Mentor Teacher Resources

Thank you for your interest in being a mentor to our students from the University of Maine at Farmington. We truly appreciate your willingness to serve as a mentor and to take the time to go through these resources. Our students are afforded excellent opportunities to learn and grow as beginning professionals under the guidance of outstanding and experienced mentors like you. UMF has repeatedly been recognized for excellence in education, and a crucial aspect of our program is the mentoring that takes place throughout a student’s tenure at UMF.

Our partnership with districts throughout Maine is important to us. Your involvement is very much appreciated and we certainly hope that you will find working with your teacher candidate both personally and professionally rewarding. The Field Supervision Program at the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) has a dynamic vision of education for the 21st century. This vision is based on the ideal of creating schools that are dedicated to maximizing each student’s potential by personalizing learning experiences for all students. Preparing new teachers for this work and for the actualization of the vision presents many challenges. Engaging teacher candidates in early and ongoing field experiences throughout their programs supports their understanding of this complex work so that they are able to meet the challenges of the teaching profession. Below you will find a variety of resources that we feel will offer support and help answer any questions you may have.

Please feel free to contact our office at any time. Director of Field Services: Hiram Sibley 778-7171 hiram.sibley@maine.edu (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to access our online forms.)