Mentoring New Special Education Teachers
A Guide for Mentors and Program Developers
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How do you avoid the high cost of turnover and retain high-quality special education teachers in such a demanding field?
Surveys show that 98% of school districts are reporting shortages of special education teachers, and that nearly a quarter of a million new special education teachers will be needed over the next few years. Special education teachers are leaving the field at twice the rate of general education teachers. Why?
Special education teachers can quickly become overwhelmed by the myriad of responsibilities in their jobs-managing IEPs, alternative assessments, paraprofessionals, assistive technologies, complex legislation and paperwork, and the physical and emotional toll of such individualized instruction.
Mentoring New Special Education Teachers will help administrators and other educators develop and sustain effective mentoring programs specifically designed for special education teachers, providing practical, field-tested activities and resources for both the mentors and the mentees, including such critical elements as:
Surveys show that 98% of school districts are reporting shortages of special education teachers, and that nearly a quarter of a million new special education teachers will be needed over the next few years. Special education teachers are leaving the field at twice the rate of general education teachers. Why?
Special education teachers can quickly become overwhelmed by the myriad of responsibilities in their jobs-managing IEPs, alternative assessments, paraprofessionals, assistive technologies, complex legislation and paperwork, and the physical and emotional toll of such individualized instruction.
Mentoring New Special Education Teachers will help administrators and other educators develop and sustain effective mentoring programs specifically designed for special education teachers, providing practical, field-tested activities and resources for both the mentors and the mentees, including such critical elements as:
- Effectively identifying, recruiting, and selecting mentors
- Action planning
- Evaluating progress
- Addressing diminishing support
- Dealing with burnout and isolation
- Vignettes of real-life mentoring experiences
- Figures, tables, appendices, Web sites
- A ready-to-use two-day workshop for training mentors
Real-life vignettes and "What If" questions weave throughout the book, and trouble-shooting appendices direct you to additional Web sites and resources for further help. Mentoring New Special Education Teachers provides everything you need to effectively support and mentor your special education teachers, increase their job satisfaction, and keep your retention rates high!
Contents
Introduction: Overview
Introduction: Overview
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
1. New Special Education Teachers
- Vignette
- Who Are New Special Education Teachers?
- Where They Come From
- What New Special Education Teachers Need
- Supports ESE Mentors Can Provide Mentees
- Fears and Anxieties of New Teachers
- School Administrator's Role
- Assignment of New Teachers
- What If?
References
References
2. Supports for Special Education Teachers
- Vignette
- Uniqueness of Special Education
- Special Education Processes
- Professional Issues
- What If?
References
References
3. Designing Mentoring Programs
- Vignette
- Critical Elements for Designing Effective Mentoring Programs
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Mentor and Mentee
- Roles and Responsibilities of the School Administrator
- Mentor Selection
- Mentor Training
- E-Mentoring
- Mentoring Activities Calendar
- Action Planning
- Funding Mentoring Programs
- What If?
- Online Resources for Designing Mentoring Programs
- References
4. Becoming a Mentor
- Vignette
- Who Should Be a Mentor?
- What Do Mentors Do?
- What Do Mentors Do When the Mentoring Relationship Isn't Working?
- What Do Mentors Gain From the Experience?
- What If?
- References
5. Effective Communication Skills
- Vignette
- Effective Communication Skills
- Observing and Coaching
- Teaming: Working With Others Effectively
- Problem Solving
- What If?
- References
6. Learning About Adult Learners
- Vignette
- Working With Adults
- Adult Learning Theory
- Styles of Learning/Personality Types
- What If?
- References
Resource A: Action Plans
Resource A: Action Plans
Resource B: CEC Standards and Mentoring Resources
Resource B: CEC Standards and Mentoring Resources
Resource C: Professional Resources
Resource C: Professional Resources
Resource D: Mentor Workshop
Resource D: Mentor Workshop
Resource E: Timeline for Mentoring Activities
Resource E: Timeline for Mentoring Activities
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
How do you avoid the high cost of turnover and retain high-quality special education teachers in such a demanding field?
Surveys show that 98% of school districts are reporting shortages of special education teachers, and that nearly a quarter of a million new special education teachers will be needed over the next few years. Special education teachers are leaving the field at twice the rate of general education teachers. Why?
Special education teachers can quickly become overwhelmed by the myriad of responsibilities in their jobs-managing IEPs, alternative assessments, paraprofessionals, assistive technologies, complex legislation and paperwork, and the physical and emotional toll of such individualized instruction.
Mentoring New Special Education Teachers will help administrators and other educators develop and sustain effective mentoring programs specifically designed for special education teachers, providing practical, field-tested activities and resources for both the mentors and the mentees, including such critical elements as:
Surveys show that 98% of school districts are reporting shortages of special education teachers, and that nearly a quarter of a million new special education teachers will be needed over the next few years. Special education teachers are leaving the field at twice the rate of general education teachers. Why?
Special education teachers can quickly become overwhelmed by the myriad of responsibilities in their jobs-managing IEPs, alternative assessments, paraprofessionals, assistive technologies, complex legislation and paperwork, and the physical and emotional toll of such individualized instruction.
Mentoring New Special Education Teachers will help administrators and other educators develop and sustain effective mentoring programs specifically designed for special education teachers, providing practical, field-tested activities and resources for both the mentors and the mentees, including such critical elements as:
- Effectively identifying, recruiting, and selecting mentors
- Action planning
- Evaluating progress
- Addressing diminishing support
- Dealing with burnout and isolation
- Vignettes of real-life mentoring experiences
- Figures, tables, appendices, Web sites
- A ready-to-use two-day workshop for training mentors
Real-life vignettes and "What If" questions weave throughout the book, and trouble-shooting appendices direct you to additional Web sites and resources for further help. Mentoring New Special Education Teachers provides everything you need to effectively support and mentor your special education teachers, increase their job satisfaction, and keep your retention rates high!
Contents
Introduction: Overview
Introduction: Overview
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
1. New Special Education Teachers
- Vignette
- Who Are New Special Education Teachers?
- Where They Come From
- What New Special Education Teachers Need
- Supports ESE Mentors Can Provide Mentees
- Fears and Anxieties of New Teachers
- School Administrator's Role
- Assignment of New Teachers
- What If?
References
References
2. Supports for Special Education Teachers
- Vignette
- Uniqueness of Special Education
- Special Education Processes
- Professional Issues
- What If?
References
References
3. Designing Mentoring Programs
- Vignette
- Critical Elements for Designing Effective Mentoring Programs
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Mentor and Mentee
- Roles and Responsibilities of the School Administrator
- Mentor Selection
- Mentor Training
- E-Mentoring
- Mentoring Activities Calendar
- Action Planning
- Funding Mentoring Programs
- What If?
- Online Resources for Designing Mentoring Programs
- References
4. Becoming a Mentor
- Vignette
- Who Should Be a Mentor?
- What Do Mentors Do?
- What Do Mentors Do When the Mentoring Relationship Isn't Working?
- What Do Mentors Gain From the Experience?
- What If?
- References
5. Effective Communication Skills
- Vignette
- Effective Communication Skills
- Observing and Coaching
- Teaming: Working With Others Effectively
- Problem Solving
- What If?
- References
6. Learning About Adult Learners
- Vignette
- Working With Adults
- Adult Learning Theory
- Styles of Learning/Personality Types
- What If?
- References
Resource A: Action Plans
Resource A: Action Plans
Resource B: CEC Standards and Mentoring Resources
Resource B: CEC Standards and Mentoring Resources
Resource C: Professional Resources
Resource C: Professional Resources
Resource D: Mentor Workshop
Resource D: Mentor Workshop
Resource E: Timeline for Mentoring Activities
Resource E: Timeline for Mentoring Activities
Index
Index
Additional materials
Mentoring New Special Education Teachers
A Guide for Mentors and Program Developers
November 2004 | 184 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9780761931331 | $89.95 |
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| Lifetime | 01/01/2025 | 9781544348582 | $39.00 |
How do you avoid the high cost of turnover and retain high-quality special education teachers in such a demanding field?
Surveys show that 98% of school districts are reporting shortages of special education teachers, and that nearly a quarter of a million new special education teachers will be needed over the next few years. Special education teachers are leaving the field at twice the rate of general education teachers. Why?
Special education teachers can quickly become overwhelmed by the myriad of responsibilities in their jobs-managing IEPs, alternative assessments, paraprofessionals, assistive technologies, complex legislation and paperwork, and the physical and emotional toll of such individualized instruction.
Mentoring New Special Education Teachers will help administrators and other educators develop and sustain effective mentoring programs specifically designed for special education teachers, providing practical, field-tested activities and resources for both the mentors and the mentees, including such critical elements as:
Surveys show that 98% of school districts are reporting shortages of special education teachers, and that nearly a quarter of a million new special education teachers will be needed over the next few years. Special education teachers are leaving the field at twice the rate of general education teachers. Why?
Special education teachers can quickly become overwhelmed by the myriad of responsibilities in their jobs-managing IEPs, alternative assessments, paraprofessionals, assistive technologies, complex legislation and paperwork, and the physical and emotional toll of such individualized instruction.
Mentoring New Special Education Teachers will help administrators and other educators develop and sustain effective mentoring programs specifically designed for special education teachers, providing practical, field-tested activities and resources for both the mentors and the mentees, including such critical elements as:
- Effectively identifying, recruiting, and selecting mentors
- Action planning
- Evaluating progress
- Addressing diminishing support
- Dealing with burnout and isolation
- Vignettes of real-life mentoring experiences
- Figures, tables, appendices, Web sites
- A ready-to-use two-day workshop for training mentors
Real-life vignettes and "What If" questions weave throughout the book, and trouble-shooting appendices direct you to additional Web sites and resources for further help. Mentoring New Special Education Teachers provides everything you need to effectively support and mentor your special education teachers, increase their job satisfaction, and keep your retention rates high!
Table Of Contents:
- Introduction: Overview
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- 1. New Special Education Teachers
- Vignette
- Who Are New Special Education Teachers?
- Where They Come From
- What New Special Education Teachers Need
- Supports ESE Mentors Can Provide Mentees
- Fears and Anxieties of New Teachers
- School Administrator's Role
- Assignment of New Teachers
- What If?
- References
- 2. Supports for Special Education Teachers
- Vignette
- Uniqueness of Special Education
- Special Education Processes
- Professional Issues
- What If?
- References
- 3. Designing Mentoring Programs
- Vignette
- Critical Elements for Designing Effective Mentoring Programs
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Mentor and Mentee
- Roles and Responsibilities of the School Administrator
- Mentor Selection
- Mentor Training
- E-Mentoring
- Mentoring Activities Calendar
- Action Planning
- Funding Mentoring Programs
- What If?
- Online Resources for Designing Mentoring Programs
- References
- 4. Becoming a Mentor
- Vignette
- Who Should Be a Mentor?
- What Do Mentors Do?
- What Do Mentors Do When the Mentoring Relationship Isn't Working?
- What Do Mentors Gain From the Experience?
- What If?
- References
- 5. Effective Communication Skills
- Vignette
- Effective Communication Skills
- Observing and Coaching
- Teaming: Working With Others Effectively
- Problem Solving
- What If?
- References
- 6. Learning About Adult Learners
- Vignette
- Working With Adults
- Adult Learning Theory
- Styles of Learning/Personality Types
- What If?
- References
- Resource A: Action Plans
- Resource B: CEC Standards and Mentoring Resources
- Resource C: Professional Resources
- Resource D: Mentor Workshop
- Resource E: Timeline for Mentoring Activities
- Index