Kimberly Johnson, a recent graduate of the University of North Dakota (UND), is a first-year English teacher at Valley Middle School in Grand Forks, North Dakota. As one of three new teachers participating in the district's "Middle Level Resident Teacher Program," Kimberly is also pursuing a master's degree in education at UND.
Laurie Stenehjem, a graduate of North Dakota State University and a teacher with more than 25 years experience, is a mentor for the Grand Forks Middle School Resident Teacher Program. She also teaches a class at UND on exploring teaching and supervises student teachers. Laurie is Kimberly's mentor teacher at Valley Middle School.
Click here to go directly to Kimberly's first journal entry or here for Laurie's first notebook entry.
|
"The Middle Level Resident Teacher Program," Stenehjem told Education World, "is a joint project between Grand Forks Public Schools and the University of North Dakota. In the program, three fully certified first-year teachers have full-time responsibility for their own classrooms at Valley Middle School. At the same time, they take classes to earn a master's degree at UND. The new teachers are paid a stipend through the university, with money provided by the Grand Forks schools. They also receive tuition waivers from UND for most of their degree work. The teachers start their studies in June and are scheduled to graduate the following August. As part of the program, the first-year teachers work with a resident mentor at Valley Middle School and with a mentor from UND."
Article by Linda Starr
Education World®
Copyright © 2002 Education World
|
Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and receive
top education news, lesson ideas, teaching tips and more!
No thanks, I don't need to stay current on what works in education!
COPYRIGHT 1996-2016 BY EDUCATION WORLD, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
COPYRIGHT 1996 - 2024 BY EDUCATION WORLD, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.