Firmly Planted. Building Resource Teacher Program Puts Roots of Professional Development into the School Building.

Hayes, Carolee; Grippe, Patrick; Hall, Gene H.

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Publication Date: 1999

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Firmly Planted. Building Resource Teacher Program Puts Roots of Professional Development into the School Building.

Hayes, Carolee; Grippe, Patrick; Hall, Gene H.

Journal of Staff Development, v20 n4 p17-21 Fall 1999

Describes the Building Resource Teacher (BRT) position in one Colorado school district. Each elementary and middle school has a BRT who works with other teachers as a resident mentor, coach, and resource provider. The paper discusses what makes the BRT program successful. Three sidebars present lessons of the BRT program, how the program was developed, and mechanics of the program. (SM)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Middle School Teachers, Middle Schools, Peer Teaching, Resource Teachers, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Role

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Colorado

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