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The Impact Of Reflective Dialogue Between A Mentor And A New Teacher On The New Teacher’S Instructional Practices, Susan Silver
The Impact Of Reflective Dialogue Between A Mentor And A New Teacher On The New Teacher’S Instructional Practices, Susan Silver
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In a quest to identify ways to support and enhance new teachers’ instructional practices, varied types of new teacher induction mentoring programs have been established. In this qualitative study of new teachers in a suburban public school district, this researcher identified the influence of mentors, trained in reflective dialogic conversation, on new teachers during their 1st year of new teacher induction. This researcher considered the impact on new teachers’ instructional practices by examining the reflective practices of both the mentor and the mentee. Instructional practices were observed through the lens of the 5 competencies of instruction as defined by the …