Mentoring & Leadership

I support teacher growth through mentoring, collaboration, and shared leadership. By building trusting relationships and engaging in reflective conversations, I help teachers gain clarity, strengthen instructional practice, and make intentional instructional decisions grounded in student evidence. I focus on developing both individual capacity and collaborative systems that support continuous growth, improved student outcomes, and increased student ownership of learning. This work is grounded in Cognitive Coaching practices and supported by formal mentoring and instructional coaching training, which I used to help design and implement our district’s mentoring program.

MENTORING IN PRACTICE

NEW TEACHER MENTORING & SUPPORT
I supported new teachers (years 1–3) through onboarding, ongoing coaching conversations focused on student evidence, instructional practice, and student engagement.

MENTORING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
As part of a district mentoring team, I helped design and refine a mentoring program, including structures for onboarding, ongoing support, and end-of-year reflection.

OBSERVATION & REFLECTION PRACTICES
I supported teachers in reflecting on their instructional practice using student evidence through peer observations, feedback conversations, and occasional use of video reflection to increase teacher self-awareness and instructional growth.

PROGRAM FEEDBACK & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
I helped gather and analyze feedback and identify patterns to improve the mentoring program and better meet teacher needs.

LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE

DISTRICT & SCHOOL

LEADERSHIP TEAMS
I contributed to school and district teams focused on curriculum alignment and instructional practices aligned to standards and informed by student evidence to support continuous improvement.

COLLABORATIVE TEAM SUPPORT

(PLC WORK)
I supported teams in planning, problem-solving, and using student evidence to guide instructional decisions and determine next steps for learning.

CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT

& SYSTEMS WORK
I collaborated with grade-level teams to align curriculum, pacing, and standards to ensure consistency and reduce instructional gaps.

PROFESSIONAL

COLLABORATION & SUPPORT
I regularly worked alongside colleagues to share instructional strategies, problem-solve challenges, and support a positive, collaborative culture.

EXAMPLE OF IMPACT

Through my work supporting new teachers and contributing to a district mentoring program, I provided consistent, targeted support focused on classroom systems, instructional planning, and student engagement. By implementing regular check-ins, modeling instructional strategies, and facilitating reflective conversations grounded in student evidence and focused on next steps for instruction, teachers developed greater confidence, clarity, and instructional decision-making in their practice.

This work also contributed to more consistent mentoring systems across the district, resulting in stronger teacher support, more consistent, standards-aligned instructional practices across classrooms, and increased student engagement, ownership, and evidence of learning.

SYSTEMS I SUPPORT

Structured mentoring programs for new teachers
Consistent onboarding and support systems
Reflective coaching cycles grounded in student evidence, feedback, and next steps for instruction
Collaborative team structures (PLCs) focused on student evidence and instructional decision-making
Ongoing program evaluation and refinement