The Educator Academy is recruiting mentor teachers for the 2025-2026 school year. We seek mentors for Pre-K through 9th grade across all partner districts and schools. Eligible Missouri and Kansas teachers must have three or more years of teaching experience and certification in the content area for which the resident seeks certification. If you are interested in serving as a mentor, please complete this form. For more details, visit our website or email Vernon. You can also explore our cooperating teacher program to see if it may be a good fit!

Note: This application does not guarantee that you will host a resident. Final decisions won't be made until late spring 2025.

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Name*

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Email*

Phone*

Identity

Providing this information is optional and has no bearing on your eligibility or application status.

Gender (optional)

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Education Experience

In which school do you currently teach?*

What grade or content area do you anticipate teaching during the 25-26 school year?*

Have you mentored for The Educator Academy (KCTR) before?

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How many years have you been teaching at that school?*

How many years have you been teaching in total?*

What MO or KS teaching certificate do you hold?*

Observation

Part of becoming a mentor teacher is a brief observation by The Educator Academy staff, followed by a reflective conversation. Please answer the questions below to help us schedule that observation and reflection.

What day(s) of the week would be best to observe?*

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Tuesday
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Thursday
Friday

Which blocks of time would be best to observe?*

Please describe a block of time during the day that would be best to observe. For this block, you should suggest a time in which you engage in direct instruction, for example: whole group instruction on new content, whole group mini-lessons. You should not suggest a time when you are engaging in one-on-one or small group conferencing, executing a review lesson, or administering an assessment.

List day(s) and time(s) that you are typically available to meet for a 30-45 minute reflective conversation. These should not be times when students are present.*

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