From First-Year to First-Rate Principals Guiding Beginning Teachers [Paperback]

This new edition of the bestseller?features more voices from first-year teachers and provides strategies for developing a first-year induction plan to help teachers become first-rate educators.This new edition of the bestseller?features more voices from first-year teachers and provides strategies for developing a first-year induction plan to help teachers become first-rate educators. Provides a timely and significant update to the field of new teacher induction, an accurate portait of first-year teachers and their diverse set of needs, and ways principals can support new teachers so they emerge as strong, capable professionals. Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Understanding the Beginning Teacher
The Mature Beginner
Alternative Certification
Beginning Teachers From Minority Groups
Reentry to Teaching
Experienced Teachers in a New School
Summary
2. Helping Beginning Teachers Face Problems and Barriers
Reality Shock
Theoretical Knowledge Base
Administrators and Expectations
Isolation
New Kid on the Block
Classroom Dilemmas
Addressing Differing Student Needs
Assessment
Setup for Failure
Inferior Working Conditions
Are You Old Enough to Be a Teacher?
Nonpublic Schools
Rural Schools
Overwhelmed
Summary
3. Acclimating the Beginning Teacher
The Strength of School Cultures
Socializing the Beginning Teacher
Summary
4. Working With Beginning Teachers: The Role of the Principal
The Power of the Principal
The Leadership of the Principal
Why Should Principals Work With Beginning Teachers?
What Expectations Do Prinl/