Teacher Mentoring and Induction
The State of the Art and Beyond
Hal Portner
- Educational Consultant, Texas
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"The material is useful not only for beginners just starting to look at mentoring, but also for those with years of experience. It is one of the best books I've read on the topic."
Carole Cooper, Director of Academic Accountability
St. Charles Community Unit School District, IL
"Ensuring that our newest colleagues are properly inducted and supported must be a top priority for all educators. Teacher Mentoring and Induction is a wonderful resource for those who care about the future of the teaching profession."
Terry Dozier, Director, Center for Teacher Leadership
Virginia Commonwealth University
"The implications for the field are presented in a user-friendly manner. The examples of induction and mentoring programs are very thoughtfully examined to provide readers with multiple ways to approach and reach success in planning and implementing programs in their local setting."
Theresa Rouse, Assessment & Program Evaluation Coordinator
Monterey County Office of Education, CA
Drastically reduce attrition rates and rapidly transform new teachers into experienced professionals!
One out of every two new teachers will quit teaching within five years; however, studies show that comprehensive induction programs can slash attrition rates in half and dramatically accelerate the professional development of new teachers.
Teacher Mentoring and Induction combines an overview of the current state of induction and mentoring with cutting-edge strategies for developing a new program or improving an existing one. In this extraordinary resource, the top names in this field examine how various mentoring and induction programs are developed, identifying areas of effectiveness to determine how successful programs can be replicated.
Contributors include:
Carole Cooper, Director of Academic Accountability
St. Charles Community Unit School District, IL
"Ensuring that our newest colleagues are properly inducted and supported must be a top priority for all educators. Teacher Mentoring and Induction is a wonderful resource for those who care about the future of the teaching profession."
Terry Dozier, Director, Center for Teacher Leadership
Virginia Commonwealth University
"The implications for the field are presented in a user-friendly manner. The examples of induction and mentoring programs are very thoughtfully examined to provide readers with multiple ways to approach and reach success in planning and implementing programs in their local setting."
Theresa Rouse, Assessment & Program Evaluation Coordinator
Monterey County Office of Education, CA
Drastically reduce attrition rates and rapidly transform new teachers into experienced professionals!
One out of every two new teachers will quit teaching within five years; however, studies show that comprehensive induction programs can slash attrition rates in half and dramatically accelerate the professional development of new teachers.
Teacher Mentoring and Induction combines an overview of the current state of induction and mentoring with cutting-edge strategies for developing a new program or improving an existing one. In this extraordinary resource, the top names in this field examine how various mentoring and induction programs are developed, identifying areas of effectiveness to determine how successful programs can be replicated.
Contributors include:
- Tom Ganser
- Mark Bower
- Harry K. Wong
- Ellen Moir
- Hal Portner
- Jean Casey & Ann Claunch
- James Rowley
- Barry Sweeny
- Bruce Wellman & Laura Lipton
- Susan Villani
- Janice Hall
- Ted Britton & Lynn Paine
- Dennis Sparks
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
About the Editor
About the Contributors
About the Contributors
Introduction
Introduction
Part I: Developing and Designing Mentoring and Induction Programs
- 1. Learning From the Past--Building for the Future
- 2. Developing a District's Mentoring Plan: From Vision to Reality
- 3. New Teacher Induction: The Foundation for Comprehensive, Coherent, and Sustained Professional Development
- 4. Launching the Next Generation of Teachers: The New Teacher Center's Model for Quality Induction and Mentoring
- 5. Embedding Induction and Mentoring Into the School's Culture
- 6. The Stages of Mentor Development
- 7. Mentor Teachers as Instructional Coaches
- 8. Mentoring: A Matter of Time and Timing
- 9. Cultivating Learning Focused Relationships Between Mentor Pairs
Part III: Connecting Mentoring and Induction to Broader Issues
- 10. Mentoring Promotes Teacher Leadership
- 11. Promoting Quality Programs Through State-School Relationships
- 12. Applying Ideas From Other Countries
- Afterword: The Gift That One Generation Gives the Next
- Index
Additional materials
Description
"The material is useful not only for beginners just starting to look at mentoring, but also for those with years of experience. It is one of the best books I've read on the topic."
Carole Cooper, Director of Academic Accountability
St. Charles Community Unit School District, IL
"Ensuring that our newest colleagues are properly inducted and supported must be a top priority for all educators. Teacher Mentoring and Induction is a wonderful resource for those who care about the future of the teaching profession."
Terry Dozier, Director, Center for Teacher Leadership
Virginia Commonwealth University
"The implications for the field are presented in a user-friendly manner. The examples of induction and mentoring programs are very thoughtfully examined to provide readers with multiple ways to approach and reach success in planning and implementing programs in their local setting."
Theresa Rouse, Assessment & Program Evaluation Coordinator
Monterey County Office of Education, CA
Drastically reduce attrition rates and rapidly transform new teachers into experienced professionals!
One out of every two new teachers will quit teaching within five years; however, studies show that comprehensive induction programs can slash attrition rates in half and dramatically accelerate the professional development of new teachers.
Teacher Mentoring and Induction combines an overview of the current state of induction and mentoring with cutting-edge strategies for developing a new program or improving an existing one. In this extraordinary resource, the top names in this field examine how various mentoring and induction programs are developed, identifying areas of effectiveness to determine how successful programs can be replicated.
Contributors include:
Carole Cooper, Director of Academic Accountability
St. Charles Community Unit School District, IL
"Ensuring that our newest colleagues are properly inducted and supported must be a top priority for all educators. Teacher Mentoring and Induction is a wonderful resource for those who care about the future of the teaching profession."
Terry Dozier, Director, Center for Teacher Leadership
Virginia Commonwealth University
"The implications for the field are presented in a user-friendly manner. The examples of induction and mentoring programs are very thoughtfully examined to provide readers with multiple ways to approach and reach success in planning and implementing programs in their local setting."
Theresa Rouse, Assessment & Program Evaluation Coordinator
Monterey County Office of Education, CA
Drastically reduce attrition rates and rapidly transform new teachers into experienced professionals!
One out of every two new teachers will quit teaching within five years; however, studies show that comprehensive induction programs can slash attrition rates in half and dramatically accelerate the professional development of new teachers.
Teacher Mentoring and Induction combines an overview of the current state of induction and mentoring with cutting-edge strategies for developing a new program or improving an existing one. In this extraordinary resource, the top names in this field examine how various mentoring and induction programs are developed, identifying areas of effectiveness to determine how successful programs can be replicated.
Contributors include:
- Tom Ganser
- Mark Bower
- Harry K. Wong
- Ellen Moir
- Hal Portner
- Jean Casey & Ann Claunch
- James Rowley
- Barry Sweeny
- Bruce Wellman & Laura Lipton
- Susan Villani
- Janice Hall
- Ted Britton & Lynn Paine
- Dennis Sparks
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
About the Editor
About the Contributors
About the Contributors
Introduction
Introduction
Part I: Developing and Designing Mentoring and Induction Programs
- 1. Learning From the Past--Building for the Future
- 2. Developing a District's Mentoring Plan: From Vision to Reality
- 3. New Teacher Induction: The Foundation for Comprehensive, Coherent, and Sustained Professional Development
- 4. Launching the Next Generation of Teachers: The New Teacher Center's Model for Quality Induction and Mentoring
- 5. Embedding Induction and Mentoring Into the School's Culture
- 6. The Stages of Mentor Development
- 7. Mentor Teachers as Instructional Coaches
- 8. Mentoring: A Matter of Time and Timing
- 9. Cultivating Learning Focused Relationships Between Mentor Pairs
Part III: Connecting Mentoring and Induction to Broader Issues
- 10. Mentoring Promotes Teacher Leadership
- 11. Promoting Quality Programs Through State-School Relationships
- 12. Applying Ideas From Other Countries
- Afterword: The Gift That One Generation Gives the Next
- Index
Additional materials
Reviews
April 2005 | 280 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412909808 | $43.95 |
"The material is useful not only for beginners just starting to look at mentoring, but also for those with years of experience. It is one of the best books I've read on the topic."
Carole Cooper, Director of Academic Accountability
St. Charles Community Unit School District, IL
"Ensuring that our newest colleagues are properly inducted and supported must be a top priority for all educators. Teacher Mentoring and Induction is a wonderful resource for those who care about the future of the teaching profession."
Terry Dozier, Director, Center for Teacher Leadership
Virginia Commonwealth University
"The implications for the field are presented in a user-friendly manner. The examples of induction and mentoring programs are very thoughtfully examined to provide readers with multiple ways to approach and reach success in planning and implementing programs in their local setting."
Theresa Rouse, Assessment & Program Evaluation Coordinator
Monterey County Office of Education, CA
Drastically reduce attrition rates and rapidly transform new teachers into experienced professionals!
One out of every two new teachers will quit teaching within five years; however, studies show that comprehensive induction programs can slash attrition rates in half and dramatically accelerate the professional development of new teachers.
Teacher Mentoring and Induction combines an overview of the current state of induction and mentoring with cutting-edge strategies for developing a new program or improving an existing one. In this extraordinary resource, the top names in this field examine how various mentoring and induction programs are developed, identifying areas of effectiveness to determine how successful programs can be replicated.
Contributors include:
Carole Cooper, Director of Academic Accountability
St. Charles Community Unit School District, IL
"Ensuring that our newest colleagues are properly inducted and supported must be a top priority for all educators. Teacher Mentoring and Induction is a wonderful resource for those who care about the future of the teaching profession."
Terry Dozier, Director, Center for Teacher Leadership
Virginia Commonwealth University
"The implications for the field are presented in a user-friendly manner. The examples of induction and mentoring programs are very thoughtfully examined to provide readers with multiple ways to approach and reach success in planning and implementing programs in their local setting."
Theresa Rouse, Assessment & Program Evaluation Coordinator
Monterey County Office of Education, CA
Drastically reduce attrition rates and rapidly transform new teachers into experienced professionals!
One out of every two new teachers will quit teaching within five years; however, studies show that comprehensive induction programs can slash attrition rates in half and dramatically accelerate the professional development of new teachers.
Teacher Mentoring and Induction combines an overview of the current state of induction and mentoring with cutting-edge strategies for developing a new program or improving an existing one. In this extraordinary resource, the top names in this field examine how various mentoring and induction programs are developed, identifying areas of effectiveness to determine how successful programs can be replicated.
Contributors include:
- Tom Ganser
- Mark Bower
- Harry K. Wong
- Ellen Moir
- Hal Portner
- Jean Casey & Ann Claunch
- James Rowley
- Barry Sweeny
- Bruce Wellman & Laura Lipton
- Susan Villani
- Janice Hall
- Ted Britton & Lynn Paine
- Dennis Sparks
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Editor
- About the Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I: Developing and Designing Mentoring and Induction Programs
- 1. Learning From the Past--Building for the Future
- 2. Developing a District's Mentoring Plan: From Vision to Reality
- 3. New Teacher Induction: The Foundation for Comprehensive, Coherent, and Sustained Professional Development
- 4. Launching the Next Generation of Teachers: The New Teacher Center's Model for Quality Induction and Mentoring
- 5. Embedding Induction and Mentoring Into the School's Culture
- 6. The Stages of Mentor Development
- 7. Mentor Teachers as Instructional Coaches
- 8. Mentoring: A Matter of Time and Timing
- 9. Cultivating Learning Focused Relationships Between Mentor Pairs
- Part III: Connecting Mentoring and Induction to Broader Issues
- 10. Mentoring Promotes Teacher Leadership
- 11. Promoting Quality Programs Through State-School Relationships
- 12. Applying Ideas From Other Countries
- Afterword: The Gift That One Generation Gives the Next
- Index
Recent Product Reviews:
"Based on the research and experience of its contributors, this book provides a solid overview of some of the critical challenges in developing and implementing effective mentoring programs. It is most useful to the readers who seek a cursory understanding of this topic and for the practitioners who may use the appended exercises to analyze their own mentoring and induction program."
Harvard Educational Review, Summer 2008
"Porter and colleagues have written a text that can be practically applied in a variety of settings. The topic is very timely in today's troubled atmosphere of teacher retention versus increasing accountability. This book will appeal to a wide audience of teachers and administrators."
Mentoring & Tutoring, November 2007, Vol. 15, No. 4
"The material is useful not only for beginners just starting to look at mentoring, but also for those with years of experience. It is one of the best books I've read on the topic."
Carole Cooper, Director of Academic Accountability, St. Charles Community Unit School District, IL
"Ensuring that our newest colleagues are properly inducted and supported must be a top priority for all educators. Teacher Mentoring and Induction is a wonderful resource for those who care about the future of the teaching profession."
Terry Dozier, Director, Center for Teacher Leadership, Virginia Commonwealth University
"The implications for the field are presented in a user-friendly manner. The examples of induction and mentoring programs are very thoughtfully examined to provide readers with multiple ways to approach and reach success in planning and implementing programs in their local setting."
Theresa Rouse, Assessment & Program Evaluation Coordinator, Monterey County Office of Education, CA