New teacher mentoring : hopes and promise for improving teacher effectiveness / Ellen Moir ... [et al.]. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Education Press, c2009. - viii, 234 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-213) and index.

pt. 1. High-quality new teacher mentoring. What we know and don't know about mentoring and induction -- The principles of high-quality mentoring -- Mentor professional development -- pt. 2. The case studies. Durham Public School -- Boston Public Schools -- New York City Department of Education -- Chicago Public Schools -- pt. 3. Conclusions and recommendations. Analyzing trends: strategies honed, questions raised, levers for change -- Implications and recommendations for educational stakeholders.

In this visionary book, Ellen Moir and her colleagues at the New Teacher Center review what current research suggests - and doesn't - about the power of well-designed mentoring programs to shape teacher and student outcomes.--[book cover]

9781934742365 (pbk.) 1934742368 (pbk.) 9781934742372 (cloth) 1934742376 (cloth)

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Mentoring in education--United States.
First year teachers--In-service training--United States.
Teacher effectiveness--United States.

LB1731.4 / .N49 2009

371.1020973