Direct linkERIC Number: ED531882
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 2
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E-Mentoring: What Policymakers Should Know about This Promising New Approach for Novice Special Education Teacher Induction. Induction Insights. Supporting Special Education Teachers - Policymakers [PII-5]
National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development
E-mentoring--the use of technology-based communication formats in which mentors and mentees interact--is emerging as a solution for supporting novice teachers, especially when they have limited access to in-building support. This Brief describes the possibilities of using e-mentoring with novice special education teachers.
Descriptors: Mentors, Special Education Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Special Education, Beginning Teacher Induction, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Novices, Educational Practices, Program Descriptions, Change Strategies, Technology Uses in Education, Distance Education, Professional Development
National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development. 1403 Norman Hall, P.O. Box 117050, Gainesville, FL 32611. Tel: 352- 273-4259; Fax: 352-392-5929; e-mail: NCIPP@coe.ufl.edu; Web site: http://ncipp.education.ufl.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
Authoring Institution: National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development (NCIPP)
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