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Supporting Beginning Teachers: How Administrators, Teachers and Policymakers Can Help New Teachers Succeed

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Resources for Beginning Teachers

Clement, M.C. (1997). Bright ideas: A pocket mentor for beginning teachers. Washington, D.C.: NEA Professional Library.

Cohen, M.K., Gale, M., & Meyer, J.M. (1994). Survival guide for the first-year special education teacher (Rev. ed.). Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.

DePaul, A. (1998). What to expect your first year of teaching. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved March 26, 2001, from the World Wide Web: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/

Murray, B.A., &Murray K.T. (1997). Pitfalls and potholes: A checklist for avoiding common mistakes of beginning teachers. Washington, D.C.: NEA Professional Library.

Wong, H. K., & Wong, R.T. (1998). The first days of school: How to be an effective teacher (Rev. ed.). Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong.

http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html MiddleWeb's First Day's of Middle School section offers dozens of links and resources for both beginning and experienced teachers.

http://www.teachnet.org/ TeachNet.org is the World Wide Web site for IMPACT II-The Teachers Network, a national nonprofit organization that supports classroom teachers in the United States. This site has a new teacher helpline — nine veteran teachers answer questions within 72 hours, and includes a searchable database of 900 curriculum projects and grant resources.

Mentoring Resources

Brock, B.L., & Grady, M.L. (1997). From first-year to first-rate: Principals guiding beginning teachers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Brzoska, T., Jones, J., Mahaffy, J., Miller, J. K., & Mychals, J. (1987). Mentor teacher handbook. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. 288 820)

Gordon, S. P., & Maxey, S. (2000). How to elp beginning teachers succeed (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Holcomb, S., & Green, M. (Eds.). (1998). Peer support: Teachers mentoring teachers. Washington, D.C.: NEA Professional Library.

Moir, E. (1990). Phases of first year teaching. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education. Retrieved March 26, 2001, from the World Wide Web: http://www.newteachercenter.org/article3.html

National Education Association (n.d.). A better beginning: Helping new teachers survive and thrive. A guide for NEA local affiliates interested in creating new teacher support systems. Washington, D.C.: Author. Retrieved April 6, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://virtual.nea.org/betbegng.pdf

National Foundation for the Improvement of Education. (1999). Creating a teacher mentoring program. Washington, D.C.: Author. Retrieved March 26, 2001, on the World Wide Web: http://www.nfie.org/publications/mentoring.htm

Newhall, A., Bergstrom, K., Brennen, N., Dunne, K., Gilbert, C., Ibarguen, N., Perez-Selles, M., & Thomas, E. (1994). Mentoring: A resource and training guide for educators. Andover, MA: The Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and Islands. Available from: WestEd, 730 Harrison St., San Francisco, CA 94107-1242, Phone: (415) 615-3144.

Portner, H. (1998). Mentoring new teachers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Scherer, M. (Ed.). (1999). A better beginning: Supporting and mentoring new teachers. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Retrieved March 26, 2001, from the World Wide Web: http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/books/scherer99.html

Zetler, A., & Spuhler, L. (1997). Single best thing: Mentoring beginning teachers. A manual for program designers and participants. Helena, MT: Montana Certification Standards and Practices Committee.

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A nationally recognized resource dedicated to teacher development and the support of programs and practices that promote excellence and diversity in America's teaching force. Center staff conduct original research into vital issues of mentoring and beginning teacher assistance, as well as perform program evaluation and provide support to teachers and mentors who are themselves conducting research. The Center also provides training workshops for mentors and mentor program coordinators such as an annual symposium on teacher induction, mentoring foundations, coaching and observation strategies for working with beginning teachers, and creating a model of ongoing professional development for mentors.

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