Mentoring Partnerships - A Guidebook for Inclusive Special Education

Special education across education programs nationwide is an incredibly high-need teacher shortage area, and mentoring can make a profound difference in teacher retention and effectiveness. Within this handbook, mentoring partnerships will be guided through the first year of a new special education teacher from start to finish. A month-to-month resource for both mentors and mentees, this resource focuses on self-reflection cycles of growth and goal-setting, including self-care strategies. Additionally, the handbook focuses on evidence-based practices in special education tying resources to the High Leverage Teaching Practices (Council for Exceptional Children) providing templates to be adapted to local school districts for K-12 special education program use. The framework of this handbook is to provide evidence-based practices to promote inclusive special education programs where all K-12 students have equity, access, and achievement. New and experienced special education teachers will learn how to effectively promote and integrate inclusive special education programs, emphasizing that special education is not a "place" but instead a "service" comprised of intensive support, collaboration, and accessibility.

About the author

By Tara Mason

Summary

Special education is an incredibly high need teacher shortage area, and mentoring can make a profound difference in teacher retention and effectiveness. This handbook provides practical resources, guidance, and strategies to support new special education teachers through their first year of teaching.

Product details

• Authors: Tara Mason
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.08.2024
• EAN: 9781538177327
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-7732-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / Special Education / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / Learning Disabilities, EDUCATION / Special Education / Physical Disabilities, EDUCATION / Teacher & Student Mentoring, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Teaching of physically disabled students, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of students with physical impairment or disability