ERIC Number: EJ886010
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Mar
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1525-1810
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E-Mentoring: Enhancing Special Education Teacher Induction
Smith, Sean J.; Israel, Maya
Journal of Special Education Leadership, v23 n1 p30-40 Mar 2010
Teaching in 21st-century schools cannot easily be separated from technology-based solutions. Instead, technology is increasingly becoming an essential tool for any teacher's toolbox, especially the new teacher who is often considered a digital native. In teacher education and professional development, technology-based learning, or online/e-learning, is becoming an accepted mode of course delivery and teacher support. This article briefly describes the growing e-mentoring literature base in teacher development and contextualizes that growth by highlighting particular e-mentoring programs. It is the intent of this review to share knowledge about this growing technology-based solution for furthering mentoring and induction supports for early career special educators. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Mentors, Educational Technology, Special Education Teachers, Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Technology Integration, Faculty Development, Beginning Teacher Induction, Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Research, Computer Software, Web Sites, Interpersonal Relationship, Teacher Collaboration
Council of Administrators of Special Education. Fort Valley State University, 1005 State University Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030. Tel: 478-825-7667; Fax: 478-825-7811; Web site: http://www.casecec.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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