Mentoring in Action (3 credit grad course)
The Center for University, School & Community Partnerships (CUSP) announces a year-long, three-credit graduate course for mentors, induction coordinators and administrators in need of cultivating their individual mentoring skills and building strong mentoring programs for new teachers.
“This class refined skills I already possessed and equipped me with additional tools (including worksheets and resource materials) to better mentor other teachers.” (2007)
Based on Mentoring in Action—a month-by-month curriculum developed by Dr. Carol Pelletier Radford, director of UMass Dartmouth’s nationally recognized TEACH! SouthCoast teacher preparation program—this course systematically guides participants through practices and activities designed to meet the needs of new teachers throughout the school year.
Veteran teacher and mentor, Karen DeRusha, will lead the course, which will take place on eleven Thursday afternoons from September to May: 9/17, 10/1, 10/15, 10/29, 11/12, 12/10, 1/14, 2/11, 3/11, 4/8 and 5/13.
“I would recommend this course to other teachers and the school administration since there is a great need for this type of program to ensure retention of new teachers.” (2009)
The course will cost $1,122 or $918 for educators in SouthCoast Education Compact member districts: Fall River, New Bedford, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Rochester, Somerset, Swansea, Wareham, Marion, Mattapoisett and Westport.
Click here to view a printable course flyer. Then, click here for a registration form.
