Mentoring beginning teachers : guiding, reflecting, coaching /
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Imprint: | Portland, Me. : Stenhouse Publishers, c2009. |
Description: | xiii, 192 p. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8007565 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Why Do I Want to Be Part of a Mentoring Experience?
- 2. Why Do We Need Mentors?
- The Need for Mentoring
- An Overview of Mentoring
- Mentoring Benefits
- Mentoring Recommendations
- Mentoring Tensions
- Working with Team Mentors
- Working with the University Supervisor
- Working with School Administrators
- Summary
- 3. How Do I Prepare to Be a Mentoring Guide?
- Welcoming the Beginning Teacher
- Providing Freedom to Experiment
- Summary
- 4. How Do I Prepare to Be a Mentoring Coach?
- Thinking Like a Mentoring Coach
- Becoming a Reflective Dialogue Coach
- Summary
- 5. How Do I Encourage Reflection?
- Why Reflection?
- Activities That Promote Reflection
- Reflection Promotes Professionalism
- Summary
- 6. How Do I Help with Classroom Management Challenges?
- Problems and Challenges
- Principles of Management
- Summary
- 7. How Do I Encourage Teachers Who Work with English Language Learners?
- Teacher Stories
- What Mentors Should Know About English Language Teaching
- Questions Encountered by ELL Mentors
- Summary
- 8. How Do I Help Integrate Beginning Teachers into the School Culture?
- Self-Assessing the School Culture
- Respecting the Beginning Teacher's Perspective
- Introducing the Faculty and Staff
- Modeling Respect for Administrators
- Explaining School Norms and Traditions
- Summary
- 9. How Do I Promote Effective Relationships with Parents/Guardians?
- Initial Interactions
- Open Houses and Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Unexpected Conferences
- Technology Aids
- Communication Logs and Documentation
- Summary
- 10. How Do I Provide Mentoring Opportunities During Curriculum Mapping?
- What Is Curriculum Mapping?
- Mentoring Using Horizontal Curriculum Mapping
- Summary
- 11. How Should Mentors Communicate with Administrators?
- Roles and Boundaries
- Communication with Established Guidelines
- Support and Evaluation for Mentors
- Summary
- 12. How Do I Encourage Professional Development?
- Individual Professional Development Plan
- Professional Development Pathways
- The Professional Development Portfolio
- Summary
- 13. "What If?" Questions from Mentors
- Questions for Any Mentoring Situations
- Mentoring the Student Teacher
- Mentoring the Beginning Teacher
- Appendix
- Resources for Teachers
- References