Product Description: A volume in Perspectives on Mentoring Series Editor: Frances K. Kochan, Auburn University Mentoring in educational contexts has become a rapidly growing field of study, both in the United States and internationally (Fletcher & Mullen, 2012)...read more

Look no further if you are new to a teaching career in higher education regardless whether you are doing it full or part time. Your passion to share your wealth of knowledge and skills is a good beginning. However, you need to know the higher education environment from the classroom to the office of the administration well enough to thrive. If you are not new to instruction in higher education this book can help you to look at rewards and challenges ahead. If you are a college administrator the book can help you to tool and retool your faculty for more effective instruction brining about better student learning achievement. Regardless of your college role it is important to remember that the vitality and credibility of the institution is defined by the excellence of the professors that they employed.

Product Description: • This irreverent, but serious guide to what life in higher education institutions is really like, now enhanced by 100 new tips• Invaluable advice that ranges from getting your Ph.D. to setting the course of your academic careerThe 100 new hints expand sections on the dissertation process, job hunting, life in the classroom and on dealing with students, as well as on matters that affect readers’ careers, such as research, publication, and tenure...read more

Product Description: Teachers of the Year from across the United States share their best teaching advice in the form of short letters to a new school teacher, along with quotes about teachers and teaching from famous and historical figures throughout history making Letters to a New School Teacher an ideal end-of-semester gift for a special student teacher, graduation gift for an education major, or a thoughtful Christmas or Hanukkah gift for an aspiring or new teacher...read more

Product Description: Navigating the initial years of teaching can be daunting yet exhilarating. While all new teachers want to do their best to help their students succeed, they also need to learn how to navigate the often bumpy road of education. This book contains interesting scenarios and case studies that ask the reader to solve everyday school situations...read more

Product Description: The inspiration and encouragement which mentorship provides is crucial during the first (and toughest) months of teaching. This book gives you all you need to fully recognize and utilize the valuable rewards uncovered throughout the mentoring process...read more

Product Description: This timeless collection of ideas and strategies will serve as a "mentor-in-a-book" that teachers can refer to and benefit from throughout their careers.

Offering pearls of wisdom that every teacher needs to transform insecurities about teaching or lack of control in the classroom into positive and satisfying experiences, this unique guide presents over 200 concise, 'student-tested' strategies.