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Lisa Holst, a special education teacher, has volunteered to be a mentor teacher for Audrey, a new special educator in her school. Lisa just met with her principal, Nancy Schumann, to discuss her role. Lisa has been teaching special education for more than 15 years but has never served as a mentor teacher. Although Nancy indicated her willingness to help, she didn't share any specific ideas with Lisa. Both Lisa and Nancy acknowledged the importance of getting to know Audrey and discovering her interests and needs. Lisa and Nancy also agreed that they want to identify helpful resources and take advantage of any research that has been conducted on mentoring and supporting new special educators. Lisa left Nancy's office and has since identified two major goals for getting started. First, Lisa wants to review recent research on supporting and mentoring new special educators, and, second, she wants to work with Audrey to develop an overall plan for the year. Possible Strategies • Understanding needs and concerns of new special educators
Providing support through school leaders
Offering mentor programs for special educators !
Assignment
1. Read the STAR Sheets on the possible strategies listed above.
2. Summary of the types of concerns new special educators experience.
3. Outline key considerations for mentoring new special education teachers.
4. Based on what you have read, suggest possible induction activities that Lisa might consider as she works with Audrey.