Welcome to BRIDGE
Buffalo Region 16 Initiative to Develop Great Educators

A Collaboration between
the Department of Education at West Texas A&M University
and the Region 16 Education Service Center

BRIDGE MISSION

BRIDGE recognizes that new teachers face many challenges as they begin their careers in education.  With this fact in mind, BRIDGE endeavors to provide online support for new teachers for two years after their certification from WTAMU.  School districts typically provide excellent new teacher mentorship programs; however sometimes a new teacher may wish to consult a former college teacher for advice, or there may be times the new teacher is  uncomfortable in asking for help from a peer teacher.  BRIDGE will endeavor to meet these needs.

BRIDGE COMPONENTS

e-SUPPORT e-DISCUSSION e-RESOURCES
If you have an instructional question, complete the Web form, and a WT faculty member and/or a Region 16 staff member will try to help you by e-mail The e-DISCUSSION threaded bulletin boards allow new teachers to visit peer-to-peer with other new teachers, and as needed, with faculty or program leaders. This is a Web directory on which new teachers can locate many helpful education WEB resources used by WT faculty and others
The e-SUPPORT and e-DISCUSSION components are available only to BRIDGE members.  Click the links above to bring up the e-Support and e-Discussion log-in screen.  If you do not recall your log in name or password, click below on "I forgot my log in or password."   If you still have problems, contact: jrutledge@mail.wtamu.edu Generally, BRIDGE membership is open to WT Department of Education graduates for 2 years after their certification.  Others may be granted access with the approval of the program coordinator.  To apply for a GUEST password, send your request to jrutledge@mail.wtamu.edu

IMPORTANT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS and DISCLAIMERS:

  • When using any of the BRIDGE components, do not use the NAME of any student, family, school, school employee or school district.  Questions containing such names will be returned, and e-DISCUSSION privileges will be terminated immediately for violations.
  • Please limit inquiries and discussions to instructional issues such as curriculum, content area, assessment, and classroom management.  No questions or discussions relating to school personnel or school leadership are allowed.
  • Answers to teacher's questions are purely the opinion of the respondent, and may not necessarily reflect the opinion of West Texas A&M University or Region 16