Mentoring: A New Approach to Geography Teacher Preparation.

Bednarz, Sarah Witham; Bockenhauer, Mark H.; Walk, Fred H.

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Title:	Mentoring: A New Approach to Geography Teacher Preparation
Authors:	Bednarz, Sarah Witham; Bockenhauer, Mark H.; Walk, Fred H.
Descriptors:	Geography Instruction; Teacher Education; Mentors; Teacher Certification; Educational Policy; Educational Change; Models; Teaching Methods; Beginning Teachers; Geography; Consultants; Teacher Effectiveness
Source:	Journal of Geography, v104 n3 p105-112 2005
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Publisher:	National Council for Geographic Education. Jacksonville State University, 206A Martin Hall, Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602. Tel: 256-782-5293; Fax: 256-782-5336; e-mail: ncge@ncge.org; Web site: http://www.ncge.org/publications/journal/
Publication Date:	2005-00-00
Pages:	8
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Abstract:	Geography teacher preparation is an ongoing problem for the discipline. Changes in certification requirements and federal and state educational policies have diminished the role of colleges and universities in educating teachers. At the same time, geography education reform efforts have resulted in higher standards and an increased quantity of geography in the curriculum, pre-service programs have failed to produce an adequate supply of highly qualified geography teachers. This paper suggests that geographers implement geography mentoring programs to improve the quality of geography instruction in early-career teachers. A model developed for the national Geographic Society is described. The model uses Teacher Consultants as mentors to assist novice teachers at the stage in their development when they are most ready to improve practice: between years two and five of their career.
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ISSN:	ISSN-0022-1341
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Languages:	English
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Direct Link:	http://www.ncge.org/publications/journal

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