MENTORING AND LIFE COACHING SKILLS…DEAR TEACHER,WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR YOUR STUDENTS…LATELY?

YOU CANNOT BE A GOOD TEACHER WITHOUT MENTORING OR LIFE COACHING SKILLS...WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR YOUR STUDENTS...LATELY?

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INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR NOTES ON MENTORING WHICH TOOK PLACE AT MASON COLLEGE FESTAC

1.At one of our recent meetings it was stated that learning is no longer teacher-dependent. There are several ways students can be educated and these include
-Autonomous (Self) Studies or Independent Learning.
-Personalized learning supervised by a teacher.
-Guided self-studies or self-managed study based on certain guidelines provided by the school.
-Group studies managed by a teacher or the school with specific objectives covering individual students.
2.It was also stated that teachers need to see themselves as managers, facilitators, counselors or coaches for managing the time spent by students at school or even at home and not see and think of themselves as teachers operating within a box. As managers of students the following were identified as critical areas.
(a) Reasoning skills (problem solving, critical thinking & reasoning)
(b) Reflective skills
(c) Self-appraisal skills
(d) Social skills
3.Today mentors in Mason College have been given the job of managing students’ efforts on Assignments/Homework, Red or Revision Notes, Class Notes Completion, Novel Summaries as well as behavioral modes. They have been mandated to evaluate and provide scores that will further enhance the supervision of these students.
4.In doing these mentors cannot rely on just integrity checks/reports only. They need to be aware of techniques for Speedy Readings, Quick/Mental Tests, Reverse Learning Techniques, Seminar Techniques and Elements of Games Theory. It is when all these are put into consideration during remedial work that statistical review of reports can become more relevant for disciplinary purpose.
5.In order to assist our mentors, an introductory meeting was held and this was followed up with the distribution of a set of general and specific guidelines for scoring purposes. But to further enhance their work mentors need to be provided with some back-up information in relation to these tasks that will further make their evaluations more accurate. This is the reason for the collection of write-ups usually provided for their tasks.
The write-ups are made up as follows:
a.Notes on general remedial work which cover several topics from time management, career counseling and how to conduct research work for students’ projects etc.
b.Notes on Study and Exam Techniques, Red Notes, Classroom Psychology, Home Work or Class Assignments, etc.
c.Notes about volume, binding and completion of class notebooks, textbooks and other academic tools which must be possessed and used properly by students.
d.Notes on Maths/English/Jamb Clinics or Seminars. It is, however, realized that not all mentors can participate actively in these sectors.
e.Notes on related activities that can provide background information for specialist counseling of students at various levels.
Hopefully, mentors will not only see these notes as helpful for their roles but will mentally “tune-in” and become personal beneficiaries too.

TO BE CONTINUED

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