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Halai, Anjum – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 1998
Examines the role of a mentor to a group of mid-career mathematics teachers in order to better understand how mentoring practices influence teacher learning. Concludes that the mentees' perception of the mentor as problem solver or evaluator of performance learning was inhibited, whereas perception of the mentor and mentee relationship established…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers
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Harper, Candace; de Jong, Ester – Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2004
English language learners (ELLs) are the fastest growing group of K-12 students in the United States. Most ELLs spend the entire school day in mainstream classrooms where instruction is in English. It is therefore important for all teachers to have the knowledge and skills needed to facilitate these students' academic language development and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Misconceptions, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
Smith, G. Pritchy – 1998
This book explains knowledge bases for teaching diverse student populations. An introduction displays one first-year teacher's experiences with diverse students in a high school classroom in San Angelo, Texas in 1961. The 15 chapters are: (1) "Toward Defining Culturally Responsible and Responsive Teacher Education"; (2) "Knowledge…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Communication Skills, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness