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What does mentoring influence look like?

by Jenny Combs on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 3:10pm
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Share an experience:

  • How has your work as a mentor impacted a beginning teacher's practice? 
  • How has your collaboration impacted the beginning teacher's students?

 

So many issues....so little time

by Jenny Combs on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 1:58pm
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You visit your beginning teacher and he/she just unloads,  "Everything is a mess!"

There are so many issues that a beginning teacher wants to address, and you struggle with prioritization. 

What issues do you consider receive top priority when supporting beginning teachers? 

How do you get your beginning teacher to decide which issues to tackle first? 

Teacher Quality Squared

submitted by Karl Forest on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 2:47pm

By Janet Gless and Ellen Moir. Originally published in the Journal of Staff Development, Winter, 2001.

Thoughtfully designed teacher induction programs can simultaneously develop beginning and veteran teacher-mentors alike. This article discusses:

Quality Induction: An Investment in Teachers

submitted by Karl Forest on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 1:35pm
Original Author: 
Ellen Moir and Janet Gless

Reflections Winter, 2008

submitted by Karl Forest on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:43am

Theme: Policy Focus Impacts Teacher Induction. First published Winter, 2008 as Volume X, Number 1. Titles in this issue:

Reflections Winter, 2007

submitted by Karl Forest on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:34am

Theme: Transforming Induction Through Mentor Development. Originally published Winter, 2007 as Volume IX, Number 1. Titles include:

High Quality Mentoring & Induction Practices

submitted by Karl Forest on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 2:53pm

A matrix of effective mentoring practices compared with less effective and prevalent practice, based on New Teacher Center research and proven practice. Includes examples of how induction support