Middle School NYU Mentor 2026-2027

A teaching mentor is an experienced and successful classroom teacher who serves as a mentor to a resident teacher In the NYU Steinhardt Teacher Residency Program. Throughout the school year, mentors support and guide their residents in enhancing their teaching abilities, creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, building relationships with scholars and families, and developing their unique teaching style.

If you are interested in becoming a teaching mentor, please submit your application by the deadline. This is a paid position, and mentors are expected to commit an average of 2 hours per week of work specific to the mentor role, which will not be a part of their regular schedule and is in addition to their teaching workload (a stipend will be provided).

To learn more about the program, please review the following documents from NYU.

Mentor Responsibilities-

https://hc-enrollment-assets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/NYU-Steinhardt/Teacher+Residency/Mentor+Resources/Teaching_Mentor_Role_Description_and_Expectations.pdf

Gradual Release - expectations and timelines for NYU Residents https://hc-enrollment-assets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/NYU-Steinhardt/Teacher+Residency/Mentor+Resources/Gradual_Release_Guidelines.pdf

Thank you for considering this opportunity to contribute to the development of future teachers!