Regional online seminar “A mentor of a young teacher: image, technology of work, results of interaction”

On October 27, 2023, Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region held a regional online seminar for mentor teachers to explain the further work on implementing the action plan related to the Order No. 160 dated from April 24, 2020 of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Rules of mentoring and requirements for mentor teachers”.

The goal of the seminar is to explain the process of becoming a teacher as a qualified specialist possessing necessary professional and moral qualities, ready for professional growth and development.

More than 200 people participated in the seminar.

The seminar addressed the mentoring rules and regulations.

Since 2020, in East Kazakhstan region, for teachers who have started their professional activities in secondary education organizations for the first time, a teacher-master or a teacher-researcher is assigned for the school year. The total number of mentor teachers from 2020 to 2023 amounted to 892 teachers (in 2020 - 286, in 2021 – 364, in 2023 – 242).

Within the framework of the seminar, the following mentor teachers, the winners of “Best Mentor Award – 2023” shared their work experiences:

Gulmira K. Demegeneva, an English teacher of School-Lyceum of Altai town of Education Department of Altai district of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region on “Continuity of generations is a key to success”;

Gulnazym Z. Alekeyeva, a teacher of the Kazakh language and literature of Complex-School-Kindergarten of Akkala settlement of Education Department of Samar district of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region on “Talim alushyny daiyndau zhumys zhuiyesi”.

Following the seminar, the mentors received methodological recommendations, an analysis of the plan for preparing the final report following the results of the school year, a sample annual plan for working with young specialists.

Moderator – E. T. Shaumenova answered the participants’ questions and brought to the notice of the district (city) education departments the main regulatory documents on this issue.