{"product_id":"teachers-mentoring-teachers-a-practical-approach-to-helping-new-and-experienced-staff-paperback","title":"Teachers Mentoring Teachers: A Practical Approach to Helping New and Experienced Staff - 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\u003eJohn C. Daresh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eTeachers Mentoring Teachers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e is timely, practical, and engaging--a welcome addition to the literature on retaining and providing meaningful professional development for teachers.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSandra R. Hurley, Associate Dean \u003cbr\u003e Program Director, Literacy Education\u003cbr\u003e The University of Texas at El Paso\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive source for mastering mentoring and shaping effective teachers!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs more and more good teachers are leaving the profession out of frustration and lack of guidance, mentoring may be the key ingredient to retaining new teachers, and helping them become more effective. This highly interactive, step-by-step method for implementing and evaluating mentor programs and relationships uncovers the many benefits to both the mentor and the protégé. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features of the book include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlanning and implementing a mentor program \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeveloping benchmarks to measure the progress of the plan \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing mentors for veteran teachers and new teachers alike \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFinding good mentor-protégé matches \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssessing and evaluating a successful mentor program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis strategy-based guide asserts that a mentor relationship is one between peers. It effectively illustrates how fellow teachers can listen to one another and share their common experiences and unique insights to foster mutual job satisfaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn C. Daresh\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of educational leadership at the University of Texas at El Paso. Over the years, he has held faculty or administrative appointments at the University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University, the University of Northern Colorado, and Illinois State University. He has also worked as a consultant on high school reform and administrator professional development for universities, state departments of education, national and state professional associations, and individual schools and districts across the United States, and also in Barbados, Canada, France, Holland, Israel, Turkey, South Africa, and Taiwan. By far, the bulk of Daresh's international service has been in the United Kingdom where he served an advisor and trainer for the School Management Task Force that developed and promoted support programs for beginning headteachers, the National College for School Leadership, the Welsh Office of Education, the North West Network for Diploma Development in Cheshire, Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Lincoln, the University of Hull, CREATE Consultancies, and literally dozens of Local Education Authorities and individual schools across England and Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaresh recently completed three years of service as the lead consultant on principal mentoring programs for the Chicago Public Schools as that megadistrict was faced with the challenge of bringing in mostly inexperienced principals to serve in nearly of the school system's elementary and high schools. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 10.98 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55868628402481,"sku":"9780761945765","price":68.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/jpLPD01AXJ9780761945765.webp?v=1787392245","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/teachers-mentoring-teachers-a-practical-approach-to-helping-new-and-experienced-staff-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}