Mentors to ‘Help Young Things Grow’
I believe. I believe when the Washington Post and the New York Times report that almost half of new teachers leave the profession within five years while we baby boomers are exiting in the hundreds of thousands. I believe widespread research that shows that the quality of teacher drives student achievement; I’ve always believed that in the...
First Mentors Participate in Training Workshop
PHILADELPHA — Ten veteran journalism teachers from five states kicked off JEA’s new mentoring program in a day-long training workshop at the JEA/NSPA fall 2007 convention. The mentors, representing Colorado, Kansas, Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin, were hand-picked for the initial mentor training. Following the day of training, they return to their states to identify new...