Mentoring Partnerships: A Guidebook for Inclusive Special Education

Special education mentoring is essential for teacher retention and effectiveness, and this handbook provides a month-to-month resource for mentors and mentees, focusing on self-reflection cycles of growth and goal-setting, evidence-based practices, and templates to be adapted to local school districts for K-12 special education program use. The framework of the handbook is to promote inclusive special education programs where all K-12 students have equity, access, and achievement.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 09 July 2024
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Special education across education programs nationwide is facing a significant teacher shortage, particularly in the area of mentoring. Mentoring partnerships can play a crucial role in teacher retention and effectiveness, and this handbook aims to guide mentors and mentees through the first year of a new special education teacher's journey. The handbook serves as a monthly resource, focusing on self-reflection cycles of growth and goal-setting, including self-care strategies. It also emphasizes evidence-based practices in special education, linking resources to the High Leverage Teaching Practices (Council for Exceptional Children) and providing templates that can be adapted to local school districts for K-12 special education program use. The framework of the 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 rather a "service" that provides intensive support, collaboration, and accessibility.

Weight: 540g
Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538177334