Experienced Teachers and Learning to Be a Novice Teacher Mentor: Difficulties in the Processes

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Abstract

This paper presents the difficulties faced by experienced teachers evidenced in their participation in the Online Mentor Professional Development Program (OMPDP). The program aimed to promote the professional development of experienced teachers to act as beginning teachers´ mentors. For the proposal’s development and its research, it was considered theoretical references about teacher learning and development. The research based on action research aimed to analyze the potentialities and limitations of the OMPD considering that Brazil does not present tradition on mentoring or induction programs. The focus of this article are the difficulties a group of 28 experienced teachers faced in their program participation in a Virtual Learning Environment and the developed mentoring activities and interaction with their mentees along 18 months.

Authors

• Aline M.R. Reali, Federal University of Sao Carlos

• Cicera Malheiro, Federal University of Sao Carlos

• Debora Massetto, Federal University of Sao Carlos

• Fabiana Borges, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

• Renata Alexandre, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

• Paula Gobato, Federal University of Sao Carlos