Being an Effective Mentor - How to Help Beginning Teachers Succeed (Hardcover)

"This is the book I have been looking for to help us in growing our fledgling mentorship program. Dr. Jonson has answered all our questions, from how to select and support good mentors to how to evaluate the program?s effectiveness. Her book is filled with sound research-based ideas that we can?and will?implement tomorrow!"
Kathryn Carlson, Assistant Superintendent
Skaneateles Central School District, Skaneateles, NY

"Dr. Jonson?s book provides practical ideas for every mentor of new teachers. She gives concrete examples of how, when, and what to do to ensure that new teachers receive appropriate guidance in order to increase student achievement."
Kristine Parker, Program Administrator, Beginning Teacher Support Assessment (BTSA)
San Francisco Unified School District
San Francisco, CA  

"All educators, administrators, and classrooms will benefit from reading Kathleen Jonson?s excellent handbook for mentor teachers. Readable, well-organized, and thorough, it contains everything a mentor teacher needs to know to establish a successful partnership with a beginning teacher."
Susan Gold, Year-Two Intern Supervisor
University of California Berkeley Extension, California Partnership Intern Program
Berkeley, CA

Experienced teachers and administrators know how important it is to give beginning teachers the support and advice they need. This incredibly straightforward and useful guide will help mentor teachers to develop effective mentoring strategies, including how to provide direct assistance, demonstration teaching, observation and feedback, informal contact, and role modeling.

You?ll also find monthly listings of activities designed to promote interaction between mentors and protégés that correspond to activities and events occurring in a typical school year. Five additional resources, including a first-day checklist, provide valuable information and tools to help you mentor the beginning teacher.

Principals, staff developers, university supervisors, beginning and experienced teachers will all find this book a useful tool to understanding the complex yet invaluable process of guidance, assistance, and support needed to help beginning teachers succeed.