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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"teacher mentor"”.
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Implementing a teacher mentor program
<p>The purpose of the study was to develop a mentor program for novice teachers that will ease the inevitable anxiety that occurs during the first year and increase the retention rate of new teachers to the profession and at Camden High School. The intern monitored this program as its coordinator …
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William Small 1734-1775: Teacher, Mentor, Scientist
Several studies have examined the life of William Small but only in respect to certain phases of his life, particularly Small's connections to Thomas Jefferson, James Watt, or the Birmingham Lunar Society. In 1758 William Small was recruited for the post of professor of mathematics at the College …
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Supporting New Teacher Development Through a Quality Beginning Teacher Mentor Program
… was to evaluate the perceptions of beginning teachers and mentors to improve the components and supports provided to mentees through Birch Lake School District (BLSD) induction and mentoring practices. Qualitative data was collected through transcripts of 5 separate focus group sessions that …
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Partnering For Success: The Principals' Role In Beginning Teacher-Mentor-Principal Relationships
… the perceptions of elementary principals, mentors and beginning teachers regarding the principal's role in promoting beginning teacher professional growth within comprehensive induction programs. This role may not be clear to principals, mentors, beginning teachers or induction program …
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Forces Affecting Beginning Teacher/Mentor Relationships in a Large Suburban School System
… schools will hire an estimated two million teachers within the decade. The experience of the beginning teacher is a stressful one with more than 40% of new teachers choosing to leave the profession during the first three years. One promising practice to address this problem is mentoring, an …
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Perspectives of Mentors and Mentees on the Teacher Mentor Program and Teacher Retention in a Small Urban School Division in Virginia
… the U.S. are having a difficult time retaining teachers (Darling-Hammond, 2010; Ingersoll, R. M., 2004). 'High levels of attrition, estimated to be nearly 8% of the workforce annually, are responsible for the largest share of teacher demand' (Sutcher, Darling-Hammond, and Carver-Thomas, 2016, p. …
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Addressing Student School Refusal Through Effective School, Family And Community-Based Interventions
… This study specifically addressed the use of a teacher mentor intervention for school refusal students as a means of improving attendance, academics, social and emotional well being and improve their overall mindset about school. The focus group for this study was 15 general education sophomore …
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Perceptions in a Changing World: Teachers' Attitudes Toward the Implementation of Educational Innovations
… <p>The purpose of this study is to examine teachers’ attitudes toward the implementation of educational innovations - with an explicit focus on social and emotional learning (SEL) and new teacher mentor (NTM) programs. Because teachers are primarily responsible for absorbing new information …
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The Development of and Relationship Between Elgin U-46's Teacher Appraisal System and Mentor Program: 1998-2010
… development of Elgin School District U-46's teacher appraisal system and teacher mentor program during the years of 1998-2010. In 1998 a formal mentor program was implemented for the first time in district history. Shortly thereafter, district and union leadership agreed to revamp the …
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Perceptions in a Changing World: Teachers' Attitudes Towards the Implementation of Educational Innovations with a Focus on Social and Emotional Learning
<p>The purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ attitudes toward the implementation of educational innovations - with an explicit focus on social and emotional learning (SEL) and new teacher mentor (NTM) programs. Because teachers are primarily responsible for absorbing new information and …
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Exploring the Interpersonal Dynamics of the Supervisory Triad of Pre-Service Teacher Education: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
… and beneficial component of pre-service teacher education (Borko & Mayfield, 1995). At the core of this experience is the supervisory triad, consisting of the pre-service teacher, mentor teacher, and university supervisor. Utilizing positioning theory as its theoretical framework, this …
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A Narrative Inquiry of Latina/o Teachers in Urban Elementary Schools
Latina/o teachers are underrepresented in the educational workforce. As such, the purpose of this narrative inquiry is to explore the experiences of Latinas/os who are teaching in urban school districts. The central question addressed by this narrative inquiry was: To what do Latina/o teachers …
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Preliminary Analysis of the Effect of Adolescent Anxiety on Student-Teacher Relationships During Behavioral Consultation
… are impacted by the relationship between teachers and students. Purpose: The present study is a preliminary investigation probing for anxiety as a possible moderator of the relationship between severity of ADHD and working alliance in behavioral consultation delivered via …
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Working With “Rookies” a case study of science teachers mentors.
To gain insight into the world of mentoring new science teachers it is imperative to examine how a veteran science teacher is influenced through his or her work mentoring a new teacher. The impacts of mentoring new teachers have been extensively researched within the literature, documenting many of …
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The Role of the Site Facilitator in the New Directions in Distance Learning Project
… data from six site facilitators and three teacher-mentors who worked at eight New Directions in Distance Learning (NDDL) school sites located throughout British Columbia. Indicators of success for an NDDL site included participation in the NDDL project with minimal technical difficulties as …
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Developing student teachers' understanding of teaching and pupils' learning : the role of support and challenge in the mentoring of student teachers
This study focuses on initial teacher education and results from the shift from college-based to school-based training in recent years. Specifically, the course involved is a post-graduate School Based Teacher Training Scheme (SCITT) in which the main participants are school-based training managers …
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Enhancing creative design competencies through integrated learning experiences: vocational and professional education and training in Hong Kong
… Hong Kong, I have developed multiple roles as a teacher, mentor, designer, administrator and researcher, to keep abreast of both academia and the industry. My professional practice in design education and leadership skills has been shaped by various kinds of scholarly activities in response to …
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How do Elementary Induction Teachers Perceive Video Coaching as a Job-Embedded Professional Development Strategy?
… the perceptions of elementary school induction teachers on video coaching as a job-embedded professional development strategy. The research was conducted with 12 induction teachers from an urban school district in Georgia, utilizing questionnaires, focus groups, and individual interviews. Nine …
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The Interdependency of Impactful Teacher Induction Programs and Teacher Retention
<p>The goal of new teacher induction programs was to improve the instruction of new and beginning teachers through ongoing professional development and instructional coaching with the hopes of retaining highly-qualified teachers and improving student learning. This study aims to evaluate the …
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First-Year Teachers' Perceptions of Mentors' And Principals' Participation in the induction Process
… was to determine the perceptions of first-year teachers in the state of Georgia regarding the extent to which mentors and principals participated in the induction of first-year teachers. Questionnaire data were collected from 105 first-year teachers within the Central Savannah River Area in the …