Webinar
On-demand
With rising teacher attrition, inconsistent classroom support, and growing demands on new educators, the need for effective, sustainable mentor teacher programs has never been more urgent. Mentors—the most impactful factor in a teacher candidate’s professional development—often report being unprepared for their roles.
Join us in this webinar to learn strategies for designing and managing a mentor teacher program to support your teacher candidates and hear directly from colleagues who are currently facilitating successful programs.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
Outcomes of a multi-year research project focused on identifying what makes a mentor teacher program successful.
How to engage school-based teacher educators to collaborate in the design, implementation, and facilitation of a mentoring program.
Insights from school- and university-based teacher educators who are actively managing or contributing to successful mentor teacher programs.
Plus, hear from Experiential Learning Cloud customer, Dr. Kamina Fitzgerald, Director of University School Partnerships and Clinical Practice in School of Education at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP), who will provide an overview of UNCP's field experience program and discuss past and future mentor teacher programs.
Professor, Director of the School of Education and Academic Program Coordinator in Elementary Education at George Mason University
Audra Parker, PhD is a professor at George Mason University where she also serves as Director of the School of Education and Academic Program Coordinator in Elementary Education. In addition to teaching courses in elementary general methods and management, she also serves as a university facilitator supporting teacher candidates at Garfield Elementary in Fairfax County. Dr. Parker’s areas of research include elementary teacher preparation, school university partnerships, and mentoring practices.
Professor of Education, Academic Program Coordinator for the Secondary Education (SEED) program, and Director of the Division of Elementary, Literacy, and Secondary Education at George Mason University
Kristien Zenkov, PhD is Professor of Education, Academic Program Coordinator for the Secondary Education (SEED) program, and Director of the Division of Elementary, Literacy, and Secondary Education at George Mason University. He is the author and editor of more than one hundred fifty articles and book chapters and eleven books, focusing on teacher education, literacy pedagogy and curricula, and social justice education.
Director of University School Partnerships and Clinical Practice at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Dr. Kamina Fitzgerald is the Director of University School Partnerships and Clinical Practice at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke - School of Education. She is an experienced educator that started in the North Carolina Public School System. Throughout her career, she has served in various roles including District Academic Coach, Beginning Teacher Mentor, School Administrator, Instructional and Technology Facilitator, Business Finance Technology Teacher, Varsity Cheer Coach, and District Career Development Coordinator. Dr. Fitzgerald is deeply committed to empowering teachers to enhance their instructional practices and increase student success, with a particular focus on fostering professional growth and improving educational outcomes.
