Mentoring Teachers: Navigating the Real-World Tensions
Drawing from the more than twenty years of experience of the New Teacher Center, Mentoring Teachers illuminates the subtleties and struggles of becoming an excellent and effective mentor. Step-by-step, the book outlines how people develop and grow as mentors, and the authors share the following five "tensions" as the key areas of focus:Tension 1: Building a New IdentityTension 2: Developing Trusting RelationshipsTension 3: Accelerating Teacher DevelopmentTension 4: Mentoring in Challenging ContextsTension 5: Learning Leadership SkillsPraise for Mentoring Teachers"The authors deeply understand what it means to be a mentor in all its complexity. Written with compassion and insight, they face the tough issues." —Jon Saphier, founder, Research for Better Teaching, Inc.; author, The Skillful Teacher"A compelling view of what it means to teach and help others learn to do so. This book should be read not only by teachers and mentors but also by administrators, policy makers, and legislators." —Anna E. Richert, professor, Mills School of Education; director, Mills Teacher Scholars