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Everybody Needs a Betsy

Science and Children—Summer 2010

The author’s most meaningful professional development (PD) experience was not a workshop or institute; nor did it result from a course or professional reading. Rather, it came in the form of Betsy—the second-grade teacher down the hall. This article describes the role of a mentor in professional development—and why everybody needs a Betsy!

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