Mentoring

EOREN Mentoring Program

The EOREN mentoring program strives to support and help develop our newest educators.

Our Goals:

Lessen the feeling of isolation through connections & networking
Reduce concerns and attempt to overcome the challenges common to new teachers
Develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, & values vital to success during a teaching career
Retain quality educators in our region
Novice educators will feel connected to a network of other teachers.
Novice educators will have access to resources and support to improve areas of instruction and classroom management.

Your EOREN mentor is there to help you in the classroom, give suggestions, model lessons, and debrief with you. We all work together for success!

Mentoring is flexible with the goal of bringing an outside, non-evaluative perspective to help teachers become more reflective and motivated to continue to improve their craft.

Upcoming REN Mentor Program Trainings

Mentor Training, July 18
2024 New Teacher Kickstart, August 4- 6, Burns, OR

Novice Educator Mentoring Program

EOREN Nov Ed Handbook

Resources

Classroom Management Ideas

First Day of School Resources

Great Podcasts for Teachers

SWIVL Helpful Resources

Websites for Building Classroom Culture and Management

Get Started with Flipgrid | Easy, Video and Text Instructions
ClassDojo: ClassDojo is a digital platform that connects teachers, students, and families in and out of the physical classroom by using a feed of photos and videos as well as messaging.

Classroomscreen: ClassroomScreen offers digital widgets in a variety of languages, all for free. Teachers can project the clock, timer, traffic light, and sound level tools for the whole class, or use the duo widget option to differentiate for two student groups. There are text and drawing tools to help with instructions, and the work symbols are useful for both individual and group work, with options like "whisper," "silence," "ask neighbor," and "work together."
Headspace for Educators: Kids benefit enormously from building de-stressing, focus, and mindfulness strategies, but unfortunately, these skills rarely appear in official curriculum. Headspace is free for teachers to use and offers a number of exercises and resources for bringing mindfulness and mental health awareness into their classrooms.
Bouncy Balls is a free noise meter that uses plastic balls, emojis, bubbles, or eyeballs to measure sound. As noise in the classroom increases, the balls shoot up and move chaotically across the screen. Use this tool during group work to control noise levels, or turn up the sensitivity meter for use during exams or independent study time. Though some students may make more noise to see the balls move, this tool may help other students self-regulate their behavior.
Storybird: Kids preschool age and up can use Storybird to bring their amazing stories and other creative writing to life. From picture books and comics to poetry and novels, Storybird allows students’ voices to shine and be shared.
Whiteboard.chat: the most feature-rich digital whiteboard available right now, and best of all, it’s 100% free!
Wheel of Names: Random Name Tool
TeacherSherpa: Browse hundreds of virtual classrooms and the thousands of resources they share.

Websites for Learning Fun

Mentoring Locations

The EOREN mentoring program is currently mentoring new educators in the following schools:

Adrian MS, Adrian

Diamond Elementary, Harney Co

Frenchglen School, Frenchglen

Harper School, Malheur Co

Joseph Charter, Joseph

May Roberts Elementary, Ontario

North Lake SD, North Lake

Pioneer Elementary, Ontario

Wallowa ESD, Wallowa

Aiken Elementary, Ontario

AD Hay Elementary, Lakeview

Grant Union HS, John Day

Hines MS, Hines

Juntura SD, Malheur Co

Nyssa HS, Nyssa

Ontario MS, Ontario

Prairie City SD, Prairie City

Alameda Elementary, Ontario

Enterprise Elementary, Enterprise

Harney Co

Humbolt Elementary, Canyon City

Lakeview HS, Lakeview

Nyssa MS, Nyssa

Ontario HS, Ontario

Slater Elementary, Burns