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Author Blank, Mary Ann

Title Mentoring as Collaboration : Lessons From the Field for Classroom, School, and District Leaders
Published SAGE Publications, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (200 pages)
Contents Cover -- Contents -- List of Reproducible Figures -- List of Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface: Why We Wrote This Book�and Why Educational Leaders in Classrooms, Schools, and Districts Need It! -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Part I -- Mentoring: Putting the Research Into Practice -- Chapter 1 -- Guiding Principles for Effective Mentoring Programs -- Chapter 2 -- Getting Started: Teacher Mentor Program Components -- Part II -- Designing or Strengthening Your Teacher Mentoring Program -- Chapter 3 -- How to Promote a Schoolwide Commitment
Chapter 4 -- How to Build on Common GoalsChapter 5 -- How to Coordinate Your Program With a Mentor Core Team (MCT) -- Chapter 6 -- How to Define Roles for MCT Members -- Chapter 7 -- How to Select Mentors and Assignments -- Chapter 8 -- How to Ensure New Teachers� Commitment to Mentoring -- Chapter 9 -- How to Coordinate Support to New Teachers -- Chapter 10 -- How to Promote Professional Learning and Schoolwide Collaboration -- Chapter 11 -- How to Provide Time, Resources, and Support for Mentoring -- Part III -- Implementing Your Teacher Mentoring Program
Chapter 12 -- How to Develop a High-Performing MCTChapter 13 -- How to Identify and Address the Professional Development Needs of Mentors -- Chapter 14 -- How to Identify and Address New Teacher Needs -- Chapter 15 -- How to Meet New Teachers� Social, Emotional, and Professional Needs: Mentoring Strategies -- Chapter 16 -- How to Coach New Teachers for Instructional Effectiveness: Coaching Strategies -- Part IV -- Assessing the Impact of Your Mentor Program -- Chapter 17 -- How to Collect Meaningful Data on an Annual Basis -- Chapter 18 -- How to Use Data for Program Improvement
Chapter 19 -- How to Address Challenges and Celebrate SuccessesPart V -- Growing and Sustaining Your Mentor Program -- Chapter 20 -- How to Promote Continuous Improvement: Continuous Improvement Steps and Feedback Loop -- Resource A: Observation Guidelines and Strategies -- Resource B: Research-Based Actions and/or Recommendations Linked to INTASC Standards -- References and Further Readings -- Index
Summary School and district leaders will discover how to develop, assess, and sustain a collaborative, team-based mentoring program that helps retain new teachers and improve student achievement
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Subject Mentoring in education -- United States
First year teachers -- In-service training -- United States
Group work in education -- United States
First year teachers -- In-service training
Group work in education
Mentoring in education
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Kershaw, Cheryl A
ISBN 9781452211558
1452211558
9781412962766
1412962765