Mentoring teachers: navigating the real-world tensions

A useful guide for teacher mentors as they face new and difficult challenges in their work New teachers often struggle to apply their knowledge in real-world settings, and the idea of mentoring these teachers during their first yearsin the classroom has captured the imagination of schools all over the world. Drawn from the experiences over the last twenty years of the New Teacher Center, the book illuminates the subtleties and struggles of becoming an excellent,effective mentor. The book discusses the five big tensions of mentoring: developing a new identity, developing trusting relationships, accelerating teachergrowth, mentoring in challenging contexts, and learning leadership skills. Describes in-depth the most common challenges of the mentor role A wonderful guide for both new and veteran mentors Includes engaging firsthand narratives written by mentors working in a variety of settings This book is from the New Teacher Center, an organization whose highly respected mentor training model has served over 50,000 teachers nationwide. The New Teacher Center is dedicated toimproving student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of teachers and school leaders through comprehensive mentoring and professional development programs. INDICE: Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Part One The Tensions of Mentoring TENSION ONE: Building a New Identity TENSION TWO: Developing Trusting Relationships TENSION THREE: Accelerating Teacher Development TENSION FOUR: Mentoring in Challenging Contexts TENSION FIVE: Learning Leadership Skills Part Two Stories of Mentoring STORY ONE: The Waiting Place Leslie Baldacci STORY TWO: Fired, Hired, and Inspired Kathleen Aldred STORY THREE: Finding a Way Mary Eldred STORY FOUR: Savior, Friend, Mentor Frank Pantano Conclusion: What Can We Learn? Appendix Index

• ISBN: 978-0-470-87412-7
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 23/11/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés