What are the responsibilities of the mentor teacher?
The mentor teacher is the person designated by the host school to provide ongoing professional support to the exchange teacher at the local level. Any teacher can serve in this capacity. The ideal mentor teacher has a genuine interest in cross-cultural exchange; the ability to provide guidance and counsel on best practices and school policies regarding classroom management, curriculum development, assessment, and other school norms; and the time to devote both to exchange teacher’s classroom observation and to the regular sharing of best practices through team-teaching in cooperative and/or interdisciplinary ways. He/she should also be willing to assist the exchange teacher in forming faculty networks, constructing positive classroom atmospheres, and establishing a strong rapport with students. Mentor teachers receive a monthly honorarium during the academic year. The mentor teacher and a school administrator are expected to attend the orientation to be held in Washington, D.C. in late
