The Mentoring year : a step-by-step program for professional development /
Susan Udelhofen and Kathy Larson
- Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, c2003
- 262 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. A Step-By-Step Monthly Planning Guide -- Month One. Introducing the Mentoring Partners to the Reflective Process -- Month Two. Exploring Our Current Reality -- Month Three. Analyzing Professional Practice -- Month Four. Analyzing Classroom Environment -- Month Five. Understanding Assessment -- Month Six. Content Standards and Curriculum -- Month Seven. Instructional Methods -- Month Eight. Setting Goals -- Month Nine. Writing the Professional Development Plan -- Month Ten and Beyond. The Cycle Continues: Sustaining the Momentum.
Overflowing with checklists, tools, templates, and rubrics for measuring growth toward best practice, this program provides every element needed for first-year induction.