Many school divisions throughout the U.S. are having a difficult time retaining teachers (Darling-Hammond, 2010; Ingersoll, R. M., 2004). 'High levels of attrition, estimated to be nearly 8% of the workforce annually, are responsible for the largest share of teacher demand' (Sutcher, Darling-Hammond, and Carver-Thomas, 2016, p. 2). According to Ingersoll and Strong (2011), Ingersoll and Perda (2011), and Skaalvik and Skaalvik (2016), reasons as to why teachers decide to leave the profession or change teaching locations include: job satisfaction, school demographics, student discipline, lack of administrative support, lack of teacher autonomy, and new teacher mentor programs. The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify mentor and mentee teachers' perceptions about the current mentoring program and their recommendations for future revisions that will increase teacher retention. An urban, central Virginia school division was selected for this study. Participants selected for this study have served as a mentor teacher for new teachers hired into the selected division or have recently been hired into the division. The division has approximately 260 full-time teaching professionals. From the beginning of the 2013-14 school year to the conclusion of the 2015-16 school year, 125 teachers were replaced. The attrition rate of the selected division is approximately double the attrition rate in the Commonwealth of Virginia (Pitts, 2017). Mentoring programs appear to be among the prominent approaches to teacher retention (McCann and Johannessen, 2010). The researcher sought to determine perceptions of mentor teachers regarding their suggestions for improvement in the current mentor program as a determining factor in whether teachers decide to remain in their current positions. This study yielded eight findings and six implications. / Ed. D.

abstract: This action research study focused on training for teacher mentors and teacher mentor self-efficacy. Specifically, this project explored the impact participation in a teacher mentor training program and teacher mentor peer shadowing had on teacher mentor self-efficacy. While there is a plethora of literature on teacher self-efficacy, minimal literature exists on the self-efficacy of teacher mentors. Bandura’s self-efficacy theory and cognitive and collaborative apprenticeship provided the foundational body of knowledge in order to understand teacher mentors’ experiences. This study followed thirty-seven teacher mentors through the first half of the Arizona K12 Center’s Professional Learning Series – Mentor Academy Year 1. Teacher mentors were given a pre-survey upon their first day in the training series, a mid-point survey halfway through the semester and a post-survey at the beginning of the following semester. Teacher mentor self-efficacy data was collected from the surveys and analyzed to determine the impact their participation in the training program had on their self-efficacy. Five random teacher mentors were also selected for interviews. This qualitative data were collected to compliment the quantitative survey data. The second part of the study consisted of interviewing six teacher mentors in a local secondary education school district to gauge the impact the peer mentor shadowing program had on their self-efficacy. Quantitative and qualitative data collected provided insights on the impact these supports had on teacher mentor self-efficacy. The results of this study indicate the challenge and complexities of being a teacher mentor. The data showed that teacher mentors who lacked training prior to or upon initial entry into their new position of teacher mentor struggled to be effective which negatively affected their self-efficacy. The data also indicated that teacher mentors who participated in the Arizona K12 Center’s mentor training program had greater self-efficacy for their roles. Finally, teacher mentors participating in peer mentor shadowing opportunities found it to be of the greatest impact leading to stronger self-efficacy. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Leadership and Innovation 2018

This report documents the experiences and applications to practice of a secondary science teacher, instructional coach, and educational consultant performing academic research on surface tension in thin films and self-diffusion in nanocomposites in a chemical engineering lab setting. Throughout this experience, the author developed knowledge for and of engineering teaching through authentic learning experiences. These learning experiences will be used as a model to assist mentee teachers in developing authentic learning experiences for students that create an awareness of engineering while fostering engineering habits of mind and an understanding of the engineering design process. / text

This thesis examines the reflection skills of student English teachers at the Faculty of Education at Charles University in Prague during their teaching practice. The theoretical part introduces the reflective teaching model and looks into the phenomena of the teacher as reflective practitioner. The empirical part deals with the trainee teacher's reflection and methods, topics, depth and frequency. A significant part of the research also examines the influence of university employees (teacher mentors, supervisors, methodologists) as incentive supporters of the students' professional development regarding reflection. Key words: reflection, reflective cycle, reflective practitioner, trainee teacher, teaching practice, teacher mentor, supervisor, teacher education

The thesis deals with contemporary issues of beginning nursery teacher support. Especially it deals with their preparation for the profession and the actual process of adaptation to the working environment. The theoretical part is focused on the issue of support for beginning teachers in the Czech Republic from studies and defining the competencies of graduates to entry into the profession and adaptation as part of the school management. The aim is to create a draft of a new teacher's adaptation plan in a nursery based on theoretical knowledge and the results of the investigation into the needs and expectations of nursery directors and trainee teachers themselves. Theoretical basis is followed by empirical part - quantitative research survey consisting of questionnaires and interviews, which aims to determine whether the adaptation of beginning teachers is part of the school management and how experienced teachers are involved into the process, to determine agreement, expectations and requirements during the entry of beginning teachers into practice. Comparison of the results of research studies leads to recommendations for management education. Based on theoretical knowledge and the results of the investigation the conclusion is designed the adaptation plan for beginning nursery teachers. KEYWORDS...

Submitted by Rosina Valeria Lanzellotti Mattiussi Teixeira (rosina.teixeira@unisantos.br) on 2017-08-22T14:24:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Rosario Garcia Nieves.pdf: 2811831 bytes, checksum: 2465debf02b371fdc107aa00b786064f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-22T14:24:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Rosario Garcia Nieves.pdf: 2811831 bytes, checksum: 2465debf02b371fdc107aa00b786064f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-06-22 / This research, of exploratory matter in its essence, takes part of the discussion of professional development of beginning English teachers and the construction of professional knowledge, connected to teaching. Based on studies by Carlos Marcelo-Garcia, Maria da Graça Mizukami and Lee Shulman, among others, the main objective was to analyze the mentor¿s influence on the professional development and of the construction of knowledge essential to teaching. In order to achieve it, the main objective was broken down into the following specific ones: a) to identify a profile of the beginning English teacher as well as their first professional destination; b) to identify and analyze the different kinds of knowledge found in the practice of beginning English teachers and c) to investigate possible influences of mentoring their teaching practice. First steps of research included bibliographic and literature research and empirical data were collected through exploratory questionnaires, released on social media groups related to English Language Teaching. Quantitative data were analyzed by their results in numbers and data originated from open questions were analyzed following aspects of the Discourse of the Collective Subject theory, which were applied to key-questions related to the specific objects. Results provided profiles of Beginning English Teachers, the influence of undergraduate teacher training programs in their practice and the positive impacts of Mentoring, either by mentors or more experienced peers, such as empowerement in the classroom, on the construction and development of Professional Knowledge related to Teaching English, such as the fusion of Specific Content Knowledge with Pedagocical Knowledge, creating Pedagogical Knowledge of English Language Teaching. / Esta pesquisa, de caráter exploratório, insere-se na temática da iniciação profissional do professor iniciante de Língua Inglesa e na construção de seus conhecimentos relacionados à profissão docente. Com teóricos como Carlos Marcelo-Garcia, Maria da Graça Mizukami e Lee Shulman, o trabalho teve como objetivo geral analisar a influência do mentor no desenvolvimento dos conhecimentos inerentes à profissão docente de Língua Inglesa, desmembrando-o nos seguintes objetivos específicos: a) identificar um perfil do Professor Iniciante de Língua Inglesa e sua destinação profissional inicial; b) identificar e analisar os diferentes conhecimentos presentes na prática docente de professores iniciantes de Língua Inglesa e c) investigar possíveis influências da mentoria em suas práticas pedagógicas. Os passos iniciais da pesquisa incluíram pesquisa bibliográfica e de literatura, e a coleta de dados empíricos se deu por conta de questionários exploratórios divulgados em grupos em redes sociais relacionados à disciplina. Dados coletados em questões de cunho quantitativo foram tratados numericamente, e questões abertas, com aspectos do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo, aplicados a questões-chave relacionadas aos objetivos específicos. Resultados obtidos apresentaram perfis do professor iniciante de Língua Inglesa, influência da formação docente em sua prática e as influências positivas do acompanhamento de mentores ou colegas mais experientes, como aumento na confiança em em sala de aula e na construção de conhecimentos profissionais, como a fusão do conhecimento específico de Língua com o conhecimento Pedagógico, gerando o Conhecimento Pedagógico do Ensino de Língua Inglesa.

Darbo tikslas: Nustatyti praktikos mokytojo (mentoriaus) vaidmenį ir funkcijas slaugos studentų praktiniame mokyme. Darbo uždaviniai: Išnagrinėti praktikos mokytojo (mentoriaus) ir slaugos studentų santykius praktikos metu; Nustatyti praktikos mokytojo (mentoriaus) vadovavimo ypatumus praktikos metu; Išanalizuoti praktikos mokytojo (mentoriaus) vaidmenį ir funkcijas praktikiniame mokyme slaugos studentų požiūriu; Pateikti praktines rekomendacijas. Tyrimo metodika: Tyrimo objektas – Kauno medicinos universiteto Slaugos fakulteto bei Kauno kolegijos Sveikatos priežiūros fakulteto bendrosios slaugos specialybės studentai; Tyrimo metodas – anketinė apklausa. Klausimynas sudarytas remiantis moksline literatūra. Statistinė duomenų analizė buvo atliekama Microsoft Excel 2003 programa. Duomenų priklausomybei nustatyti naudota SPSS for Windows 13.0 programa. Tyrimo rezultatai ir išvados: Tyrimo metu paaiškėjo, kad dauguma respondentų turėjo pastovų praktikos mokytoją (mentorių), su kuriuo bendradarbiavimas buvo sėkmingas, teiktas vadovavimas buvo grįstas lygiais santykiais ir stiprino mokymąsi bei rėmėsi abipuse sąveika. Trečdalis respondentų praktikos metu jautėsi visaverčiais komandos nariais, beveik trečdalis apklaustų studentų bendravo neutralioje aplinkoje bei beveik trečdalis jautė praktikos mokytojo (mentoriaus) pagarbą. Praktikos metu dažniausiai buvo akcentuojamas slaugos technikos mokymas. Geriausias įvykdytas praktikinio mokymo uždavinys – instruktavimas... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY Aim: The aim of this study was to determine a practice teacher‘s (mentor‘s) role and functions during nursing students' practical training. Objectives: • to analyze relationship between the practice teacher (mentor) and students of nursing during practice • to set practice teacher‘s (mentor‘s) management features during practical training; • to determine practice teacher‘s (mentor‘s) role and functions during practise training of nursing students; • to provide practical recommendations. The study methodology: Subjects - nurse students Methods - Survey questionnaire. The questionnaire concluded on the basis of scientific literature. Statistical methods – all data was analysed using Microsoft Excel 2003 program. Dependence of data set used SPSS for Windows 13.0 program. The results of the survey and conclusions: The investigation revealed that the majority of respondents had a regular practice with the teacher (mentor), whose cooperation has been successful. Menthors leadership has been based on equel intercource, which strengthened the relationship, based on mutual learning and interaction. One third of the respondents felt full-rate team members during practice, , nearly one-third of surveyed students were socialized in neutral environment and nearly a third of them felt respect for the practice teachers (mentors). The technical nursing training was main focus during practice,. The best executed training task -... [to full text]