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MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (December 1, 2005) — More than 30 teachers from local schools have enrolled to take a free course in teaching mentoring at Milligan College this spring.
The course, titled Mentorship, is designed to help teachers mentor student teachers, interns, and beginning teachers.
The course will take place every Monday from 4:00 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. from Jan. 16 through May 1. Three credit hours will be given for the course.
“The course will prepare the next generation of teachers to impact student learning as well as teach mentoring techniques to help educators enhance their own teaching,” said Dr. Donald Schmalzried, Milligan College professor of the practice of education.
Topics for the course will include characteristics of beginning teachers, promoting growth of beginning teachers, mentoring styles, supervision models, observation and supervision skills, classroom management and assessment.
Dr. Schmalzried will be the instructor for the course. He has served as a public school teacher, mentor, principal and supervisor who has trained more than 500 teacher-mentors and spent 15 years as an area coordinator with Fairfax County public schools in Fairfax, Va.
Those encouraged to register are teachers who have served or are serving as mentors to Milligan College student teachers or interns or anyone who is interested in being a mentor.
Admittance to the Milligan College M.Ed. program is not required to take the course. Enrollment is limited. For more information contact Karen Hill, office manager for teacher education, at 423.461.8745, or KHill@milligan.edu