My Reflection on the Mentoring Program (August 10, 2022)
The mentoring program for the semester started on August 10th, 2022. The group gathered with our mentor in the general IT lab at 1.40 pm.
The session started with the introduction of old and new members. As of now, we have 8 members mentored by Mr. Chenga Dorji. During the introduction, I found out that we have a heterogeneous team. We have pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and social workers. I am delighted to see that our mentor possessed a wide range of characteristics, and his seasoned experience will ensure the smooth flow of the mentoring program this semester. Besides all those, I am sure the professional development workshop on Bhutan Baccalaureate must have further strengthened the already existing knowledge of the mentoring program.
After the brief introduction, the mentor explained to us the importance of introducing the mentoring program at Samtse College of Education. The mentoring program was a part of the Bhutan Baccalaureate introduced under the Royal Vision at Pangbisa Royal Academic School. With the paradigm shift in the education system in the country, the educational institutions must change too. So, with this motive, the mentoring program was introduced at the college.
Furthermore, the mentor instructed the mentees to develop our roadmap with new members and revisit the roadmap with old members. Our mentor did mention the way of writing our roadmap and how to keep track of it. I felt that the members and mentor were bonded by a sense of family ties. I, as a co-mentor, commit to doing my best to play my role in whatever way I can to keep the program alive and assist my mentor as much as I can.
Finally, I felt I learned more. While working together in a team, I wish to benefit each other in whatever way it may be. I wish to gain more wisdom from the mentoring program so that I may become a capable mentor after the completion of my M.Ed program.
Kelzang
Med II(English)
Co-Mentor
My Reflection on the Mentoring Program (17th August 2022)
It was the second mentoring program of the semester. The mentor instructed the co-mentor to lead the session at the last hour through a telegram. I was shocked and panicked as I could not plan any activities for the program. However, most of the mentees had to leave the hospital to receive the 4th dose of COVID-19 as it is announced the last day. Only M.Ed. mentees were left behind, and we refined our own roadmap.
At the end of the session, we talked about suggesting our mentor that we share some ideas and knowledge about how to use ICT tools in teaching, like slido, padlet, Jamboard, etc.
31th August 2022
August 31st was our third mentoring session for this autumn semester. The mentor asked the new mentees to create their own blogging account to share our reflections, roadmap, and another creative write-up in blogging. Our mentor also shared the advantages of having our own blog. So, we were engaged in creating our own blogging account.
However, I have my own blogging account and have already uploaded a few documents, such as reflections, roadmaps, and other articles. Sadly, due to the shutdown of power, many of the mentees could not use computers to create blogging accounts. Nevertheless, mentees have managed to create their own blogging accounts using their cell phones.
The session adjourned, reminding the mentees about the next session's activity, on discussions of our own reflections.
