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Mentor Teacher Development During A Co-Teaching Model Of Student Teaching, Jeanne M. Delcolle
Mentor Teacher Development During A Co-Teaching Model Of Student Teaching, Jeanne M. Delcolle
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In a co-teaching model of student teaching, mentor teachers are presented with opportunities for professional growth because extensive collaboration occurs with the teacher candidate throughout the process. Despite the proliferation of co-teaching programs, mentor teachers often lack formal training for their role. Further, insufficient evidence fails to show how collaboration between mentor and candidate contributes to professional growth for the mentor. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine such growth in 9 mentor teachers who hosted teacher candidates during 1 semester of student teaching to determine how a co-teaching model affected mentor teachers' own teaching and mentoring skills. …