Mentoring and coaching : a lifeline for teachers in a multicultural setting /: a lifeline for teachers in a multicultural setting. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Denise M. Gudwin, Magda D. Salazar-Wallace ; foreword by Joan T. Wynne.
• Other Names: Gudwin, Denise M; Salazar-Wallace, Magda D
• Contents: List of Tables and Figures; Foreword, by Joan T. Wynne; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1. Teacher-to-Teacher: Making a Difference; Teachers Making a Difference; Enhanced Personal Growth; Mentoring; From the Voice of Magda; From the Voice of Denise; 2. The Voice of the Struggling Teacher; Typical Stages of Teacher Development; Struggles; Joys; Managing Tips; 3. Teacher Leaders and Their Roles as Mentors; Teachers as Leaders; Mentoring; The Role of the Mentor; What Do the Voices of New Teachers Say About Mentors and Their Roles; What We Now Know; 4. Characteristics of Effective Coaching; Components of Effective Coaching; Designs for Effective Peer Coaching; The Art of Coaching; Coaching and Intergenerational and Cultural-Linguistic Differences; 5. Communication; Intercultural Communication; Nonverbal Communication; Listening in Intercultural Settings; Intergenerational Differences in Communication; Written Communication; Intercultural Communication and the Standards of the Profession; Appendix 5.1: Project GATE Newsletter; 6. Mentoring in a Large Multicultural Urban District: Induction Programs and a Case Study; What Does the Research Say About Retention of Beginning Teachers?; What an Induction Program Should Look Like; A Case Study; Appendix 6.1: Beginning Teacher Questionnaire; Appendix 6.2: Interview Question Guide; Appendix 6.3: Project GATE (Getting Assistance for Teaching Effectively) 2006?2007 School Year; Appendix 6.4: Sample Special Education Mentor Teacher Application; Appendix 6.5: Sample Special Education New- and Early-Career Teacher Application; Appendix 6.6: Project GATE 2006?2007 Yearly Calendar At-a-Glance; 7. Professional Development Through Learning Opportunities; Professional Development; Professional Development That Embraces Diversity; Facilitating Adult Learning Opportunities Effectively; Study Groups; Instructional Data Discussions; Professional Learning Communities; Quality; Personal and Professional Growth; 8. Lessons Learned; What We Have Learned; What Are the Lessons Learned, and, Just as Important, From Whom Did We Learn Them?; From the Voices of Two Teachers; What Are the Connecting Threads Woven Into the Experiences of Successful Mentoring Relationships and Successful New Teachers?; Glossary of Terms; References; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (176 pages)
• Subjects: 370.71/55; Multicultural education -- Florida -- Dade County; Education, Bilingual -- Florida -- Dade County; Teachers -- Training of -- Florida -- Dade County; Mentoring -- Florida -- Dade County; Personal coaching -- Florida -- Dade County; Peer review -- Florida -- Dade County
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452273105; 1452273103
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