Frontier Mentoring Inventory of Understanding

What is one of the goals of Frontier Mentoring?

• Improve teacher effectiveness and performance, and student achievement

• Reduce teacher turnover

• Reduce attrition

• All of the above

What is one of the goals of Frontier Mentoring?

• To acclimate novice teachers to the culture of the school and community

• To improve student test scores

• To develop new teaching methods

• To increase school funding

Which of the following is a goal of Frontier Mentoring related to the well-being of new teachers?

• To promote personal and professional well-being of new teachers

• To provide financial support to new teachers

• To offer limited assistance to new teachers

• To reduce the workload of new teachers

What is one unique aspect of the Frontier Program regarding mentors?

• Mentors evaluate their novices

• Mentors do not evaluate their novices

• Mentors only evaluate experienced members

• Mentors evaluate novices and experienced members

What type of meetings are not common in other programs but are part of the Frontier Program?

• One-on-one meetings

• Group meetings

• Triad meetings

• Virtual meetings

Which goal of Frontier Mentoring focuses on the teacher's role in decision making?

• To acclimate novice teachers to the culture of the school and community

• To promote personal and professional well-being of new teachers

• To foster the role of the teacher as a problem solver and decision maker

• To build a foundation for continued professional growth

What is the ultimate goal of Frontier Mentoring for teachers' professional development?

• To build a foundation for continued professional growth

• To increase student enrollment

• To reduce school funding

• To eliminate standardized testing

Which of the following is a purpose of triad meetings in the Frontier Mentoring Program?

• Emphasize and familiarize novice teacher with the formal observation process

• Used to discipline the Novice

• Used to set long range goals

• Used to set short term goals

Who are the participants in the triad meetings in the program?

• Mentor, Novice, and Administrator

• Mentor, Student, and Administrator

• Teacher, Novice, and Administrator

• Mentor, Novice, and Teacher

Who should schedule triad meetings and discuss the format with the Administrator?

• Novices

• Mentors

• Administrators

• Students