It’s no secret that a teacher’s first year in the classroom can be pretty overwhelming. To support new teachers through these early challenges, the Rutgers Alternate Route program is piloting a mentoring program that helps new teachers tap into classroom wisdom that has been accumulated by seasoned teachers over decades.

At the July Rutgers Alternate Route Mentoring Training, mentors, facilitators, and administrators gathered to discuss lessons and advice for mentors, both for their own classrooms as well as their mentees’ classrooms.

Earlier this year, we