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Book SynopsisMentoring Student Teachers and Interns:Strategies for Engaging, Relating, Supporting, and Challenging Future Educatorsis an interactive how-to guide for teacher preparation professionals who are charged with the supervision and mentoring of student teachers and interns. Written for both seasoned teacher educators and those new to teacher education, the book provides research-based, best practices for clinical supervision.
Trade ReviewMentoring Student Teachers and Interns: Strategies for Engaging, Relating, Supporting, and Challenging Future Educators is an interactive how-to guide for teacher preparation professionals who are charged with the supervision and mentoring of student teachers and interns. Written for both seasoned teacher educators and those new to teacher education, the book provides research-based, best practices for clinical supervision. The authors identify key concepts and strategies for creating/sustaining productive partnerships, relationship-building, program assessment/accountability, planning and sequencing, and supervision. Of special importance are the “help” sections; helping interns in diverse settings, helping the struggling intern, and supporting/challenging the excellent intern. The book concludes with two often-overlooked topics; the administrator’s role and training new mentors and university supervisors. The interactive format of the book permits readers to explore Web-based ancillary materials and videos and immediately apply what they have learned. Mentoring Student Teachers and Interns: Strategies for Engaging, Relating, Supporting, and Challenging Future Educators is a must-have guide for clinical supervisors, both new and old. -- Marcus D. Childress, Dean and Professor, School of Education, Baker University
Mentoring Student Teachers and Interns: Strategies for Engaging, Relating, Supporting, and Challenging Future Educators is a very useful instrument that can provide teacher preparation programs a development model needed to prepare successful Mentor Teachers. It is also beneficial to school districts and could also assist with mentoring frameworks to build stronger communication pathways when working with the classroom intern. Materials in this book have been used successfully with our Mentor Teacher training program since 2002. -- C. Matt Seimears, Chair, Department of Elementary Education/Early Childhood/Special Education, Emporia State University
Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 – Creating and Sustaining Productive Partnerships Chapter 2 – Building Positive Relationships Chapter 3 – Student Teaching Program Assessment and Accountability Chapter 4 – Planning and Sequencing Chapter 5 – Supervising the Intern Chapter 6 – Helping Interns Succeed in Diverse Classrooms Chapter 7 – The Struggling Intern Chapter 8 – The Excellent Intern Chapter 9 – The Principal’s Role Chapter 10 – Training New Mentors and University Superviso Appendix A – Answers to Video Activities Appendix B – Observable Instructional Behaviors to Reinforce Appendix C – Professional Development School Agreement Appendix D – Intern Improvement Contract Selected Bibliography About the Authors
