While resources are abundant for helping the mentor and the new teacher, very little has been written to guide the leaders of teacher and mentor development. This book provides an effective, proven model for developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining an induction and mentoring program that results in highly qualified teachers. A…

Discusses the induction process of new teachers from two perspectives: subject mentor and newly qualified teacher. Highlights the importance of supporting newly qualified members of staff. (ASK)

Contends that beginning teachers must learn quickly to be passionate about teaching. Provides five pieces of advice for beginning English teachers. (HB)

Provides advice from 15 veteran English teachers for smoothing the transitional period of beginning teachers. (HB)

Offers perspectives from a first-year English teacher and from a veteran English teacher on how to deal with the extraordinary amount of paper and paperwork heaped upon teachers and on the importance of the topic of curriculum and curriculum strategies. Argues that teacher preparation programs need to implement courses to train teachers to work…

Describes how one beginning English teacher learned about the profession through her experiences working with a special education student. (HB)

This book includes step-by-step instructions to help experienced teachers become just as skilled at mentoring beginning teachers as they are at teaching. It describes how teacher mentors can: relate to their proteges in ways that establish good working rapport; assess how the mentoring is progressing and make necessary adjustments; coach proteges…

Describes methods and strategies for building the relationships between beginning English teachers and those who serve as their mentors. Offers practical advice for cooperating and student teachers. (HB)

Contends that first-year teachers and mentor teachers can each learn from the other. Describes some effective first-year/mentor teacher relationships, and gives tips for working together to new and experienced teachers. (WRM)

Explains factors that influence novice teachers' discipline problems to help students, novice teachers, and teacher educators deal with the problems. The article describes assertiveness as a process for dealing with and preventing such problems and discusses reasons why it can be useful and effective. (SM)

This manual was designed to assist individuals and groups throughout Texas who are assisting teachers. The manual is composed of 8 sections which include: mentoring models, induction models, other models, adult development, mentoring, induction, instructional planning, and reference material. Also included are the mentoring and induction models…

This handbook was developed for persons in Virginia without formal teacher training who are teaching a laboratory course in trade and industrial education for the first time. The guide covers some of the issues that a beginning teacher must address in the first few weeks of school. The document also provides background information for the…

Describes the characteristics and procedures of an induction program for first year teachers. (DDR)

This guide describes a teacher mentor program for special education teachers in the Saint Tammany Parish Public School System, Louisiana. The Special Education Mentor Program provides peer support and professional development opportunities for new special education teachers. The program is intended to give immediate as well as long-term support to…

The Entry Year Assistance Program of Educational Service Unit #11 in Nebraska is a staff development project to train mentor teachers, entry-year teachers, and school administrators in small, rural school districts. Schools that participate in the program select a team consisting of a mentor teacher, an administrator, and an entry-year teacher.…