How Mentoring is Reaching New Teachers in Rural Alaska

Alaska’s Northwest Arctic Borough.

The U.S. Department of Education shares on their official blog, Homeroom, the challenges rural schools and early-career teachers face —the Alaska Statewide Mentor Project (ASMP) is one approach to addressing these barriers.

Our new teachers really have to learn everything: a new culture, sometimes a new language, new teaching skills, a new curriculum, customs and traditions of our kids, and the culture of our schools.

Terri Walker, Northwest Arctic Borough Superintendent

Learn more about ASMP by clicking here to read the full blog post on Homeroom.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Homeroom.