Teaching mentoring program for the application of active methodologies and ICT tools

This research is characterized by the effectiveness of the Teaching Mentoring Program for the application of active methodologies and ICT tools in Tecsup Norte teachers, Trujillo, Peru. A goal was set for the three locations of Tecsup Norte (Trujillo, City), Tecsup Centro (Lima, City), Tecsup Sur (Arequipa, City), to achieve that in 2016, 80%, apply at least one active methodology per semester and make use of ICT tools. The result for Tecsup Norte after completing the first semester was that 28% of teachers used an active methodology and 16% used ICT tools. At the beginning of the 2016 II semester, the Teaching Mentoring Program was designed, consisting of five stages: 1. first contact and interview with the teacher, 2. personalized training, 3. programming and revision of class material, 4. accompaniment in classroom and evaluation by rubrics, and 5. feedforward and recognition. For this, psychological strategies such as rapport, positive reinforcement and behavioral modeling were adapted, as well as the tool of coaching feedforward and evaluation rubrics were designed for the application of active methodologies. To guarantee the effectiveness of the program was a team of two specialists in active methodologies and ICT tools. Work schedule and control of man hours was approached using Gantt diagram. The results of the implementation of the program are relevant, since 95% of the teachers of the semester 2016 II applied active methodologies and ICT tools; in comparison to the result of the 2016 I semester. Tecsup Norte becomes the first site that exceeds the established goal of 80% in application of active methodologies and ICT tools, through the Teaching Mentoring program, the other venues that did not apply the Teaching Mentoring Program were: Tecsup Centro 62% and Tecsup Sur 50%. This educational innovation contributes a program for the training, accompaniment and evaluation of the teaching performance through active methodologies, such as: Flipped learning, case-based learning, problem-based learning, guided-learning project and the use of ICT tools.