Trainers

• Neil Mason

About this Course

Contents

Module 0: Introduction module
Module 1: What is mentoring?
Module 2: Mentoring in Education
Module 3: Making Mentors (I)
Module 4: Making Mentors (II)
Module 5: Developing Skills
Module 6: EVALUATION

OBJECTIVES:

• Identify different ideas of mentoring programmes in educational contexts.
• Become familiar with up-to-date research in evidence-based mentoring and its recent developments.
• Understand how/why there is no consensual definition for mentoring and that each project needs to be defined when planned and designed.
• Be able to distinguish between mentoring and other help-based relationships (training, tutoring, coaching, counselling).
• Critically analyse national concepts and projects comparing them to others at an international level.
• Be able to start planning your own mentoring project ideas (either student-student, teacher-students, teacher-teacher, other) with the idea of improving relationships school and leading to improved academic success.
• Develop interpersonal and other “soft” skills — especially as presented in the “Perfil dos Alunos à Saída da Escolaridade Obrigatória”.
• Understand and be able to talk about ethical considerations — especially as proposed by EMCC (European Mentoring & Coaching Council).
• Develop 21st Century Skills and personal development of both mentors and mentees.

Important note:

ASYNCHRONOUS WORK

— The 2022 2nd edition has been adjusted to be completed in 3 weeks. Between classes you will consider a few short texts which will be discussed (and evaluated) during synchronous classes. 

For the asynchronous work between week 2 and 3 you will create a very simple, short, presentation (2-minute video). You will receive plenty of help and support to do this. 

— although there is a lot of extra content made available, the asynchronous work has been designed to take a maximum of two hours each week. Any more than this is your own option and you are very welcome to do extra.

If you have doubts or questions about the requirements, you can email me: newmind.pt@gmail.com 

* Releva na dimensão científica e pedagógica para efeitos de progressão em carreira dos Professores dos grupos de recrutamento mencionados (artigo 9º do Regime Jurídico da Formação Contínua).