Mentoring New Teachers
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (543 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1412960096 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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The new and updated strategies and practical approach will give mentors crucial support as they provide assistance and encouragement to new teachers. This book will become a primary resource for our annual mentoring staff development, to be used with both mentors and mentees." (Mark Bower, Director of Elementary Education and Staff Development 2007-10-01)"A much-needed resource for teacher mentors. Mentors who are working on their own can easily use this text to support their development.” (Debra Pitton, Professor of Education, Gustavus Adolphus College 2007-09-26)"Bravo for basing this on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards! Standards for mentoring are long overdue. Portner has clearly demonstrated the importance
"Mentoring" is of great use in the private sector: MIS I am responsible for overseeing the implementation and maintenance of several important aspects of the Management Information System for a large multi-national company. Among other things, my job involves training and mentoring a sizable staff of MIS specialists; some veterans, others new to the field or to our company. Although I am not a teacher, I read "Mentoring New Teachers" by Ha
He was assistant director of the Summer Math Program for High School Women and Their Teachers at Mount Holyoke College, and for 24 years he was a teacher and then administrator in two Connecticut public school districts. In addition to Mentoring New Teachers, he is the author of Training Mentors Is Not Enough: Everything Else Schools and Districts Need to Do (2001), Being Mentored: A Guide for Protégés (2002), Workshops that Really Work: The AB
Features and topics new to this edition include:Classroom observation methods and instruments Teacher mentor standards based on the NBPTS Core PropositionsApproaches to mentoring the nontraditional new teacher A guide for careerlong professional development. A comprehensive guide for developing successful mentors!In the latest edition of this bestseller, the author draws upon research, experience, and insights to provide an overview of essential mentoring behaviors. Packed with strategies, exercises, and resources, this book examines four critical mentoring functions and gives school leaders, mentors, and staff developers the tools to create a dynamic mentoring program or revitalize an existing one