New Teacher Center Gets New e-Mentoring Technology
January 19, 2012 by Sally Farhat KassabWho says mentors can’t work online? Skoll Awardee New Teacher Center (NTC) signed up for GoingOn Networks‘ Academic Engagement Network in support of its e-Mentoring for Student Success (eMSS). This new platform, which combines content management, social networking tools and Facebook-like activity streams, is great for NTC teachers to talk to others in the program.
“For more than 20 years NTC has offered new teachers comprehensive mentoring and professional development programs to help them succeed in the classroom,” said Ellen Moir, New Teacher Center Founder and CEO. “Our e-Mentoring program is an important part of our efforts, making it possible for new teachers to connect with mentors and a network of other experienced educators from across the nation, including teacher leaders and established mathematicians, scientists and special education university professors.”
Nearly 1,300 educators – including new teachers, mentors, teacher leaders and university professors – are using the GoingOn platform as part of NTC’s programs. “We looked at more traditional portals, but they simply could not provide the combination of both facilitated learning and unstructured collaboration that we need to best engage our teachers and ensure lasting success,” said Alyson Mike, Director of Online Professional Development at the New Teacher Center.
Learn more at www.newteachercenter.org.