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About the program
As the most influential person in the professional development of a pre-service teacher, the mentor teacher has a strong impact on a student teacher's professional career. To provide the highest quality of mentoring possible, it is essential for mentors to be knowledgeable and proficient in those skills necessary to support and guide pre-service teachers.
Criteria for mentor teachers:
Finding qualified mentor teachers is important to the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education; therefore, the following criteria are used when selecting mentor teachers:
Teaching Competence- demonstrate excellence in teaching as documented by district evaluations
- exhibit a positive classroom environment characterized by proactive interpersonal skills and effective classroom management techniques
- have a Master's Degree or equivalent credits
- display a functional instructional program that features
- initial planning
- comprehensive delivery
- ongoing and summative evaluation of students
- adjustment of curriculum materials and instructional methods to meet student needs
- completed a minimum of five (5) teaching years
- appropriately certified in the area of emphasis for the student teacher
- a minimum of one year experience at current teaching assignment
- a full-time teaching assignment
- view student teacher sponsorship as a contribution to the profession
- demonstrate flexibility and willingness to share responsibility for the classroom
- objectively assess the student teacher’s instructional performance
- provide frequent, specific performance feedback
- help the student teacher become a reflective practitioner
Eligilibity for mentor teachers:
As a mentor teacher for an ASU student teacher, you are eligible for either a stipend or an in-state tuition waiver for yourself only at ASU. The amount of the stipend or the value of the tuition waiver will depend on the length of time the student teacher was in your classroom.
- Choices for Honorarium
- Download forms
If you select the stipend option, the checks are processed through the accounts payable department at ASU and the normal processing time is 8-10 weeks after all student teaching grades are posted.
Tuition Waiver
If you select the tuition waiver option, you will receive an authorization letter. This authorization letter will give you specific instructions on the use of the in-state tuition waiver. The waiver is for tuition only; it will not cover special fees for financial aid, etc. The waiver will have a ending period. Under federal law, ASU is required to report to the IRS the value of the tuition waiver on form 1099-MISC. You will complete a Sub W-9 when you exercise your right to use the tuition waiver. You may want to consult with your tax adviser about the additional taxable income prior to completing your individual income tax return. For a value of the tuition waiver, please refer to the following website: http://asu.edu/sbs/FallGraduate.htm.
Process
You must submit to ASU 2 forms:
1. Mentor Teacher Honorarium Form and
2. Substitute W-9
Both forms must be completed, signed and submitted directly to ASU. You can fax them to 480-965-1090 or mail them to Linda Jaacks at PO Box 871111, Tempe, AZ 85287-1111. Fax or mail the forms within your student teacher’s first weeks so ASU has time to process the paperwork. Failure to complete these forms in a timely manner could result in non-payment.
ASI Mentoring workshop
The Assessment and Supervision of Instruction (ASI) mentoring Workshop is a 4-hour requirement for mentor teachers of student teachers. It is designed to enhance skills in
- using an observation instrument
- analyzing the instructional performance of pre-service teachers
- clinical and cognitive supervision techniques
Completion of this ASI workshop must occur prior to or during the student teacher's first 5 weeks in the classroom. The workshop is also available for placement teachers who work with our teacher preparation program interns.
Participants can choose to take the ASI Workshop either free of charge for district credit, for 6 hours toward professional development credit, or for one (1) hour of ASU graduate credit, optional, additional assignment required. The course will have the DCI prefix (DCI591) to accommodate all master's degree programs. If ASU credit is desired, the tuition will be assessed for one credit hour plus additional registration fees.
Workshop schedule
The ASI workshop schedule of sessions is sent along with the replacement requests by the liaison. The course is offered several times during the summer and at the beginning of each semester.
Workshop registration
Register ONLINE and reserve space in an ASI session, or complete and return the ASI Registration Form – PDF to the Professional Field Experiences (PFE) office:
Office of Professional Field Experiences
ASU Mary Lou Fulton College of Education
PO Box 871111
Tempe AZ 85287-1111
or fax : 48-965-1090
Participants receive confirmation approximately one week prior to the requested scheduled session. Those who do not receive this confirmation are asked to call the PFE office at 480-965-6255. View the interactive campus map and select Tempe campus.