Helping beginning teachers "over the hump" of their first year is no easy job. It takes dedicated and well-trained mentors. High-Performance Mentoring helps experienced educators meet the unique challenges of mentoring first-year teachers. This Participant's Notebook, used in conjunction with the training workshop, will help you: Explore the mentoring process Understand the problems and concerns of the beginning teacher Identify the six essential qualities of a high-performance mentor Adapt your mentoring practices to meet the needs of your mentee Deliver quality interpersonal support The Participant's Notebook includes copies of all slides or overheads and other training materials used in the workshop. As you add your own notes, it becomes your personal guide to becoming a high-performance mentor. The Participant's Notebook is part of the High-Performance Mentoring Kit, which also includes over 120 minutes of professionally produced videotapes, a CD-ROM (Mac and Windows compatible) containing more than 250 slides, and a Facilitator's Guide.
This practical book addresses one of the most difficult problems teachers have to face, that of making use of the community and parent volunteers in their classroom. Without a detailed plan of action, these volunteers can be more of a hindrance than a help. This book clearly shows teachers how to identify tasks for volunteers and how to recruit and train them for the rights tasks.
This case study offers a situation-based approach to the study of school administration, leadership and management as it examines the professional life of a school principal through a series of distinct episodes. Each episode presents typical problems, challenges, and rewards that school-based administration at all levels encounter. Questions for discussion at the end of each section compliment this highly readable book.
This book will confirm for school counsellors the importance of their efforts to involve parents and provide them with the tools to gain the support of their colleagues in such efforts. In addition to making practical suggestions for facilitating smooth interactions with parents during visits and conferences, the author provides a framework for understanding `difficult' parents, along with techniques for working with them.
Building on many years' research on class size and student outcomes in the early primary grades of America's public schools, the author advocates class size reduction for increased student achievement on the early years.
Examines how well the educational administration reforms in Uniteed States as recommended by the National Commission in Educational Administration, have been implemented. A valuable book for anyone involved in the educational administration process.
Examines how well the educational administration reforms in Uniteed States as recommended by the National Commission in Educational Administration, have been implemented. A valuable book for anyone involved in the educational administration process.
Based on key findings from literature and the authors' own experience, this book is designed to help principals and other administrators improve schools. The authors guide the reader through developing a collective vision, providing professional development, involving stakeholders in decision making, and building support for change. Each chapter examines a different aspect of the school change process.
