Mentoring New Teachers Author:Hal Portner "A timely, instructive, and important book on mentoring new teachers. It provides direction and guidance and clearly outlines how to be a mentor." — From the Foreword by Gerald N. Tirozzi — "This book captures the essence of mentoring and the process necessary to be an effective mentor." — Kaye Dean, Elementary P... more »rincipal
Sierra Vista, Arizona"An invaluable resource for anyone who is currently a mentor or planning to be one. Ive not seen any other book like thisone that actually provides guidelines, and serves to facilitate an individuals transition to the role of mentor. It models behavior by including clear and concrete examples and advice in a friendly manner."
Norma Gluck, Regent Emeritus
New York State Department of Education"Provides a much-needed framework for quality mentoring of beginning teachers."
Christine Brown, Director of Foreign Languages
Glastonbury Public Schools, Glastonbury, Connecticut With updated resources, Portner has contemporized his classic guide to teacher mentoring. This book includes step-by-step instructions that offer experienced teachers information for becoming just as skilled at mentoring as they are at teaching. Theyll find out how to inspire their new colleagues, encourage them through the first (and toughest) months of teaching, and help them become better teachers. Portner shows your teacher mentors how to:
Relate to their protégés in ways that establish good working rapport
Assess how the mentoring is progressing and make necessary adjustments
Coach protégés to help them continually improve their performance
Guide protégés from dependence on their mentors to self-reliance as effective teachers
The book includes specific activities and exercises to teach mentors behaviors that elicit trust, help them become more effective at the mentoring process, and methods for boosting protégés day-to-day effectiveness in the classroom.Designed for school leaders, teacher mentors, prospective mentors, staff developers, and any educator interested in the professional development of new teachers.« less