Expanding Teacher Mentorship Programs though Electronic Learning Communities.

Heath, Jay A.; Yost, Roseanne

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ERIC Number: EJ649268

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Publication Date: 2001

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Expanding Teacher Mentorship Programs though Electronic Learning Communities.

Heath, Jay A.; Yost, Roseanne

Journal of School Improvement, v2 n1 p25-28 Spr 2001

Suggests that mentorships for beginning K-12 teachers can stem the departure of new teachers. Reports that the MASTER Teacher organization has collaborated with the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement to develop an online Teacher Training Academy (TTA), in which a facilitator mentors a small group of teachers. (NB)

Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Internet, Interprofessional Relationship, Mentors, Professional Development, Teacher Shortage

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Language: English

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