Program Benefits

The beginning teachers need help making connections with teacher actions and student learning. They need support placing learning activities into a broader context of meaningful content and effective pedagogy.
-Mentor Teacher

  • Based in Michigan State University’s College of Education, Nationally Ranked #1 in both Elementary and Secondary Education in US News & World Report 2008 Annual Rankings
  • Fostering student achievement
  • Teacher leader development
  • Retention of beginning teachers
  • Strengthening content knowledge
  • Field-tested mentoring program
  • Research based and driven
  • Development of a self-sustaining model with coaches, mentors and beginning teachers