Mentoring Mathematics Teachers in the Secondary School A Practical Guide

Synopsis

This practical workbook assists school-based mentors of mathematics teachers to develop their mentoring skills, offering mentors the essential guidance needed in order to effectively support trainee or newly qualified secondary mathematics teachers, as well as in their overall career development. Offering tried and tested strategies based on research and evidence, Mentoring Mathematics Teachers in the Secondary School covers the knowledge, skills and understanding every mentor needs and offers practical tools such as lesson plans and feedback sheets, observation sheets, case studies, sample dialogues and other learning activities and exercises.
Together with analytical tools for self-evaluation, this book is a vital source of support and inspiration for all those involved in developing the next generation of outstanding mathematics teachers, whether in teacher training or as newly qualified or early-career teachers. Key topics explored include:

Roles and responsibilities of mentors within mathematics education, and understanding yourself as a mentor
The mentor–mentee relationship, and helping develop a beginning teacher’s identity
Supporting specific aspects of beginning mathematics teachers’ knowledge, skills and understanding, including developing reflective practice, lesson planning and mathematical misconceptions
Strategies for observation and analysis of lessons, marking, assessment and the use of data
Mentoring for long-term career and teacher development
Filled with the key tools needed for the mentor’s individual development, Mentoring Mathematics Teachers in the Secondary School offers an accessible and practical guide to mentoring trainee teachers and early-career teachers with ready-to-use strategies that support, inspire and elevate both mentors and teachers alike.
This book also includes an online eResource offering downloadable resources and web-based training material.

Book details

Series:

Mentoring Trainee and Early Career Teachers

Author:

Rosa Archer, Siân Morgan, David Swanson, Claire Clemmet and Stefanie Sullivan

ISBN:

9781003804383

Related ISBNs:

9780367361358, 9780367361372, 9780429344091

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Pages:

184

Reading age:

Not specified

Includes images:

Yes

Date of addition:

2023-12-01

Usage restrictions:

Copyright

Copyright date:

2024

Copyright by:

selection and editorial matter, Rosa Archer, Siân Morgan, David Swanson, Claire Clemmet and Stefanie Sullivan 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Education, Mathematics and Statistics, Nonfiction