Teacher Mentoring as Professional Development. ERIC Digest.

Autor/inn/en	Huling, Leslie; Resta, Virginia
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education, Washington, DC.
Titel	Teacher Mentoring as Professional Development. ERIC Digest.
Quelle	(2001), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Beginning Teacher Induction; Elementary Secondary Education; Faculty Development; Instructional Leadership; Mentors; Reflective Teaching; Self Efficacy; Teacher Collaboration; Teacher Competencies; Teacher Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lehrerkooperation; Lehrkunst
Abstract	Teacher mentoring programs have increased dramatically since the early 1980s as a vehicle to support and retain novice teachers. However, researchers and facilitators of mentoring programs are recognizing that mentors also derive substantial benefits from the mentoring experience. This digest examines research on how mentoring contributes to the ongoing professional development of experienced teachers. Benefits to mentors include improved professional competency, increased reflective practice, teacher renewal, enhanced self-esteem, improved teacher collaboration, and development of teacher leadership. Working with new teachers can also lead mentors to participate in university research projects or teacher research. The benefits of mentoring programs have important implications for funding decisions made by administrators and staff development personnel. Principals must understand that creating a structure that allows experienced teachers to work with novice teachers will ultimately benefit the students, and the overall organization will be stronger as a result of the increased capacity of teachers serving as mentors. Staff developers should embrace mentoring programs not only as a valuable resource for beginning teachers, but also as a growth-promoting experience for mentors. (Contains 23 references.) (SM)
Anmerkungen	ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 1307 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005-4701. Tel: 202-293-2450; Tel: 800-822-9229 (Toll Free); e-mail: query@aacte.org. For full text: http://www.ericsp.org.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC