Being an Effective Mentor 2/e

CORWIN PRESS INC.ISBN: 9781412940610

How to Help Beginning Teachers Succeed

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Edited by Kathleen F. Jonson
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In her 40 years as an educator, Kathleen Feeney Jonson, Professor Emeritus, has been a teacher, taught director of staff development, principal, director of curriculum and instruction, and university faculty. She conducted numerous workshops for teachers and administrators on such topics as reading comprehension strategies, writing process, portfolio assessment, peer coaching, and beginning teacher assistance programs. Until her retirement in summer 2009, Jonson was professor of education and coordinator of the Master in Arts in Teaching Reading program at the University of San Francisco's School of Education. She published three books with Corwin Press, including The New Elementary Teacher's Handbook (1st edition 1997, 2nd edition 2001), Being an Effective Mentor: How to Help Beginning Teachers Succeed (1st edition 2002, 2nd edition 2007), and 60 Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in Grades K-8 (2006).

Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments About the Author Part I. Setting the Stage for the Teacher-Mentor 1. Passing the Torch 2. Set up for Success 3. Remembering the First Days 4. Beyond Survival 5. Moving Toward Professionalism Part II. Effective Strategies for the Good Mentor 6. Working as a Partner With the Adult Learner 7. Stages in Teacher Development 8. Practical Strategies for Assisting New Teachers 9. Overcoming Obstacles and Reaping the Rewards Part III. Putting It All Together Month-by-Month Mentoring Activities Year-at-a-Glance Checklist Appendix A: First-Day Checklist Appendix B: Mentor-Mentee Action Plans Appendix C: Supervisory Beliefs Inventory References Index

"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." -- The Bookwatch, July 2008

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