Martha's Mentor Blog

Do you remember when you started at CCRI? Had you taught at a college before? What elements to your new position were challenging for you? The CCRI Mentor Program is designed to help new faculty members hit the ground running. We have 30 new faculty members and many need training in similar areas. To address this, we have established a calendar of presentations. You can find it the Bb course, under Presentations Calendar.  Topics, like the Early Alert system, classroom civility and professional development are all included. We ask that you encourage your protégé to attend these events. Your job, as a mentor, is to help identify the resources that get your protege on the road to success. We do expect new faculty members to identify goals for their initial year, and we expect the dyad to meet at least once per month.  The mentee develops his goals, seeks guidance from the mentor regarding resources to achieve these goals, and updates the mentor to the status of the goals. The mentor

Hello, I have been teaching physical therapists assistants for +21 years at CCRI.  I have a background in physical therapy (BS & DPT degrees) and administration (MS degree). I have worked in a number of clinical settings, including acute care, home care, public schools, sub acute settings and administration.  When it comes to education, just like Lowe's, my motto is "never stop improving"! In a perfect world, I would be a perpetual student. I have one more semester of courses, and I then I will earn my M.Ed. degree. As part of a technology in education course, I am planning to integrate some of the tools I've learned about into this course.  I may have some glitches, but I hope you can learn some new things with me.   Martha