The good teacher mentor : setting the standard for support and success / Sidney Trubowitz, Maureen Picard Robins ; foreword by Seymour B. Sarason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trubowitz, Sidney.

Contributor:

Robins, Maureen Picard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentoring in education--United States.

Mentoring in education.

United States.

Teachers--Training of--United States.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

Physical Description:

x, 133 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2003]

Summary:

As districts across the country struggle to find and retain qualified teachers, more and more schools are turning to mentoring as a solution. Data suggest that mentors not only guide and orient new teachers, but also help to keep them in the profession. But what makes mentoring successful? This book is a rare, behind-the-scenes view of mentoring that lays bare the actions of both partners and shows how mentoring actually works in an urban public middle school. Follow the experience of Trubowitz (an education professor emeritus) and Robins (a first-year teacher) as they tackle everything from classroom management to the politics of paperwork. Their story, told in two voices, describes the day-to-day flow of events in such a way that readers feel the satisfactions, the frustrations, and the sense of fulfillment that are all part of becoming a teacher. Beyond supporting new teachers, mentor programs also give veteran teachers a chance to pass on their valuable experience and to reflect on their own practice. This volume also includes checklists for good mentoring and suggestions for improvement and future learning.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Starting the Mentorship 7

Chapter 2 First Sessions, First Reactions 20

Chapter 3 In the Classroom: Trying Methods from a Book 33

Chapter 4 The Lesson That Fails 49

Chapter 5 Integrating the Academic with the Personal 57

Chapter 6 Other Teachers, Administrators, and the School's Social System 62

Chapter 7 Job Pressures 71

Chapter 8 Relating to Parents 77

Chapter 9 The Standardized Test 88

Chapter 10 The End of the Year 95.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-127) and index.

ISBN:

0807743879

0807743887

OCLC:

52271428