IFAS Extension
Cooperating Teachers’ Best Practices for Mentoring #1: Supporting Cooperating Teachers
andDebra Barry
Release Date: 2/15/2026
4-H Youth Development
Abstract
This initial article in the Best Practices for Mentoring series provides SBAE cooperating teachers with a basic understanding of their role as cooperating teachers and mentors, as well as introduces the three major areas of focus for these best practices. Written by Heather R. Nesbitt and Debra M. Barry, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; 4 pp.
About this Publication
This publication is AEC758, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2022 and September 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Nesbitt, H. R., & Barry, D. M. (2022). Cooperating Teachers’ Best Practices for Mentoring #1: Supporting Cooperating Teachers. EDIS, 2022(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc419-2022
Authors
Heather Nesbitt
graduate assistant, agricultural education, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication
Debra Barry
Specialist
University of Florida
assistant professor, agricultural education, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Plant City, FL
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