The Core Mentoring PrinciplesBy Barry Sweeny © 2008Where do we start when we need to create a new mentoring program or refine an existing one? If we are concerned about using mentoring to (among other things) increase teacher and student peformance, then we must use the existing knowledge base of best practices which are most likely to provide these desired results. If those are your program goals you should look to these Core Principles as your starting place. This information offers the foundation for building a highly effective program and high impact mentoring practices. As starting places, they will head you in the right direction. Of course, these alone are not enough to make such complex goals a reality. Using these just increases the chances that later decisions you make will be correct for attaining those goals.The Core Principles for Mentoring PROGRAMS How Mentoring is the Critical "Bridge" for Successful Development of People The CBAM Model- The recommended basis for all development planning, problem solving, and improvement The Core Principles for Mentoring PRACTICE The Two Types of Mentoring Conversations Defining the Distinctions Between Mentoring & Coaching The Essential Mentoring Strategy

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The Core Mentoring Principles

Where do we start when we need to create a new mentoring program or refine an existing one?

If we are concerned about using mentoring to (among other things) increase teacher and student performance, then we must use the existing knowledge base of best practices which are most likely to provide these desired results. If those are your program goals you should look to these Core Principles as your starting place. This information offers the foundation for building a highly effective program and high impact mentoring practices. As starting places, they will head you in the right direction. Of course, these alone are not enough to make such complex goals a reality. Using these just increases the chances that later decisions you make will be correct for attaining those goals.

The Core Principles for Mentoring PROGRAMS

How Mentoring is the Critical "Bridge" for Successful Development of People
The CBAM Model- The recommended basis for all development planning, problem solving, and improvement

The Core Principles for Mentoring PRACTICE