Supervisor Support:
Lifelines to the Classroom: Designing Support for Beginning Teachers:
A report conducted by WestEd for the U.S. Department of Education.
Retention resources:
Information on orientation and providing administrator support from the Oregon Special Education Recruitment and Retention Project (On-line, journal articles and literature reviews).
Support for Beginning Teachers:
Information on orientation and providing administrator support from the Oregon Special Education Recruitment and Retention Project.
Mentoring:
Bridges to Success:
Resources and materials for schools and districts to develop their own mentoring program.
Edutopia - Mentoring:
Section of the Edutopia site that is devoted to research and resources for mentoring and teacher support.
Lifelines to the Classroom: Designing Support for Beginning Teachers:
A report conducted by WestEd for the U.S. Department of Education.
Mentoring Induction Principles and Guidelines (PDF): Council for Exceptional Children.:
A manual designed for use by local school districts that have an interest in establishing or strengthening mentoring programs.
MiddleWeb:
Provides links to teacher mentoring resources
New Teachers Online:
Part of Teachers Network.org, By Teachers, For Teachers. This site has online mentors, resources for new teachers, a helpline, How To...., instructional videos, and lesson plans.
Peer Coaching for Improvement of Teaching and Learning:
Published on Teachers Network.org, this article deals with issues, components, benefits and recommendations for Peer Coaching programs.
Retention of Special Education Professionals: A Practical Guide for Strategies and Activities for Educators and Administrators:
Produced by the National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education (NCPSE).
The Good Mentor:
Article from Educational Leadership which describes qualities of a good mentor.
Professional Development:
