| Description |
xv, 153 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-149) and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 The Need for New Teachers 1 -- More Students, More Needs 1 -- A Word about Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Students 3 -- Why Spend So Much Effort in Hiring the Best? 4 -- Chapter 2 Envisioning and Defining the New Position 5 -- Goals and Objectives 5 -- Beginning Teachers Have Related the Following True Stories 6 -- Possible Scenarios and Questions for Discussion 8 -- Chapter 3 Advertising and Recruiting 9 -- The College Career Center 10 -- Advertising the Position 11 -- Chapter 4 Reviewing and Evaluating the Paperwork 15 -- The First Sort-Is the Candidate Certified or Not? 15 -- Review and Evaluation of the Paperwork 16 -- The Cover Letter 18 -- The Resume 18 -- The Letters of Recommendation 19 -- Transcripts 20 -- Your District's Application 20 -- Chapter 5 The All-Important Interview 23 -- How Teachers Are Interviewed 23 -- Extending the Invitation for an Interview 24 -- Scenario for Discussion 24 -- Your Questions 25 -- What You Cannot Ask 26 -- First Impressions 27 -- Scenarios for Discussion 27 -- Beginning the Interview 30 -- Questions for Knowledge of Teaching/Subjects 31 -- Classroom Management 34 -- Communication with Parents 36 -- Questions Regarding Cultural Awareness of Today's Students 36 -- Professional Questions 38 -- The Strength/Weakness Question 39 -- Wrap-up Questions 40 -- Questions from the Candidate 40 -- Other Interview Instruments 41 -- Post-Interview Scenarios 41 -- Chapter 6 Group Interviews 45 -- Committee Work 45 -- Examples from Districts 46 -- Interview Questions from the Group 47 -- Using More Than One Interviewer, But Not a Committee 48 -- Central Office Coordination of Interviewing 49 -- Scenarios for Role-Play 51 -- Chapter 7 Portfolios, Videos, and Other Supporting Materials 55 -- Videos 57 -- What the Future Holds 58 -- Chapter 8 Final Decisions and Final Negotiations 61 -- Add up the Points (Quantitative Evaluation) 61 -- How Do You Feel about the Candidate? (Qualitative Evaluation) 62 -- Once the Decision Is Made 63 -- Chapter 9 Problems of Beginning Teachers and the Need for Induction 67 -- Why Are Teachers Leaving the Profession? 68 -- Problems of Beginning Teachers 69 -- Questions for Discussion 70 -- What Is Induction? 74 -- Does Support for Beginning Teachers Work? 76 -- Invite Teachers to Orientation 79 -- The Guidelines for Successful New Teacher Orientation 80 -- New Teacher Workshop-Anytown School District 83 -- The Notebook for New Teachers 85 -- Chapter 11 Support Seminars for Newly Hired Teachers 89 -- Time for Beginning Teacher Programs 89 -- Types and Delivery of Support Seminars 90 -- Importance of Release Time 91 -- Who Should Serve as the Leader/Presenter/Facilitator? 92 -- Curricular Issues 93 -- Seminar 1 Getting Started, Getting Organized 93 -- Seminar 2 Communicating with Parents, Colleagues, Administrators, and Even the Students 98 -- Seminar 3 Approaches to Classroom Management 101 -- Seminar 4 Dealing with Students' Social and Emotional Problems; Also Gifted, Inclusion, and Special Education 104 -- Seminar 5 Teaching Strategies 107 -- Seminar 6 Stress Management 109 -- Chapter 12 Mentoring 115 -- Guidelines for Establishing Your Program 116 -- Philosophy and Goals 116 -- Mentor Role in Evaluation 116 -- Confidentiality in Mentoring 117 -- Scenarios 118 -- Program Leadership and Cost 119 -- Who Will Mentor? 120 -- Informing the Faculty about the Mentoring Program 121 -- Creating a Trained Pool of Mentors 123 -- Mentor Training 123 -- More about Mentor Roles 124 -- Collegial Supervision 124 -- How Adults Learn 127 -- Follow-up for Mentors throughout the Year 128 -- Pairing of Mentors and New Teachers 128 -- Program Effectiveness and Extended Mentoring 129 -- Benefits for the Mentors 130 -- Chapter 13 Rejuvenating All Faculty 133 -- "Rejuvenating as a Teacher" Seminars 135 -- Retaining All Faculty 137 -- Chapter 14 Action Timeline 141 -- What to Do When? 141. |
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Teachers -- Recruiting -- United States.
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Teachers -- Selection and appointment -- United States.
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First year teachers -- Training of -- United States.
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First year teachers -- Training of.
(OCoLC)fst00925798
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Teachers -- Recruiting.
(OCoLC)fst01144356
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Teachers -- Selection and appointment.
(OCoLC)fst01144372
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Bedarf. (DE-588)4005172-9
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Rekrutierung. (DE-588)4177658-6
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Lehrer.
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United States.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Clement, Mary C. Building the best faculty. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, Technomic Books, 2000 (OCoLC)607416101 |
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Online version: Clement, Mary C. Building the best faculty. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, Technomic Books, 2000 (OCoLC)609242936 |
| ISBN |
1566767350 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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9781566767354 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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