The Use of Virtual Mentoring and Coaching to Mentor Teachers During COVID-19

• In Event: Supporting Teacher Occupational Health

Abstract

Changes in student demographics in the United States and the development of technology have shown that virtual professional development (VPD) and virtual mentoring and coaching (VMC) for teachers of English learning students (ELs) has become a valuable means to support these teachers and their students. However, with COVID-19, it has become increasingly difficult for teachers to manage their daily lives and create engaging online lessons for their students. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in the spring of 2020, Project XXX provided online synchronous virtual mentoring and coaching to teachers across the state of Texas. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of virtual mentoring and coaching on Texas teachers and their practice.

Authors

• Erin A. Singer, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Beverly J. Irby, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Evelina Guerrero, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Luis Ponte, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Elisabeth Kathryn Pugliese, Texas A&M University - College Station