully mentored colleagues over the years? If you would like to extend your mentoring skills to your NYSAFLT colleagues, you are invited to apply to be a volunteer mentor in NYSAFLT's new LOTE-specific mentoring program. Beginning this fall, NYSAFLT will pilot a LOTE-specific mentoring program to provide support to up to 20 of its members who submit a request. Unlike most mentoring programs, this one acknowledges that LOTE teachers may need support at different points in their careers for a variety of reasons. NYSAFLT members may submit online requests or applications beginning September 1, 2008, for the 2008-09 school year. Drawing on the contents of the requests and applications, the program facilitators will match members who request mentoring with volunteer mentors who can best meet their identified needs. The pilot program will be facilitated by NYSAFLT Immediate Past President, Joanne O'Toole, and First Vice-President, Susanne Hochmuth. |
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