Strengthening Early Literacy Through Online Collaboration and Mentoring

[...]professional development must include a delicate balance of pressure (e.g., accountability) and support (e.g., guidance and resources) to be effective (Fullan 1991; Bean & Swan Dagen 2012). [...]recently, most continuing education or in-service professional development has been planned and...

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Published in:YC young children 2016-09, Vol.71 (4), p.20-25
Main Authors: Dagen, Allison Swan, Morewood, Aimee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Development
Collaboration
Collaborative learning
Colleges & universities
Course Content
Distance learning
Emergent literacy
Ensuring Best Practice: Program, State, and National Quality Improvement Initiatives
Language Arts
Literacy
Mentors
Online learning
Preschool Education
Preschool Teachers
Professional development
Search engines
Teacher Educators
Teachers
Teaching
Writing instruction
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Summary:[...]professional development must include a delicate balance of pressure (e.g., accountability) and support (e.g., guidance and resources) to be effective (Fullan 1991; Bean & Swan Dagen 2012). [...]recently, most continuing education or in-service professional development has been planned and implemented by individual school districts. [...]the role of mentorship in this project was essential for providing both the accountability and the support the participants needed to continue in their professional learning journeys.
ISSN:1538-6619
1941-2002