Best Practices in Mentoring for Teacher and Leader Development

Linda J. Searby, Susan K. Brondyk, Linda J. Searby, Susan K. Brondyk

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781681232980
  9781681232997
• eBook ISBN:
  9781681233000
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Mentoring in educational contexts has become a rapidly growing field of study, both in the United States and internationally (Fletcher & Mullen, 2012). The prevalence of mentoring has resulted in the mindset that "everyone thinks they know what mentoring is, and there is an intuitive belief that mentoring works" (Eby, Rhodes, & Allen, 2010, p. 7). How do we know that mentoring works? In this age of accountability, the time is ripe for substantiating evidence through empirical research, what mentoring processes, forms, and strategies lead to more effective teachers and administrators within P-12 contexts.

This book is the sixth in the Mentoring Perspectives Series, edited by Dr. Frances Kochan former Dean of the College of Education at Auburn University. This latest book in the series, co-edited by Linda J. Searby and Susan K. Brondyk, brings together reports of recent research on mentoring in K-12 settings for new teachers and new principals. The book has already garnered accolades from mentoring experts:

Table of contents

• Cover
• Best Practices in Mentoring for Teacher and Leader Development
• Perspectives on Mentoring
• Best Practices in Mentoring for Teacher and Leader Development
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Book Introduction
• 1. Introduction: The Complexities of Identifying Mentoring Best Practices
• 2. Developing Mentors Across Contexts: The Reciprocity of Mentorship in School/University Partnerships
• 3. Impactful Mentoring Within a Statewide, Comprehensive Induction Program
• 4. Reflection Rounds in the Context of Virtual Mentoring
• 5. Face-To-Face, Online, and Hybrid Mentoring in a Professional Development Program
• 6. Empowering Teachers Through Mentoring
• 7. Crossing Borders on the Border: Implementation of a Mentoring Network
• 8. Building Induction Capacity: Collaboration, Formative Assessment, and Systems Thinking
• 9. Promising Practices for Developing Teacher Leaders in High Schools: The Principal’s Role
• 10. How an Assistant Principals’ Academy Evolved Into Dynamic Group and Peer Mentoring Experiences
• 11. Mentoring for New Principals in Urban School Districts: One Size Does Not Fit All
• 12. Leaders Helping Leaders: Mentoring After Mentoring Ends
• 13. Best Practices for Supporting Beginning Principals as Instructional Leaders: The Consultant Coaching Model
• 14. Mentoring Midcareer Principals to Build Capacity for Change in Schools
• 15. A Summary of Best Practices in Mentoring for Teacher and Leader Development
• About the Editors/Authors