Help Me before I Quit! Reimagining New Teacher Mentoring Programs
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-25-2023
Publication Title
The New Educator
DOI
10.1080/1547688X.2023.2223654
Abstract
Transitioning from teacher candidate to beginning teacher remains a difficult one despite school districts’ efforts to provide mentoring and induction programs. This commentary examines teacher attrition and current practices used to support new teachers entering the profession. We draw on the tenets of characteristics of effective mentorships and holistic mentoring to propose a new framework for supporting new teachers where university faculty serve as mentors for former teacher education program graduates. An overview of our program, New Teachers Anonymous, is provided for readers to implement at their own universities, and the commentary concludes with implications for future practice and research.
Recommended Citation
Crawford, Kathleen M., Courtney Toledo.
2023.
"Help Me before I Quit! Reimagining New Teacher Mentoring Programs."
The New Educator: Taylor & Francis Online.
doi: 10.1080/1547688X.2023.2223654
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/teach-elementary-facpubs/68
Comments
Georgia Southern University faculty member, Kathleen Crawford and Courtney Toledo co-authored Help Me before I Quit! Reimagining New Teacher Mentoring Programs.