Collaborative Approaches to Mentoring and Induction for Early-Career Teachers

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium presents three papers focused on supporting early career teachers (ECTs) through district-university collaborative induction programs. Addressing the critical issues of teacher attrition and shortages, especially among teachers of color and those in schools with high percentages of students of color, the studies highlight the essential role of mentorship in improving teacher retention. Paper 1 explores a university-district partnership aimed at creating effective mentorship systems for preservice and inservice teachers. Paper 2 investigates the challenges ECTs face in supporting students with disabilities and their mentors’ responses to those challenges. Paper 3 details the development and pilot of a responsive mentor curriculum. The symposium will feature a discussant and ample time for interactive, small group discussion.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Research on Teacher Induction

Chair

• Beth Maloch, University of Texas at Austin

Papers

• District -University Partnerships for Mentor Support within a Large Urban District - Melissa Mosley Wetzel, University of Texas at Austin; Katherina A. Payne, University of Texas at Austin; Emily McDonald, University of Texas at Austin; Meagan Pike Dean, University of Texas at Austin; Katie Trautman, University of Texas at Austin; Angie House, University of Texas at Austin

• Mentoring Early Career Teachers in General and Special Education - Emily Mauer, University of Texas at Austin; Kelsie Corriston Burnett, University of Texas at Austin; Beth Maloch, University of Texas at Austin

• Using Liberatory Design in the Development of a Responsive New Teacher Mentorship Program - LeAnne Lesher Hernandez, University of Texas at Austin; Kelly Ocasio, University of Texas at Austin; Audrey See, University of Texas at Austin; Valerie Taylor, University of Texas at Austin

Discussant

• Laura A. May, Georgia State University