Course curriculum

  • 1

    How to Navigate this course

    • Welcome! Start Here

    • Acknowledgement of Country
  • 2

    Module 1- Induction

    • Introduction to Teach For Australia and the Leadership Development Program

    • Watch Testing Teachers (Optional)

    • What are Associates studying - Introduction to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) (Leading Learning) example

    • Mentoring with Teach for Australia

    • Understanding your role in supporting Associates - the School Mentor Handbook

    • How we define mentoring at Teach For Australia

    • Reflection

    • Day 1, Week 1 and Term 1 Checklists for Mentors

    • Planning for the first six weeks

    • Understanding the LDP Instructional Playbook

    • How the Instructional Playbook is used
  • 3

    Module 2- Developing your mentor skills and style

    • What should I do first?

    • Supporting Associates in the first few weeks

    • Building a trusting professional relationship

    • A guide to developing trusting professional relationships between a TFA mentor and a TFA Associate

    • Introduction to TFA's 25 Coaching & Mentoring Skills

    • Reflecting on the Mentoring and Coaching Skills

    • What's Your Mentoring Style?

    • The Mentoring Phases

    • Your Mentoring Style - What does this mean for how you work with your Associate?

    • Supporting Mentoring Conversations

    • Planning for Practice
  • 4

    Module 3- Coaching Second Year Associates

    • What are Associates studying in their second year of the LDP?

    • The Associate's Impact Project

    • Evidence to assist Associate's with their Impact Project

    • How the mentoring relationship evolves

    • Identifying learning needs in Associates

    • Introduction to Student-Centred Coaching

    • Identifying and Setting Student Centred Goals

    • Planning for Practice
  • 5

    Module 4- The Impact Cycle (Optional)

    • An introduction to the Impact Cycle

    • The Impact Cycle with Jim Knight

    • Unpacking the Impact Cycle

    • Identify: a PEERS goal

    • Identify: the current reality of the classroom

    • Identify: a teaching strategy

    • Learn: using modelling & checklists

    • The Impact Cycle Checklist

    • Improve
  • 6

    Thankyou!

    • Thank You!