1st Edition
A Sense of Belonging Sustaining and Retaining New Teachers
By Jennifer Allen
Copyright 2009
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Too often, new teachers enter the profession excited to make a difference in the lives of children only to find themselves disillusioned and overwhelmed with the expectations of the classroom. In A Sense of Belonging, Jennifer Allen shares her stories and journey in creating an infrastructure of support for new teachers within her school district. A Sense of Belonging provides research-based,... Read more
Introduction; Chapter One: Relationships; Chapter Two: Observing the Coach; Chapter Three: Administering and Analyzing Assessments; Chapter Four: In-Class Support: Establishing Structures; Chapter Five: Meeting as a Group; Chapter Six: Peer Observations; Chapter Seven: Using Student Work to Guide Instruction; Chapter Eight: Curriculum Planning; Chapter Nine: Study Groups: Where New and Veteran Teachers Learn Together; Final Words: I Believe
Biography
Janet Allen is one of the most prominent and outspoken literacy advocates in the country. A former elementary school teacher and university instructor, hundreds of teachers attend her seminars each year. Her books Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 and Yellow Brick Roads: Shared and Guided Paths to Independent Reading have been praised by elementary and secondary school teachers, education professors, adult literacy advocates, and ESL instructors. Dr. Allen lives in Orlando, Florida.
