Mentoring

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One approach to providing the inservice education and continuing school-based support needed by teachers to use computers effectively is mentoring. The Computer Mentor Program, a collaborative effort between a university and school district, developed and evaluated a model for staff development on the effective use of computers based on successful mentoring models for beginning teachers. Experienced computer-using teachers participated in a semester course that provided guidance in mentoring and information on technology applications. These teachers then each mentored one to five teachers in their schools. The mentoring relationship was structured through the use of individual plans developed between each mentor and protégé. Over three years, the project included 59 mentors and 154 protégés. Evaluation indicated that both mentors and protégés developed increased knowledge of computer applications and that protégés made more extensive and varied use of computers both with students and for professional tasks.

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