Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Teacher & Student Mentoring

Mentoring and coaching are becoming widely recognised as a means to promote student success, retention and attainment. Such programmes help students to transition into university life and achieve the best possible outcome from their experience.

For a mentoring or coaching scheme to benefit students, however, it's important to follow best practice. This book will guide you through the crucial stages and possible pitfalls of setting up your own coaching or mentoring programme. The first section outlines what these terms mean, how they can be used and the attributes required to be a...

What's a motivational listener?

Executives and lead pastors alike know there are limitations regarding how long anyone will remember anything from a motivational speech or sermon. After six weeks, your retention without follow up is around 1 percent. Yet even in today's age, corporations continue to put speakers in their budget every year, sometimes to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars. Churches and non-profits do it too; they bring in an itinerant preacher and everyone gets psyched up. Plenty of people are aware that retention is increased dramatically with...

In any profession, the analogy of sharks and dolphins swimming in the same waters is a metaphor to describe the challenges of leadership.

K.R. Miller has served in the field of education at the secondary, middle, and elementary levels. He has been a superintendent, principal, assistant principal, activities director, coach, teacher, and nationally recognized motivational speaker. His book shares a message of hope, vision, and making dreams a reality.

It is rare that an educator has the breadth of experience at all grade levels, uniquely giving the author a true perspective of...

It might sound strange to say that being a student is a vocation in and of itself, but it is. It is much more than a path to a profession or financial wellbeing. As it is with all true vocations, this opportunity is a holy and honorable calling placed upon individuals by God. It is another avenue whereby we can enjoy Gods gifts, and serve God and our neighbor. Join Dr. Ashmon and Dr. Keith as they explore the joys and duties of this special role.

Whether you already work as a student mentor or are considering becoming one, this book will serve as an indispensable companion and will help you to make the most of your mentoring experience.

Matthew P. Winkler's viral TED-Ed lesson "What Makes a Hero?" introduced the Hero's Journey to millions of viewers (ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-a-hero-matthew-winkler). The book Mentoring Teenage Heroes guides parents, teachers, coaches, and other adults toward a fresh understanding of adolescence as a heroic quest. For grown ups, daily life is a routine grind. For teenagers, it's an epic struggle for identity.