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April 23, 2009 Harding University education teachers celebrate 10 years of mentoringSEARCY, Ark. – Drs. Jan Morgan and Clara Carroll of Harding Universityare celebrating 10 successful years of helping more than 5,000 Arkansas teachers and administrators through mentoring and training. In 1999, the Arkansas Department of Education adopted Pathwise, a model of classroom observation to evaluate the performance of student teachers and first-year teachers. The program provides each teacher with a trained Pathwise mentor who offers guidelines and advice to help them pass the PRAXIS III exam, which is required to receive a standard teaching license in Arkansas. Pathwise is grounded in 19 essential teaching criteria, a foundation supported by research and the consensus of hundreds of professional educators across the country. Morgan and Carroll were among the first Pathwise trainers in Arkansas. They teach the three-day training session that all mentors must attend. Since this program began, all teachers who have had a trained Pathwise mentor and followed their guidelines have passed the PRAXIS III. The mentors not only provide preparation for the test but also support and encouragement for the teachers in their first years. Harding had a record enrollment this year of more than 6,500 students from 48 states and 52 foreign countries. It is the largest private university in Arkansas and attracts more National Merit Scholars than any other private university in the state. Harding also maintains campuses in Australia, Chile, England, France/Switzerland, Greece, Italy and Zambia. |
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