Making Mentoring Work by Emily Davis (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Making Mentoring Work by Emily Davis Making Mentoring Work is a practical guide for school leaders interested in beginning or enhancing their mentoring programs for new teachers. Readers can use the mentoring program rubric to pre-assess their program and then choose the chapters that correspond to areas of growth. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Making Mentoring Work is a practical guide for school leaders interested in beginning or enhancing their mentoring programs for new teachers. Readers can use the mentoring program rubric to pre-assess their program and then choose the chapters that correspond to areas of growth. Each chapter provides background research as well as practical steps and tools to make mentoring work in a school environment. At the end of each section, readers will find discussion guides that support program leaders in making the next steps; organizing conversations with stakeholders that will transform and streamline new teacher support programs; and increase new teacher retention and practice. Author Biography Emily Davis, PhD, is the Program Director for the Santa Cruz/Silicon Valley New Teacher Project, New Teacher Center. Her work focuses primarily on the research and development of high quality mentoring for new teachers. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsList of Important Figures, Tables, and TextboxesForeword, Ellen MoirPrefaceIntroductionNew Teacher Mentoring Program Assessment RubricSection I: Features of Effective MentoringChapter 1: Careful Selection of MentorsChapter 2: Increasing Mentor Capacity Through Rigorous Professional DevelopmentChapter 3: Strategic Deployment of MentorsChapter 4: Protected and Well-Used Mentoring TimeChapter 5: Using Data to Support Continuous Program ImprovementSection I Discussion GuideSection II: Tailoring Mentoring SupportChapter 6: Consideration of New Teacher Needs and ExperiencesChapter 7: Planning for New Teacher Growth and DevelopmentChapter 8: Tailoring Mentoring Programs to Appropriately Support New TeachersSection II Discussion GuideSection III: Administrative Support and School ContextChapter 9: Sustainably Assigning New TeachersChapter 10: Providing Opportunities for Planning and Collaboration with ColleaguesChapter 11: Deepening Mentor-Administrator ConnectionsChapter 12: Fostering Positive New Teacher-Administrator RelationshipsSection III Discussion GuideConclusion: Bringing It All TogetherReferences Review Every school district and county office of education should order this book for principals, mentors, and teacher leaders interested in starting or improving induction programs for new teachers in their schools. Davis provides a thorough, step-by-step approach for induction program design using insights from research and her own extensive experience as teacher and mentor. There is no better how-to book on teacher induction. -- Michael Strong, Ph.D., author and senior researcher, University of California, Santa CruzIf you could buy a stock and know for certain that it will increase in value, wouldnt you? What about investing in teachers new to the profession? Emily Davis is an established national expert in teacher induction and mentoring, and through this book, Emily describes exactly how you can invest in new teachers. Read Making Mentoring Work, and your investment will pay off through more competent, joyful teachers and improved student achievement—and make your job as a leader more rewarding. -- William J. Bushaw, Ph.D., CEO, Phi Delta Kappa InternationalReading Making Mentoring Work is like having a coaching conversation with an expert colleague. Davis situates pertinent strategies and advice in the context of a research-based theoretical framework, and she ensures that theory grows legs by providing examples, data, and practices to make it jump into the classroom. Her clear and lively style keeps the pages turning. A must-read for school and district leaders and instructional mentors! -- Adam Carter, chief academic officer, Summit Public Schools, Redwood City, CaliforniaThis is clearly a must-read for educational leaders charged with creating a comprehensive professional development system for teachers! This practical, user-friendly resource outlines how to create a structure to support quality mentoring as part of a comprehensive professional development system. I love Dr. Davis "Discussion Guide" after each chapter! Its designed to help leaders focus on whats most important in accelerating a teachers development in order to positively impact student learning. -- Kimberly Ortiz, induction director, TriValley Teacher Induction Project, Pleasanton, California Long Description Making Mentoring Work is a practical guide for school leaders interested in beginning or enhancing their mentoring programs for new teachers. Readers can use the mentoring program rubric to pre-assess their program and then choose the chapters that correspond to areas of growth. Each chapter provides background research as well as practical steps and tools to make mentoring work in a school environment. At the end of each section, readers will find discussion guides that support program leaders in making the next steps; organizing conversations with stakeholders that will transform and streamline new teacher support programs; and increase new teacher retention and practice. Review Quote Every school district and county office of education should order this book for principals, mentors, and teacher leaders interested in starting or improving induction programs for new teachers in their schools. Davis provides a thorough, step-by-step approach for induction program design using insights from research and her own extensive experience as teacher and mentor. There is no better how-to book on teacher induction. Details ISBN1475804091 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Year 2014 ISBN-10 1475804091 ISBN-13 9781475804096 Format Hardcover Author Emily Davis Pages 180 Country of Publication United States DEWEY 371.14 Short Title MAKING MENTORING WORK Language English Media Book Birth 1978 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Place of Publication Lanham, MD Publication Date 2014-08-21 UK Release Date 2014-08-21 NZ Release Date 2014-08-21 US Release Date 2014-08-21 Illustrations Text Boxes; Illustrations, unspecified; Tables Alternative 9781475804102 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2014-08-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137356058;

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