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Oliver
- Being a Peer Mentor gave me the confidence to be successful in my field experiences.
- I love having creative freedom in planning Active Learning Strategies for my Learning Community.
- I met a lot of great people who are also Peer Mentors.
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Alyssa
- Peer mentoring has allowed me to network with other students in the college and form relationships.
- Peer mentoring has given me the opportunity to build skills that I can use in my future classroom.
- Being a peer mentor for a few semesters allowed me to take a fun elective course, EDLC 403.3.
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Elyse
- Support: Being a Peer Mentor has allowed me to support Teacher Candidate's while also finding a support system of my own.
- Collaboration: Being a Peer Mentor has given me the opportunity to collaborate with a variety of other education students within the college.
- Experience: Being a Peer Mentor has allowed for me to gain experience facilitating a classroom with young adult learners, which is a different demographic than I am familiar with.
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Rey
- The experience of being a peer mentor is so special, no two weeks are the same.
- The relationships you build with your co-peer mentor and the people in your learning community are incredibly fulfilling.
- It is a great opportunity to practice the skills you will need as an educator.
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Ashley
- Peer mentoring has helped me build connections with so many amazing people who I can call friends.
- It has helped me gain experience facilitating lesson plans and content from outside of my teaching area.
- It has helped me gain confidence to speak in front of a group and be a more confident educator.
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Chris
- Responsibility: Peer Mentoring gave me a chance to build up an understanding of what it means to be a teacher.
- Helping: Allows me to help others and guide them in their future teaching career.
- Community: I have been able to meet people, as well as build my teaching and social skills.
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Keya
- Peer mentoring provided me with a place to grow professionally and personally.
- Some of the best friends I’ve made have come from this opportunity, I value having connection with people in the same profession as me.
- I enjoy being able to be a source of support to fellow Teacher Candidates, as well as have an ongoing source of support.
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Chelsea
- Leadership: As a peer mentor, you take a step into a new role where you become a leader in front of your peers and lead them along their educational journey.
- Community: As a peer mentor, you create a positive and safe community for first- and second-year students to ask questions and learn new information.
- Experience: As a peer mentor, you gain valuable experience to help you grow as a teacher and develop your leadership skills.
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Julianne
- Having a leadership role within the college allows me to connect with more people and grow my professional network.
- The peer mentor community has opened doors to friendships and collaboration I wouldn’t have otherwise.
- With peer mentoring I am able to build my skills in instruction and classroom management; and experience what works for me as a leader.
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Connor
- Connection: You will meet many unique, passionate, and talented individuals and form lasting connections with them.
- Confidence: You will gain confidence by being comfortable in front of a class and developing teaching skills.
- Experience: You will gain experience by implementing strategies and forming relationships with students in a safe environment.
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Jayla
- To be part of a close-knit community that supports one another.
- To learn and grow with individuals in similar stages of their professional life.
- To experience a compassionate environment that challenges me in my professional and personal growth.
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Mike
- Change: I felt that there were gaps in my learning that I had to teach myself and it made me want to provide students someone that they can go to get support with things that they feel are missing.
- Motivate: I want to motivate the Teacher Candidates, so they are excited to be in the teaching profession.
- Improvement: Not only does it look good on a resume, but I get to apply what I have been learning in my courses and get more experience with teaching.
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