10 August, 2001

Mentoring, Mentoring, Mentoring..... Today we spent a great deal of time discussing the idea of mentoring. One of the requirements as a TEA parcticipant is to develop a mentoring plan that will allow us to work in a close collaborative relationship with other teachers. The endeavor appeared very daunting as we began discussing it this morning, but as the course of the discussion progressed many valuable suggestions and ideas began to emerge.

I would ideally like to collaborate with other science teachers in my department. I think this is a natural way to introduce arctic material into the curriculum that is already being taught. This will also help to continue to foster the "teamwork" atmosphere that I love so much about my department. Through this collaboration, I hope that the teachers I'm working with as well as I are able increase our dedication to providing the best learning situations for our students.

I would also really enjoy working collaboratively with an elementary teacher. I think the insight and the exchange of ideas would be remarkably enlightening for both of us. This could also be a remarkable opportunity for information and Ideas to be shared between the two different school levels.

Life is Good

TEA Arctic members for the 2002/2003 season. From left to right: = Shannon Graham, Elizabeth Carvellas, Ronald Hochstrasser, Dallas Trople, = Kim Hanisch, and April Cheuvrant