This field-tested guide provides everything you need to effectively support and mentor your special education teachers, increase their job satisfaction, and keep your retention rates high!
Anatomy of a Mentoring Program for New Special Education Teachers
Tools and topics new to this edition include: Teacher mentor standards based on the NBPTS Core Propositions and validated by members of the International Mentoring Association and other practitioners Classroom observation methods and ...
This unique book on mentoring and coaching new teachers is specifically designed for multicultural school settings, although educators in all settings can benefit.
Kilgore and Griffin (1998) interviewed four teachers in their first, second, and third years of special education teaching and found that a challenge they all faced was a lack of enough support personnel. Whitaker (2003) conducted five ...
This updated edition presents 18 successful real-world programs, 5 factors for developing a comprehensive mentoring initiative, and new material for mentoring special education, math, and science teachers.
This book provides various models of comprehensive programs implemented in school districts around the country and confirms the importance of mentoring to retain teachers, maintain consistency in academic programming, and develop a culture ...
This book is a vital resource for researchers, educators, and practitioners seeking current research on the understanding and development of existing mentorship strategies in a variety of fields and disciplines.
The system mentors for the 2000–2001 school year were Penny Thornton , Tina Jones , and Jo Gilliland . • New teachers are given the New Teacher Handbook . • There is a two - day , new teacher orientation in the fall , which includes ...
This book draws together various theoretical and research-based perspectives to examine the institutionalization of mentoring processes for beginning teachers.
He has mentored science instructors at several institutions in Saudi Arabia, and developed curricula in technical ... Larson received his Doctorate in Education from King's College London, where his research involved the philosophy and ...