Making Better Matches in Teacher Residency: 3 strategies for establishing good teacher resident-cooperating teacher pairs.

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Title: Making Better Matches in Teacher Residency: 3 strategies for establishing good teacher resident-cooperating teacher pairs.
Authors: FINSTER, MATTHEW, FERMANICH, MARK
Source: Principal. Mar/Apr2024, Vol. 103 Issue 4, p46-47. 2p.
Subject Terms: *Teacher development, *Teacher evaluation, *Residents (Medicine), *Teachers, *Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, *Elementary school principals
Abstract: The article highlights strategies to optimize teacher residency programs. It emphasizes the importance of matching residents with cooperating teachers based on teaching effectiveness and mentoring skills, involving principals in the selection process. Topics discussed include prioritizing instructional quality in matches, seeking compatible styles, and using tools like personality assessments to enhance compatibility between resident and cooperating teachers.
Database: Education Research Complete
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Abstract:The article highlights strategies to optimize teacher residency programs. It emphasizes the importance of matching residents with cooperating teachers based on teaching effectiveness and mentoring skills, involving principals in the selection process. Topics discussed include prioritizing instructional quality in matches, seeking compatible styles, and using tools like personality assessments to enhance compatibility between resident and cooperating teachers.
ISSN:02716062