{"product_id":"being-an-effective-mentor-how-to-help-beginning-teachers-succeed-paperback","title":"Being an Effective Mentor: How to Help Beginning Teachers Succeed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen F. Jonson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrengthen your mentoring skills to significantly impact a new teacher′s career!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA skilled mentor can make a major difference in helping novice teachers succeed and thrive during that all-important first year. This updated edition of the best-selling book, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing an Effective Mentor \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003estrengthens practicing mentors′ skills with updated strategies to help protégés develop confidence and expertise as teachers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEducator and mentoring expert Kathleen Feeney Jonson identifies the skills and experiences that nurture beginning teachers and provides specific, research-based techniques for mentors, such as demonstration teaching, positive observation and feedback, informal communication, role modeling, and providing direct assistance. Readers will find guidance for using reflections to promote discovery, an action plan for professional development, and month-by-month mentoring activities for building productive mentor\/mentee relationships and promoting best teaching practices. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis second edition demonstrates how to help new instructors improve instructional, interpersonal, and coping skills; examines the components of successful mentoring initiatives; and offers new information on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stages of teacher needs and development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessional growth for long-term teaching success\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessment of student work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking with difficult mentees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of mentors within teacher induction programs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis straightforward resource helps mentors guide beginning teachers on a rewarding and satisfying path of careerlong development and offers invaluable assistance for administrators who plan to establish a mentoring program or revitalize an existing one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Feeney Jonson, \u003c\/b\u003eEd.D., is currently Professor and Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching Reading program in the Teacher Education Department of the University of San Francisco. As the oldest of nine children, she says she was born to teach and mentor! In her 37 years as an educator, she has taught at the elementary and secondary levels and has served as a reading specialist, director of staff development, principal, and director of curriculum and instruction. She has conducted numerous workshops for teachers and administrators on such topics as integrating the curriculum, reading comprehension strategies, writing process, portfolio assessment, peer coaching, and beginning teacher assistance programs. She has developed numerous curriculum guides, training syllabi, and program materials for educators and parents. Her professional experience includes teaching university courses in elementary and secondary curriculum and instruction, as well as serving as Field Coordinator working with student teachers, mentor teachers, and university supervisors. She has published three books with Corwin Press, including \u003ci\u003e60 Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in Grades K-8 \u003c\/i\u003e(2006), \u003ci\u003eThe New Elementary Teacher′s Handbook, 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e edition\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and \u003ci\u003eBeing an Effective Mentor: How to Help Beginning Teachers Succeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e edition\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50381964869869,"sku":"9781412940627","price":66.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/SMMM4bd1U_9781412940627.webp?v=1785688411","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/being-an-effective-mentor-how-to-help-beginning-teachers-succeed-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}