Everybody Needs a Betsy

by: Deborah L. Hanuscin

The author’s most meaningful professional development (PD) experience was not a workshop or institute; nor did it result from a course or professional reading. Rather, it came in the form of Betsy—the second-grade teacher down the hall. This article describes the role of a mentor in professional development—and why everybody needs a Betsy!

Details

Type Journal ArticlePub Date 7/1/2010Stock # sc10_047_09_41Volume 047Issue 09

NSTA Press produces classroom-ready activities, hands-on approaches to inquiry, relevant professional development, the latest scientific education news and research, assessment and standards-based instruction.

Learn More