"useful for any teacher who has just adopted a mentoring role" "the book is also full of insightful reflective commnets, tasks and suggestions for even the most experienced trainer" "the concluding chapters provide more excellent ideas and input about assessingand evaluating teachers' progress" "i would highly recommend that anyone involved in training or mentoring read 'Teaching ateachers'"  IH Journal, Spring 2009

- Norman Cain,

‘There is good coverage of topics of importance in working with teachers, including teachers of additional languages. Highly recommended.' - The Teacher Trainer Journal, 2009

‘Written for those who are responsible for school staff development, for running in service workshops or programmes, teaching university initial teacher preparation ITP programmes or who are mentors of ITP or in service teachers. The author share strategies for designing and planning sessions and programmes to support teacher learning as well as for mentoring and assessing teachers.'- Teacher Trainer Journal, 2009

This book is a rich resource for all those who support the learning of teachers. These teachers of teachers (ToTs) may find themselves: Being responsible for staff development within the context of a school; Running a one-off workshop or a longer in-service programme; Teaching university-based elements of an initial teacher preparation (ITP) programme; or Mentoring a trainee during the classroom based elements of their ITP or as part of an ongoing programme of inservice provision. Based on many years of experience in the field as ToTs and researchers, the authors provide strategies which support the following processes and practices: Designing and planning effective programmes to support teacher learning Planning sessions or sequences of sessions on such programmes Engaging in a one-to-one mentoring process Assessing teachers and their learning Managing your personal development as a ToTs
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Intended for teachers who support the learning of other teachers. This title offers advice on the following: designing effective programmes to support teacher learning; planning and preparing your training session; facilitating the mentoring process; assessing teachers and their learning; and your own personal development as a teacher of teachers.
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Introduction; Section 1 Preparing yourself; 1. What teachers need to learn; 2. How teachers learn; 3. Teachers learning from their own and others' experience - putting it all together; Section 2 Developing programmes that support teacher learning; 4. Designing your programme; 5. Planning; 6. Preparation; 7. Working 1 to 1; Section 3 Developing as a Teacher of Teachers; 8. ToTs together; 9. Working together to develop in-class teaching skills; 10. Managing your development alone; Section 4 Assessment and evaluation; 11. Assessing teachers and their teaching; 12. Evaluation; Further Reading.
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The invaluable skills taught in this text can be universally applied and cover all areas of the school curriculum.

Product details

ISBN
9780826484918
Published
2007-05-31
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight
330 gr
Height
234 mm
Width
156 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
198

Biographical note

Angi Malderez is a Senior Lecturer at Leeds University. Martin Wedell is Senior Lecturer and Head of International Education at the University of Leeds, UK.