Mentoring New Teachers

A comprehensive guide for developing successful mentors! In the latest edition of this bestseller, the author draws upon research, experience, and insights to provide an overview of essential mentoring behaviors. Packed with strategies, exercises, and resources, this book examines four critical mentoring functions and gives school leaders, mentors, and staff developers the tools to create a dynamic mentoring program or revitalize an existing one. Features and topics new to this edition include: Classroom observation methods and instruments Teacher mentor standards based on the NBPTS Core Propositions Approaches to mentoring the nontraditional new teacher A guide for careerlong professional development 'A much-needed resource for teacher mentors. The new and updated strategies and practical approach will give mentors crucial support as they provide assistance and encouragement to new teachers. Portner has clearly demonstrated the importance of both theory and practice in this practical guide.'—Priscilla Miller, DirectorCenter for Teacher Education & Research, Westfield State CollegeA comprehensive guide for developing successful mentors!Quality mentoring can provide the support and guidance critical to an educator′s first years of teaching. In the latest edition of the best-selling Mentoring New Teachers, Hal Portner draws upon research, experience, and insights to provide a comprehensive overview of essential mentoring behaviors. Packed with strategies, exercises, resources, and concepts, this book examines four critical mentoring functions: establishing good rapport, assessing mentee progress, coaching continuous improvement, and guiding mentees toward self-reliance. 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 practitionersClassroom observation methods and competency instruments Tools to assess preferred learning stylesApproaches to mentoring the nontraditional new teacher A guide for careerlong professional developmentSchool leaders, experienced and prospective mentors, and staff developers can use this step-by-step handbook to create a dynamic mentoring program or revitalize an existing one.

Written for those mentoring new teachers and for those in mentor training programs, this work focuses on the critical mentoring functions of relating, assessing, coaching, and guiding. A series of exercises, supplemented by anecdotes, commentary, and examples, spans several chapters. An annotated bibliography, updated for this edition, is included, and the Connecticut Competency Instrument is presented as an example of teaching competencies expected of a beginning teacher. There is no subject index. Portner is a former K-12 teacher and administrator, now a consultant and trainer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR

This latest edition draws upon research to illustrate essential mentoring behaviors. Provides new tools such as classroom observation methods, teacher mentor standards, and learning styles assessment.