Mentoring New Teachers, 3rd Edition

By Hal Portner

Quality mentoring can provide the support and guidance critical to an educator’s first years of teaching. In the latest edition of the best-selling Mentoring New Teachers, Hal Portner draws upon research, experience and insights to provide a comprehensive overview of essential mentoring behaviors. Packed with strategies, exercises, resources and concepts, this book examines four critical mentoring functions:

1. Establishing good rapport
2. Assessing mentee progress
3. Coaching continuous improvement
4. Guiding mentees toward self-reliance