Teachers Mentoring Teachers : A Practical

This highly interactive guide offers a step-by-step method for planning, implementing, and evaluating mentor programs to maximize teacher satisfaction and productivity.

Acknowledgments

vii

Dedication

ix

About the Author

xi

Mentoring: A Welcome Teaching Assistant

1

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Why Start a Mentoring Program?

1

(2)

Benefits to Mentors

3

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Benefits to Proteges

4

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Benefits to Districts

5

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Potential Problems with Mentoring

5

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Summarizing the Chapter

7

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Initial Program Development

8

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Planning a Program: A Typical Case

8

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Mentoring Planning Team: Setting the Stage

9

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Implementation: Putting It All Together

10

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Appraisal: How Did It Work?

11

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Summarizing the Chapter

12

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What Is Our Purpose?

13

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Decide the Target Groups

13

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Two Cases

14

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Identifying a Purpose

15

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Checking Your Plan

17

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Summarizing the Chapter

18

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Who Is a Mentor?

20

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Characteristics of Mentors: One Case

20

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Characteristics of Mentors: A Second Case

22

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Are Good Teachers Always Good Mentors?

23

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What Are Some Characteristics of Effective Mentors?

24

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Danger Signals

25

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Responsibilities of Mentors

26

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Checking Your Plan

27

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Summarizing the Chapter

27

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Preparing People to Serve as Mentors

28

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Domain 1: Orientation to Mentoring

28

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Domain 2: Effective Planning and Managing of Instruction

29

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Domain 3: Human Relations Skills

31

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Domain 4: Mentor Process Skills

33

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Domain 5: Local Implementation Issues

35

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Checking Your Plan

36

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Summarizing the Chapter

37

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Matching Mentors and Proteges

38

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A Case of a Bad Match

38

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Mentor Matching: Some Myths

39

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So What Should You Use?

40

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Some Additional Thoughts

41

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Checking Your Plan

42

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Summarizing the Chapter

43

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What Do Mentors Do?

44

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A Case in Point

44

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Additional Responsibilities of Mentors

48

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Developing an Action Plan

50

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Checking Your Plan

50

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Summarizing the Chapter

52

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Mentoring for Beginning Teachers

53

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Beginning Teachers' Needs

55

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A Case Study

56

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How Could Mentoring Help?

57

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Summarizing the Chapter

62

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References

62

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Mentoring for Veterans

63

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Mentoring for Veterans: Two Cases

63

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Mentoring for Experienced Transfers

66

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Mentoring for Veterans Within a System

66

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Checking Your Plan

67

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Summarizing the Chapter

67

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Did the Mentoring Program Work?

69

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Evaluation Questions

69

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Checking Your Plan

73

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Summarizing the Chapter

74

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Moving Beyond Starting Your Mentoring Program

75

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How Does Professional Development Fit?

76

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Reviewing Local Priorities

76

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What Happens After Mentoring?

77

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Checking Your Plan

77

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Summarizing the Chapter

78

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Appendix A: Answers to the Mentoring Background Quiz in Chapter 1

79

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Appendix B: Mentor-Protege Action Planning Form

81

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