"Strengthen your mentoring skills to significantly impact a new teacher?'s career!" A skilled mentor can make a major difference in helping novice teachers succeed and thrive during that all-important first year. This updated edition of the best-selling book, "Being an Effective Mentor "strengthens practicing mentors' skills with updated strategies to help prot'g?'s develop confidence and expertise as teachers. Educator and mentoring expert Kathleen Feeney Jonson identifies the skills and experiences that nurture beginning teachers and provides specific, research-based techniques for mentors, such as demonstration teaching, positive observation and feedback, informal communication, role modeling, and providing direct assistance. Readers will find guidance for using reflections to promote discovery, an action plan for professional development, and month-by-month mentoring activities for building productive mentor/mentee relationships and promoting best teaching practices. This second edition demonstrates how to help new instructors improve instructional, interpersonal, and coping skills; examines the components of successful mentoring initiatives; and offers new information on: The stages of teacher needs and developmentProfessional growth for long-term teaching successAssessment of student workWorking with difficult menteesThe role of mentors within teacher induction programs This straightforward resource helps mentors guide beginning teachers on a rewarding and satisfying path of careerlong development and offers invaluable assistance for administrators who plan to establish a mentoring program or revitalize an existing one.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Corwin Press
ISBN-10
1412940621
ISBN-13
9781412940627
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61315422
Product Key Features
Author
Kathleen F. JONSON
Publication Name
Being an Effective Mentor : How to Help Beginning Teachers Succeed
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Lb1731.4
Edition Number
2
Reviews
From establishing a new career path as a mentor to revitalizing an existing one, this book covers many basics and is a fine survey for any college-level education collection.
Table of Content
Preface to the Second EditionAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorPart I. Setting the Stage for the Teacher-Mentor1. Passing the Torch2. Set up for Success3. Remembering the First Days4. Beyond Survival5. Moving Toward ProfessionalismPart II. Effective Strategies for the Good Mentor6. Working as a Partner With the Adult Learner7. Stages in Teacher Development8. Practical Strategies for Assisting New Teachers9. Overcoming Obstacles and Reaping the RewardsPart III. Putting It All TogetherMonth-by-Month Mentoring ActivitiesYear-at-a-Glance ChecklistAppendix A: First-Day ChecklistAppendix B: Mentor-Mentee Action PlansAppendix C: Supervisory Beliefs InventoryReferencesIndex
Copyright Date
2008
Topic
Professional Development, General, Training & Certification, Teacher & Student Mentoring
Lccn
2007-034215
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Education
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