Mentoring in the Boston Teacher Residency

by Grace Rubenstein

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Boston's homegrown training program places candidates in the classrooms of experienced mentor teachers for a full year. Residents say they're learning far more than they could in traditional student teaching. More to this story. [1]

Boston's homegrown training program places candidates in the classrooms of experienced mentor teachers for a full year. Residents say they're learning far more than they could in traditional student teaching.
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Grace Rubenstein [2]

The Apprentice: Derek Allen

In the Boston Teacher Residency, Derek Allen and his mentor work as peers, learning side-by-side.

Larger View [3]

The Apprentice: Nadirah Muhammad

With her mentor's guidance, teaching resident Nadirah Muhammad eases into the role of educator one step at a time.

Larger View [4]

Produced by Grace Rubenstein, photography by Gregory Cherin.
© 2007 The George Lucas Educational Foundation. All rights reserved.

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2008-08-10
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Boston Teacher Residency: Real-World Training and Cost Incentives Keep Teachers Teaching [1]
Confronting the Crisis in Teacher Training [5]
Guiding Lights: Novice Educators Pair Up With Veteran Teachers [6]
Teacher-Development Overview: A Survey of Top Programs [7]
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Source URL: http://www.edutopia.org/residency-slide-show

Links:
[1] http://www.edutopia.org/schools-of-education-boston
[2] http://www.edutopia.org/grace-rubenstein-content
[3] http://www.edutopia.org/media/BTR_derek/index.html
[4] http://www.edutopia.org/media/BTR_nadirah/index.html
[5] http://www.edutopia.org/building-a-better-teacher
[6] http://www.edutopia.org/guiding-lights
[7] http://www.edutopia.org/teacher-development-overview-video

This article originally published on 11/20/2007
Edutopia: What Works in Public Education © 2009 The George Lucas Educational Foundation • All rights reserved.