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Using An Online Forum To Mentor Secondary Mathematics Student Teachers Toward Standards-Based Instruction., Landrea Miriti
Using An Online Forum To Mentor Secondary Mathematics Student Teachers Toward Standards-Based Instruction., Landrea Miriti
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Student teaching is the fundamental field experience where pre-service teachers have the opportunity to conceive and develop standards-based instructional practices under the guidance of mentors. Yet, research reveals that mentoring for novice teachers is most often focused on providing technical and emotional support rather than supporting teachers learning to teach with standards-based instructional practices (Wang and Odell, 2002). In addition, university supervisors’ efforts to mentor mathematics student teachers toward standards-based instructional practices are hindered by their limited opportunities to meet with their assigned student teachers (Borko & Mayfield, 1995; Frykholm, 1996). Online social networking provides an opportunity for consistent communication …