The following is a guide to information, including books, av materials, journal articles and websites available through the Library Resource Centre at Library Support Services in the Winnipeg School Division on "New Teachers." If you wish to obtain any of the information, please call the Library Resource Centre at 788-0203 ext. 143, or come down and visit our library. We are located in the Prince Charles Educational Resource Centre at 1075 Wellington Avenue.

Updated September 2005

370.715 BOR
Boreen, Jean and Donna Niday.  Mentoring across boundaries : Helping beginning teachers succeed in challenging situations.  Portland, ME : Stenhouse, c2003.

370.715 MEN
Boreen, Jean et al.  Mentoring beginning teachers: Guiding, reflecting, coaching.  York, ME:  Stenhouse, c2000.

371.1 BRO
Brock, Barbara L.  From first-year to first-rate: Principals guiding beginning teachers.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage, c2001.

371.1 GOR
Gordon, Stephen P.  How to help beginning teachers succeed.  Alexandra, VA:  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Develop, c2000.

371.1 THO
Thompson, Julia G.  First-year teacher's survival kit : Ready-to-use strategies, tools & activities for meeting the challenges of each school day. San Francisco , CA : Jossey-Bass, c2002.

371.102 BET
A Better beginning: Supporting and mentoring new teachers.  Alexandria, VA:  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Develop, c1999.

371.102 HUR
Hurst, Beth.  Teachers mentoring teachers.  Bloomington, IN:  Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, c2002.

371.102 POR
Portner, Hal.  Mentoring new teachers.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Corwin Press, c2003.

371.102 ROS
Rosenblum-Lowden, Renee.  You have to go to school -- you're the teacher!: 250 classroom management strategies to make your job easier and more fun.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Corwin Press, c2000.

371.102 VIL
Villani, Susan.  Mentoring programs for new teachers: Models of induction and support.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Corwin Press, c2002.

371.1024 WON
Wong, Harry K.  The First days of school: How to be an effective teacher.  Sunnyvale, CA:  Harry R. Wong, 1991.

371.2011 CAP
Capasso, Ronald L.  The School administrator internship handbook: Leading, mentoring, and participating in the internship program.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Corwin Press, c2001.

371.9 0973 SHE
Shelton, Carla F. and Alice B. Pollingue.  The Exceptional teacher's handbook: The First-year special education teacher's guide for success.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Corwin Press, c2000.

372.1102 DEN
Denton, Paula.  The First six weeks of school.  Greenfield, MA:  Northeast Foundation for Children, c2000.

372.1102 OFF
Off to a good start: Launching the school year: Excerpts from the responsive classroom newsletter.  Greenfield, MA:  Northeast Foundation for Children, c1997.

372.13 PRA
Practical ideas to start up the year: Grades 4-8.  Winnipeg:  Portage & Main Press, 2004.

373.11 WOR
Wormeli, Rick.  Day one & beyond : Practical matters for new middle-level teachers.  Portland, ME : Stenhouse, c2003.

373.1102 WOR
Wormeli, Rick.  Meet me in the middle : Becoming an accomplished middle-level teacher.  Portland, ME : Stenhouse, c2001.

Teacher portfolios: Portfolios for teachers in training. Association for Supervision in Curriculum Development, c1997. 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.).
SUMMARY:  Discusses the importance of portfolios in the training of new teachers. Audience:  A. Media Booking # VHS0002811

Bobek, Becky L.  “Teacher resiliency: A Key to career longevity.”  Clearing House 75.4 (2002): 202-205.

Carver, Cynthia L.  “A Lifeline for new teachers.”  Educational Leadership 61.8 (2004): 58-61.

Freiberg, H. Jerome.  “Essential skills for new teachers.”  Educational Leadership 59.6 (2002): 56-60.

Ganser, Tom.  “Building the capacity of school districts to design, implement, and evaluate effective new teacher mentor programs: Action points for colleges and universities.”  Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning 10.1 (2002): 47-55.

Johnson, Susan Moore and Susan M. Kardos.  “Keeping new teachers in mind.”  Educational Leadership 59.6 (2002): 12-16.

Kajs, Lawrence T.  “Framework for designing a mentoring program for novice teachers.”  Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning 10.1 (2002): 57-69.

Loschert, Kristen and John O’Neil.  “Getting through the rough patches.”  NEA Today 20.8 (2002): 16-17.

McCann, Thomas M. and Larry R. Johannessen.  “Why do new teachers cry?”  Clearing House 77.4 (2004): 138-145.

Millinger, Cynthia Simon.  “Helping new teachers cope.”  Educational Leadership 61.8 (2004): 66-69.

Quinn, Robert J. and Byllie D'Amato Andrews.  “The Struggles of first-year teachers.” Clearing House 77.4 (2004):164-168.

Renard, Lisa.  “Setting new teachers up for failure…or success.”  Educational Leadership 60.8 (2003): 62-64.

Williams, Anne and Stephanie Prestage.  “The Induction tutor: Mentor, manager or both?" Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning 10.1 (2002): 35-46.

 Wong, Harry K.  “Induction: The Best form of professional development.”  Educational Leadership 59.6 (2002): 52-54.

 Zimmerman, Susan.  “Stubbornness and the kindness of strangers.”  Educational Leadership 60.8 (2003): 76-77.

Advice for first-year teachers -- from the 'sophomores' who survived last year! Linda Starr. 2002. Education World. 13 Sept 2004 http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr152.shtml

Back-to-school guide for beginning teachers (and not-so-new teachers too)! Joan Luddy. Aug 2000. Education World. 13 Sept 2004 http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr264.shtml

The Big list on mentoring. 2004. The George Lucas Educational Foundation. 13 Sept 2004 http://glef.org/php/biglist.php?id=228

Guidance from the get-go: Mentoring new teachers. Michele Israel. March 2002. Education World. 14 Sept 2004 http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin260.shtml

Mentoring programs that work! Michele Israel. March 2002. Education World. 14 Sept 2004 http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat042-2.shtml

New teachers. 2004. ProTeacher Web Directory. 14 Sept 2004 http://www.proteacher.com/010007.shtml

Resources and Advice For New Teachers.  2004. The Educational Cyberplayground. 28 Sept 2005 http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/newteacher.html

Survival guide for new teachers. U.S. Department of Education. 13 Sept 2004 http://www.ed.gov/teachers/become/about/survivalguide/index.html

Teach net.com : How-to. Teach net.com. 14 Sept 2004 http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/index.html