Mentoring New Special Education Teachers

<strong><em>How do you avoid the high cost of turnover and retain high-quality special education teachers in such a demanding field? <br /></em></strong><br />Special education teachers are leaving the field at twice the rate of general education teachers. Why? <strong><em>Mentoring New Special Education Teachers</em></strong> will help administrators and other educators develop and sustain effective mentoring programs specifically designed for special education teachers providing practical field-tested activities and resources for both the mentors and the mentees including such critical elements as:<br /><br /><ul> <li>Effectively identifying recruiting and selecting mentors</li> <li>Action planning</li> <li>Evaluating progress</li> <li>Addressing diminishing support</li> <li>Dealing with burnout and isolation</li> <li>Vignettes of real-life mentoring experiences</li> <li>Figures tables appendices and Web sites</li> <li>A ready-to-use two-day workshop for training mentors</li></ul>