Pedagogical navigator
This is a mentorship program for young teachers. We will navigate you on your way to professional success!
About the program
We are here to help you become the best in your field. Our main priority is your development and preparation for real work in schools.
The program is designed for teacher interns and graduate students of pedagogical universities who work in schools.
We know how important it is to share experiences. That’s why in our program you will meet the finalists and winners of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine, who will become your mentors and share their secrets of success.
We have also adopted elements of the Finnish approach to mentoring. This means that you will receive the best practices from around the world to become even more confident and professional.
Our mentoring program is your chance:
- Become confident as a teacher.
- Increase student engagement and motivation through effective pedagogical methods.
- Learn how to handle difficult situations with students, classes, colleagues, and parents to create a positive learning environment.
- Master the teaching methods of the New Ukrainian School and be able to apply them in practice.
- Develop the ability to work with students with special needs.
- Master student-centered approaches and methods to best meet the needs of your students.
How will the mentoring program work?
Start (August 2024)
start of registration of young professionals for the program, selection and interviewing of applicants, and launch of the program.
Takeoff (September 2024)
meeting and introductions of the teaching interns to their mentors and the team. We define expectations from the program and sign an agreement between the intern and the mentor.
Navigation (October - November 2024)
observations and visits to mentors' lessons, familiarization with teaching methods and style. Together we develop lessons, thematic plans and test our work. Afterwards, we receive feedback and hold the fall SkillCamp.
Conquering the Peaks (December 2024 - February 2025)
microcourses from mentors for pedagogical interns: effective practices for everyday life. We work together on projects and plan the next stage of mentoring.
Confident Flight (March - May 2025)
common circle: master classes from interns. Projects and activities on pedagogical skills, and finally the final project of the interns. Then we summarize and evaluate the achievements.
New Horizon (June 2025)
completion of the program and awarding of certificates. You will receive feedback: impressions, reflection, and recommendations.
Our mentors
Oksana Kovalenko
teacher of computer science and mathematics, deputy director for educational work at Chernihiv Gymnasium №3 of the Chernihiv City Council, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2017
Andriy Oliynyk
teacher of Ukrainian language and foreign literature, director of H. Romanova Lyceum #5 in Kamianske, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2020
Stanislav Fedoseev
math teacher at Midgard School in Kyiv, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2017
Natalia Rudnytska
teacher of Ukrainian language, literature, foreign literature at Kamianets-Podilskyi Lyceum #17, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2018
Natalia Hladkykh
Head of the Psychological Hub of the NGO "See with the Heart" in Kyiv, speaker and trainer on inclusive education, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2017
Vasyl Dyakiv
teacher of history, civic education and health basics at Zalishchyky State Gymnasium in Ternopil region, winner of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2020
Natalia Pashkovska
geography teacher at the Kakhovka Educational Complex "Gymnasium - Specialized School of the First Degree with Advanced Study of Foreign Languages", finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2019
Lyudmyla Bodnariuk
music teacher at Vynohradiv Secondary School No. 8, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2018
Bohdan Zavydovskyi
science teacher at the private lyceum "European Gymnasium" in Dnipro, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2021
Tetyana Verkalets
history teacher, director of the municipal institution "Lyceum №38 named after Ivan Pavlovsky of the Poltava City Council", finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2017
Oksana Ratushniak
mathematics teacher at the municipal institution of general secondary education "Lyceum №1 named after Volodymyr Krasytskyi of the Khmelnytskyi City Council", finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2017
Ruslan Shalamov
biology teacher at the Kharkiv Scientific Lyceum "Obladovanist"
Oleksandra Voichyshyn
English teacher, principal of Zalishchyky State Gymnasium
Nataliia Zyma
chemistry teacher at Lyceum №3 named after Artem Mazur of Khmelnytskyi City Council, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2020
Natalia Holodniuk
founder and English teacher at NumoStudy in Smila, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2018
Olha Zelinska
primary school teacher at secondary school No. 73 in Lviv, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2017
Lesia Yurchyshyn
teacher of civic education, history and law at Novopecherska School in Kyiv, winner in the nomination "Teacher of Civic Education" at the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2020
Iryna Sokol
computer science teacher at the Zaporizhzhia specialized boarding school "Sich Collegium", winner of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2022
Oleh Slushnyi
computer science teacher, principal of Vinnytsia Lyceum #20, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2019
Oleksandr Zhuk
computer science teacher at Zaporizhzhia Special Boarding School "Dzherelo", winner of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2018
Oksana Okulova
chemistry teacher at Ivan Franko Secondary School in Ivano-Frankivsk, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2017
Serhii Zaitsev
teacher of Ukrainian language and literature at Poltava Specialized Secondary School No. 39, director of the Inclusive Resource Center of Poltava City Council, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2017
Viktoriia Birkovych
primary school teacher at Uzhhorod Lyceum №9, finalist of the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2017
Myroslava Koba
primary school teacher, methodologist at the Novopecherska School in Kyiv
Oleksandra Savytska
primary school teacher at Novopecherska School in Kyiv
Yulia Nabok-Babenko
teacher of Ukrainian language and literature at Novopecherska School in Kyiv
Maksym Hvozdetskyi
Physics teacher at Zaporizhzhia Gymnasium #11, awarded the Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2023 in the category of “teacher-innovator”