Mentoring increases teacher retention, effectiveness, and student achievement. So why do few teachers have great mentors? 

In this episode, mentor teacher Cody Franklin, joins us to discuss: 

• Early teacher mentorship experiences: the good and the bad
• Benefits of mentorship such as lower stress, connection, and fast tracking trial and error
• Barriers to getting great mentors such as feeling afraid to ask for help, not having time, or having few experienced teachers at your school
• Why mentors that you’ve chosen are better than randomly assigned appraisers
• And why mentorship is also important for teachers with 10+ years of experience

Check out our experienced mentors, from Harvard alumni to Teachers of the Year, at www.mentororchard.com

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Mentor teacher, Oliver (Ollie) Hennigan discusses his personal experience navigating physical and cognitive disabilities and how that has shaped the way he structures his classroom so that all students can be successful.  

This episode covers: 

• Trial & error with accommodations
• Rejecting accommodations
• Creating a classroom that benefits neurotypical AND neurodivergent students
• Keeping students accountable and preventing them from taking advantage of accommodations
• Chunking as a simple but rewarding accommodation
• Honest conversations with students about their accommodations

For more teacher tips from experienced mentors: 

• Book a session with Ollie at www.mentororchard.com
• Follow @mentororchard on Instagram

There are many opportunities to teach abroad but is this something you’re ready for? In this episode, we talk to mentor teacher, Meredith Bolen, about her experiences teaching internationally. 

She gives insight and advice to teachers who: 

• are interested in going abroad 
• can’t go abroad but want to bring international cultures into the classroom. 

Book A 1:1 with Meredith at mentororchard.com

There’s this misconception that teachers can’t be millionaires but they actually can and have done it time and time again. No, you don’t have to be a YouTube influencer or make amazing lessons on TPT! 

In this episode our host and teacher mentor, Nathalia, goes over: 

• How teachers can earn more money
• Investment vehicles for teachers
• Actionable steps to start investing 

This episode could literally change your life!

For more expert teacher tips & advice: 

• Book A Mentor on Our Website
• Connect with us on Instagram