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Being an Effective Mentor
How to Help Beginning Teachers Succeed
Second Edition
Edited by:
June 2008 | 224 pages | Corwin
Experienced teachers and administrators know how important it is to give beginning teachers the support and advice they need. This incredibly straightforward and useful guide will help mentor teachers to develop effective mentoring strategies, including how to provide direct assistance, demonstration teaching, observation and feedback, informal contact, and role modelling.
You'll also find monthly listings of activities designed to promote interaction between mentors and protégés that correspond to activities and events occurring in a typical school year. Five additional resources, including a first-day checklist, provide valuable information and tools to help you mentor the beginning teacher.
Headteachers, staff developers, university supervisors, beginning and experienced teachers will all find this book a useful tool to understanding the complex yet invaluable process of guidance, assistance, and support needed to help beginning teachers succeed.
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part I. Setting the Stage for the Teacher-Mentor
1. Passing the Torch
2. Set up for Success
3. Remembering the First Days
4. Beyond Survival
5. Moving Toward Professionalism
Part II. Effective Strategies for the Good Mentor
6. Working as a Partner With the Adult Learner
7. Stages in Teacher Development
8. Practical Strategies for Assisting New Teachers
9. Overcoming Obstacles and Reaping the Rewards
Part III. Putting It All Together
Month-by-Month Mentoring Activities
Year-at-a-Glance Checklist
Appendix A: First-Day Checklist
Appendix B: Mentor-Mentee Action Plans
Appendix C: Supervisory Beliefs Inventory
References
Index
