Program Resources
Sample Questions for Discussions with Faculty and Peer Teaching Mentors
When meeting with faculty and peer mentors, you can use these questions to frame your
discussions and/or develop your own questions.
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General information about the mentoring experience.
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Mentor's name:
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Mentor's status:
Faculty, Graduate Student, Professional Student, Postdoc, or Other
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Date and time observed mentor's teaching:
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Course observed:
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Level of students:
Freshman/sophomores, Junior/seniors, or Graduate/Professional students
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Questions about the mentor's teaching.
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How do you approach your subject as you prepare to teach?
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Do you try to identify more with your discipline/material or your students?
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How do you to try to motivate students during the class period/over the semester?
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How do you prepare before each lecture/discussion/help session?
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What different methods or approaches do you employ to present material from different
angles or points of reference?
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How do you encourage critical thinking in your students?
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What ways of manipulating physical space in the classroom do you find effective?
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What have been your best (and/or worst) teaching experiences? Why?
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Were there teachers who impacted you (for better or worse) and how have you
incorporated what you learned from them into your own teaching?
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What kinds of technologies do you find effective in teaching?
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How might new technologies change teaching over the next 5 years?
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