Abstract

This article shares the benefits and challenges of implementing a Peer Mentor Program in a university art and teacher licensure program. It is undeniable that many art teachers in the United States are the only visual arts instructor in their school building. Or, in my case, when I got my first teaching job in a rural Midwestern community, I was the only art teacher in the entire school district. The closest art teacher to me was 13 miles away. For 3 years, I taught in the rural community where my only opportunity to connect with other art teachers within a 50-mile radius were 3 professional development days in March.

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