{"id":16234,"date":"2016-10-12T17:10:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T21:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=16234"},"modified":"2016-11-30T15:43:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T20:43:37","slug":"teacher-mentor-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/teacher-mentor-program\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Education launches student teacher mentor program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TKo74T8ywFI?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;controls=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UTC <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/school-education\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">School of Education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has partnered with the Hamilton County Department of Education to pair UTC students with accomplished teacher mentors as a part of a new student teacher pilot program. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1608.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" data-attachment-id=\"16260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/teacher-mentor-program\/20160823-hamilton-county1608\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1608.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,422\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Billy Weeks&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1471970180&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0055555555555556&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20160823-hamilton-county1608\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1608.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16260\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1608-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"teachers talks at student-teacher mentor day\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1608-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1608-580x408.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1608.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1608-250x176.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1608-569x400.jpg 569w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201cWe\u2019re able to come together through this pilot program to place our pre-k through 3rd grade teacher candidates with outstanding teachers for an extended placement. They will be able to learn from the very best teachers so that they can grow and become the very best they can be,\u201d said Dr. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/school-education\/profiles\/gpq276.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Renee Murley<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the new Director of the School of Education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teacher mentors were hand picked from nine diverse Hamilton County schools and strategically placed with UTC students. August 23 marked the official start to the pilot program, when teacher mentors, principals, and UTC students met for a reception in the University Center. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMany of the teachers chosen were graduates of UTC, so this was something of a homecoming for them. That\u2019s a good thing, because they will be able to talk specifically about their training as it relates to their experience at our University. It also shows that there are a lot of high quality, high performing graduates from our School of Education, and our current students can learn so much from them,\u201d said Dr. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/college-health-education-professional-studies\/profiles\/skn245.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Valerie Rutledge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Dean of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/college-health-education-professional-studies\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College of Health, Education and Professional Studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1661.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" data-attachment-id=\"16264\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/teacher-mentor-program\/20160823-hamilton-county1661\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1661.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,423\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Billy Weeks&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1471971703&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;145&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20160823-hamilton-county1661\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1661.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16264\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1661-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"teachers talks at student-teacher mentor day\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1661-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1661-580x409.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1661.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1661-250x176.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1661-567x400.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Teri Bailey was one such UTC alumna who was excited to return to her alma mater as a teacher mentor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m just excited to be a part of this program. As a UTC grad myself, I\u2019m excited to work with a current student from UTC. I\u2019m looking forward to bring them into my own classroom, to work with them and be that partner to help lead them through this process,\u201d Bailey said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UTC students were able to meet and talk with their new mentors as they prepared for their semester-long student teaching experience. Under the new program, students will stay in the same classroom for 14 weeks. This is a departure from the two seven week placements student teachers have previously done. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe research shows that the more extended time a student has in a field placement for student teaching, the better qualified and more successful they are,\u201d Murley said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rutledge explained, \u201cPrior to this pilot program, students had two student placements of about seven weeks at each location. The challenge was that, by the time our students were just getting comfortable &#8211; getting to know the school, the students in the class, the teacher they were working with &#8211; it was time to move to a new placement.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1612.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" data-attachment-id=\"16261\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/teacher-mentor-program\/20160823-hamilton-county1612\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1612.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,469\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Billy Weeks&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1471969045&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20160823-hamilton-county1612\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1612.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16261 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1612-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"students listen to teachers speak\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1612-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1612-580x453.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1612.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1612-250x195.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1612-512x400.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Throughout the semester, the longer placement will offer students more opportunities to co-teach and to take over the classrooms on their own. Students will be able to learn first hand from their seasoned mentors, in addition to a professor in residence provided by UTC. This provides focused support to ensure that our education majors will be successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBy the time students graduate, they will have extensive experience in the classroom, in a variety of different settings, with different populations in different communities. We want to provide a mixture of experiences while they are here so that they are fully prepared and confident that they can succeed. Though they may not end up working at the schools where they were placed, familiarity with the Hamilton County school system and the community is a great advantage. Not all of these students will stay and teach in Hamilton County, but our goal is to prepare them to that they are comfortable teaching in any classroom across the country,\u201d Rutledge said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The program was one of the first undertakings by Murley, who hopes to improve the quality of teacher preparation here at UTC while also strengthen University ties to the community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is such a wonderful partnership between the School of Education and the Hamilton County Department of Education,\u201d Murley said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After this year, data from the pilot program will be examined to show where the program has succeeded and how it can be improved. Moving forward, the program will hopefully be able to keep student mentees and teacher mentors in contact even after the students graduate and enter their first classrooms. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1659.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" data-attachment-id=\"16263\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/teacher-mentor-program\/20160823-hamilton-county1659\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1659.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1471971618&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20160823-hamilton-county1659\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1659.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1659-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"teachers talks at student-teacher mentor day\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1659-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1659-580x390.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1659.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1659-250x168.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1659-596x400.jpg 596w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/10\/20160823-hamilton-county1659-562x380.jpg 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201cWe also want to look into the possibility of creating a year long residency model. This would include things like being there from the start of the school year so our students can help with classroom setup and experience how that\u2019s done. This year, UTC\u2019s school year started a few weeks after theirs, so by the time our students arrived for their student teaching appointments, classrooms had already been set up and in session for a time. We want students to see behind the scenes to see what has to be done prior to the start of school, and all the other aspects that go into teaching,\u201d Rutledge said. \u201cThe goal is to expand the program as much as possible. We hope to continue to develop this program in a way that benefits the UTC School of Education as well as Hamilton County.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UTC School of Education has partnered with the Hamilton County Department of Education to pair UTC students with accomplished teacher mentors as a part of a new student teacher pilot program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/10\/teacher-mentor-program\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":857,"featured_media":16235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8288,70,56],"tags":[53,54,48220,12856],"class_list":{"0":"post-16234","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies","9":"category-school-of-education","10":"tag-college-of-health","11":"tag-education-and-professional-studies","12":"tag-renee-murley","13":"tag-valerie-rutledge","14":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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