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Mentoring New Special Education Teachers
A Guide for Mentors and Program Developers
- Mary Lou Duffy - Florida Atlantic University, USA
- James W. Forgan - Florida Atlantic University, USA
February 2005 | 184 pages | Corwin
The turnover rate for special education teachers is the highest of all education fields. It is a tremendously demanding field, made more difficult by the fact that special education classrooms now are populated by mostly moderate to severely disabled students - emotional and behaviorally challenged, autistic, mentally retarded, deaf and dumb, blind, etc. - making the demands even more pronounced.
This book will help mentors and schools better develop, prepare, and retain these special education teachers, reducing the high turnover rates. It focuses specifically on special education programs, including coverage of IEPs, transition plans, referrals, behaviour planning, assistive and augmented technology, teaching assistants, medical issues, high parent involvement, and critical issues of burnout and isolation. The approach is very practical, offering vignettes, resources, checklists, and related practitioner-friendly tools and pedagogy.
Introduction: Overview
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. New Special Education Teachers
References
2. Supports for Special Education Teachers
References
3. Designing Mentoring Programs
4. Becoming a Mentor
5. Effective Communication Skills
6. Learning About Adult Learners
Resource A: Action Plans
Resource B: CEC Standards and Mentoring Resources
Resource C: Professional Resources
Resource D: Mentor Workshop
Resource E: Timeline for Mentoring Activities
Index
