-20 schools participated in trainings and international events

- 180 teachers participated in local trainings

- 135 teachers participated in international seminars and study visits

- 120 teachers from Estonia, Latvia and Sweden visited in Kotka-Hamina region

Facts

Mentoring for enterprising education teachers

- In November 2009 was organized two days training for teachers who were interested in to participate in mentoring process

- During the training teachers learned how mentoring process works and what is expected from mentors and mentees

- Groups were formed of four to five teachers and one of them was experienced enterprising education teacher (mentor) and rest were beginners (mentees)

Mentoring for enterprising education teachers

- Groups planned themes for each meeting (e.g. changing ideas & experiences, working methods)

- Each group met 4-5 times during spring 2010

- 2 hours meetings were in schools or cafes

- Meetings were like a peer group meetings where teachers had possibility to change ideas and get support from others

- Role of the mentor was quite informal

Feedback from mentoring process

-Feedback was very positive from all participants

-Teachers listed a long list of positive things they got from the process;

- new ideas and aspects for enterprising education

- new contacts - common brainstorming- support from the group - meetings gave enthusiasm also to

everyday work in school!

Thank you!