Magic of Mentoring Celebrated with the School of Education
Jun 10, 2010
Lee Campus, June 9, 2010
Edison State College School of Education to Celebrate the Magic of Mentoring
The School of Education at Edison State College is celebrating the Magic of Mentoring with a Teacher Appreciation Banquet at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. Dr. James Browder, Lee County Superintendent of Schools, is the guest speaker and will address the important role the mentor teachers play in preparing Edison State teacher candidates for their future roles as highly qualified educators.
The Media is invited to attend.
Friday, June 11th - 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
The School of Education now has more than 300 teachers in its Mentor Teacher CoOp, all have applied and been accepted to serve as mentors for Edison State teacher candidates. Edison State College has an extremely intense and unique field experience program. The mentors host the teacher candidates in their classrooms, enabling Edison State College teacher candidates to begin experiencing activities in real classrooms from the beginning of their degree program. Ultimately, candidates must complete more than 560 hours of field experiences throughout their programs. Students must complete these hours in a range of different schools to ensure they are given diverse teaching experiences prior to graduating from Edison State College’s teacher education programs.
“This model of field experience is vastly different from those at other institutions and has proven to be very successful,” explained Dr. Erin Harrel, Associate Dean of the School of Education. “The Mentor Teacher CoOp is a very effective tool in preparing our students to become highly effective teachers.”
The School of Education at Edison State College awarded the first baccalaureate degrees to the class of 2010 in May. Edison State College graduates are now teachers in schools throughout the region.
The Mentor Teacher Appreciation Banquet, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall/ Lobby, 8099 College Parkway, Fort Myers.
4:00pm - 5:00pm Cocktails and Hors D’ Oeuvres; 5:00pm-6:00pm Magical Moments with Dr. Browder and Edison Teacher Candidates; 6:00pm-7:00pm Meet, Greet and Share.
For information regarding the School of Education, please contact Dr. Erin Harrel, Associate Dean, at 239-432-5209.
For media inquiries, contact Meg Hawthorne, Public Information Specialist at Edison State College (Lee Campus) 239-489-9306 or mahawthorne@edison.edu.
Edison State College is Southwest Florida’s largest, most established, most accessible and most affordable school of higher education serving more than 20,000 students in 5 counties with campuses in Lee, Collier and Charlotte, and a center serving Hendry/Glades. Many classes are available online.
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Last Updated: June 10, 2010
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