Foreword: Peter M. DeWitt Preface Acknowledgements About the Author Introduction Part I Beginning Your Journey Into Teaching The Purpose of Induction and Mentoring Sustainable Mentoring What is Mentoring in Action? Building a Relationship With Your Mentor Purposeful Mentoring Conversations Part II Month-by-Month Mentoring: Being Mentored in Action Why Do We Need a Mentoring Curriculum? A Month-by-Month Cycle for Mentoring The Transformation of a Teacher August Orientation to the School and Community: Resources and Values September Beginning the School Year Successfully: Creating a Community of Learners in the Classroom October Teaching For Understanding: Planning and Delivering Effective Instruction November Assessing Diverse Learners: How Do Teachers Know Students Have Learned? December Maintaining Balance: Teaching and Keeping the Students Interested January Beginning a New Calendar Year: Looking Back and Moving Forward February Engaging Students in the Curriculum: Focus on Content through Active Inquiry March With Your Mentor: Building a Trusting Relationship April Standards: Creating Meaningful Standards-Based Learning Experiences for Students May Assessing Students' Progress: High-Stakes Tests and Teacher Assessment June Completing the Year: Paperwork, Relationships, and Closing a Room July Final Reflection and Planning For Next Year: Retreat, Reflect, Review
This book is divided into month by month sections, providing activities to cover a variety of topics such as classroom management, lesson planning, assessment, and direction on reflection and setting goals for the following month. The workbook style of the book means that once new teachers complete the process with their mentors, the books themselves become evidence of growth and proficiency. This new edition also incorporates a companion website, which houses videos and downloadable forms.
Carol Pelletier Radford is the founder of Mentoring in Action, an organization dedicated to the success of novice teachers and their mentors. Before she established her own organization to support mentors and new teachers, she was a veteran elementary school teacher and a teacher preparation leader. Carol is the author of Corwin's bestselling books Mentoring in Action: Guiding, Sharing, and Reflecting With Novice Teachers and The First Years Matter: Becoming an Effective Teacher. Carol received her Education Doctorate from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, where she focused her studies on mentoring and teacher leadership. She is also a certified yoga teacher who practices meditation and shares mindfulness strategies with educators through her online courses and website. Her podcast Teaching With Light features the stories of teachers and inspirational leaders. Her next passion project is the creation of a Teacher Legacy Network, where retired teachers can share their wisdom with the next generation of teachers. You can learn more about Carol, find free resources, videos, meditations, courses, and all of her books at mentoringinaction.com/. Twitter: @MentorinAction Facebook: @MentoringinAction4Teachers Instagram: @cpradford