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From First-Year to First-Rate: Principals Guiding Beginning Teachers. Third Edition
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Brock, Barbara L.; Grady, Marilyn L. – Corwin Press, 2007
Beginning teachers are often filled with self-doubt and questions regarding school culture and principals' expectations. This book helps one answer teachers' questions and gain strategies to prevent the isolation that many new instructors experience. Updated to meet the challenges facing new teachers today, this revision of the bestseller helps…
Descriptors: School Culture, Principals, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction
Beginning Teacher Induction Programs.
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Brock, Barbara L.; Grady, Marilyn L. – 1996
The literature on first-year teachers identifies the difficulties of this transition period and supports the need for first-year teacher-induction programs. Little attention, however, has been paid to the principal's role in the induction of beginning teachers. This paper presents findings of a study that examined the perceptions of principals and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
From First-Year to First-Rate: Principals Guiding Beginning Teachers.
Brock, Barbara L.; Grady, Marilyn L. – 1997
This has been written as a handbook for administrators who want to develop a first-year teacher-induction plan. The book provides a profile of the beginning teacher's needs, expectations, common problems, and transition issues. A framework for structuring year-long assistance and strategies for problem solving are included. The work draws from the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Beginning Teacher Induction Programs: The Role of the Principal.
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Brock, Barbara L.; Grady, Marilyn L. – Clearing House, 1998
Examines perceptions of principals and beginning teachers. Finds agreement on several issues: the nature of first-year teachers' problems, the importance of Fall orientation, and the helpfulness of mentors. Identifies two issues that principals overlooked: the importance of the principal's role in the induction process and the beginning teachers'…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
Rekindling the Flame: Principals Combating Teacher Burnout.
Brock, Barbara L.; Grady, Marilyn L. – 2000
This book offers a research-based, practical approach to recognizing, managing, and preventing teacher burnout. It provides a description of the origins and symptoms of burnout and a personality profile of teachers who are most susceptible to burnout. Organizational issues and administrative roles that contribute to burnout are identified, along…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Principals: The Guiding Light for New Teachers.
Brock, Barbara L.; Grady, Marilyn L. – Momentum, 1997
Describes a study of principals and beginning teachers at Catholic schools in Nebraska to determine what induction methods were most effective. Reports findings related to the expectations that principals and beginning teachers had of each other and differences between desired and actual assistance provided by the principal. Includes suggestions…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers