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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812344103321

Autore

Nash Ron <1949->

Titolo

The active mentor : practical strategies for supporting new teachers / / Ron Nash ; foreword by Kay Burke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Corwin, , 2010

ISBN

1-4522-7119-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvii, 126 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.102

Soggetti

First year teachers - United States

Mentoring in education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Prologue""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - The Need for Heroes""; ""Chapter 2 - The Need for Speed""; ""Chapter 3 - Clarity and Substance""; ""Chapter 4 - Ramping up Relationships""; ""Chapter 5 - A Place for Everything""; ""Chapter 6 - Everything in Its Place""; ""Chapter 7 - When Good Gets Better""; ""Chapter 8 - Perspiration and Inspiration""; ""Epilogue""; ""Appendix: Support From an Extended Family""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

This guide stresses the importance of training new teachers to employ active classroom principles that ensure student engagement and achievement.