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Teaching with Valor Podcast: A Veteran Teachers Perspective

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Welcome to another episode of the Teaching with Valor Podcast. I'm your host, Don Fessenden, and today we are exploring a topic that holds the potential to transform teaching practice from the inside out: peer coaching and mentoring.
Whether you're just starting your teaching career, or you've been in the classroom for decades, there's something incredibly powerful about learning from and with your colleagues. Peer coaching and mentoring are not just about exchanging strategies or ideas; they’re about creating a culture of continuous improvement, support, and shared growth.
This process is a key to becoming the best teacher you can be, refining your craft from lesson to lesson, day to day.
Show Notes
For more information on this topic check out the following resources:

• Knight, Jim – "The Impact Cycle: What Instructional Coaches Should Do to Foster Powerful Improvements in Teaching": A practical guide to peer coaching and mentoring.
• Edutopia – Peer Coaching Strategies: www.edutopia.org - Articles and videos on effective peer coaching practices.
• "Mentoring Matters: A Practical Guide to Learning-Focused Relationships" by Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman: A comprehensive resource for building strong mentoring relationships.
• Teaching Channel – Coaching and Mentoring Tools: www.teachingchannel.org - Tools and resources for peer coaching and mentoring.
• ASCD – Professional Development Strategies: www.ascd.org - Resources on professional growth through peer collaboration.

Stay tuned for more episodes, and remember, every student is unique, and every classroom can be a place where all students succeed. Keep teaching with valor!