The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

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Noyce Reciprocal Mentoring in Rural North Georgia

  • Year 2024
  • NSF Noyce Award # 2050515
  • First Name Marie
  • Last Name Coffey
  • Institution Dalton State College
  • Role/Position Former Noyce Scholar
  • Proposal Type Lightning Talk
  • Workshop Category Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends
  • Workshop Disciplines Audience Other:Mentorship in the NOYCE Program
  • Target Audience Co-PIs, Evaluators/Education Researchers, Noyce Master Teachers, Noyce Teaching Fellows, Other Faculty/Staff, Project PIs, Undergraduate and/or Graduate Noyce Scholars
  • Topics Lessons learned from developing/implementing a Track 1 project / Track 2 project / Track 3 project / or Track 4 Research project

Proposal

Building a successful and meaningful mentoring program in rural communities has proven to be a difficult task. Through many trials, challenges and successes, Dalton State College has been able to develop a mentoring program for current and former NOYCE scholars which benefits all stakeholders. The program is set in rural North Georgia and focuses on the development of a mentoring program which is multi-level. The program encourages reciprocal learning through the mentor/mentee relationship. This development in the mentor program promotes teacher candidate and new teacher growth and retention.

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