Mentoring Matters: A Practical Guide to Learning-Focused Relationships, Third Edition(establish a Learning-Focused Mentor-Teacher Relationship)
| AUTHOR | Wellman, Bruce; Lipton, Laura |
| PUBLISHER | Solution Tree (08/02/2024) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Mentor teachers provide a welcoming and supportive environment for educators facing new challenges, from navigating year one to transitioning to new roles. In this third edition, the authors offer mentor teachers and coaches guidance on establishing and maintaining learning-focused relationships with the teachers they support. The practical tips, specific strategies, and idea menus benefit novice teachers and experienced teachers alike.
This book will help K-12 mentor teachers:
- Learn how to anticipate the needs of beginning teachers as the school year unfolds
- Access templates to guide planning, reflecting, and problem solving
- Receive strategies for customizing learning-focused conversations
- Understand the journey from novice to expert teacher and how to assess teachers' development
- Watch videos illustrating concepts discussed in the book
Contents:
Preface
Section 1: The Mentor as Growth Agent
Section 2: Structured Conversations--Maximizing Time and Attention
Section 3: Learning-Focused Conversations--A Continuum of Interaction
Section 4: Learning-Focused Verbal Tools
Section 5: Facilitating Professional Vision--From Novice to Expert Teaching
Section 6: Strategies for Success
Section 7: Downloadable Resources
Section 8: References and Resources
Index
Mentor teachers provide a welcoming and supportive environment for educators facing new challenges, from navigating year one to transitioning to new roles. In this third edition, the authors offer mentor teachers and coaches guidance on establishing and maintaining learning-focused relationships with the teachers they support. The practical tips, specific strategies, and idea menus benefit novice teachers and experienced teachers alike.
This book will help K-12 mentor teachers:
- Learn how to anticipate the needs of beginning teachers as the school year unfolds
- Access templates to guide planning, reflecting, and problem solving
- Receive strategies for customizing learning-focused conversations
- Understand the journey from novice to expert teacher and how to assess teachers' development
- Watch videos illustrating concepts discussed in the book
Contents:
Preface
Section 1: The Mentor as Growth Agent
Section 2: Structured Conversations--Maximizing Time and Attention
Section 3: Learning-Focused Conversations--A Continuum of Interaction
Section 4: Learning-Focused Verbal Tools
Section 5: Facilitating Professional Vision--From Novice to Expert Teaching
Section 6: Strategies for Success
Section 7: Downloadable Resources
Section 8: References and Resources
Index
Bruce is an award-winning writer whose work has been honored by the Education Writers Association and Learning Forward. He is the author and coauthor of numerous publications related to organizational and professional development, mentoring, quality teaching, and improving professional cultures.
His selected publications include Groups at Work: Strategies and Structures for Professional Learning, Data-Driven Dialogue: A Facilitator's Guide to Collaborative Inquiry, Learning-Focused Mentoring: A Professional Development Resource Kit, Data-Driven Dialogue: A Facilitator's Guide to Collaborative Inquiry, Mentoring Matters: A Practical Guide to Learning-Focused Relationships, Pathways to Understanding: Patterns and Practices in the Learning-Focused Classroom, The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups, and How to Make Presentations That Teach and Transform.
Bruce has served as a classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, and staff developer in Oberlin, Ohio, and Concord, Massachusetts, public schools. He holds a bachelor's degree from Antioch College and a master's of education from Lesley College.