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Dr. Amanda Bozack is an Associate Professor of Education at the
University of New Haven. She has over a decade of experience
working with veteran, beginning, and student teachers in k-12
schools. Her research includes a strong focus on examining the
role of induction and mentorship in supporting and retaining new
teachers. In 2013 she led Connecticut’s Teacher Evaluation and
Mentoring [TEAM] program evaluation; results of that evaluation
can be found in the forthcoming L. Searby & S. Brondyk (Eds.)
Best Practices in Mentoring for K-12 Teacher and Leader
Development, Information Age Publishing.
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