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OverviewThis book helps mentors working with beginning teachers of religious education to develop their own mentoring skills and provides the essential guidance their mentee needs as they navigate the roller coaster of their first years in the classroom. Offering tried-and-tested strategies, it covers the knowledge, skills and understanding every mentor needs. Practical tools offered include approaches for developing subject knowledge and lesson planning, as well as guidance for the effective use of pre- and post-lesson discussion, observations and target setting to support beginning religious education teachers. Together with analytical tools for self-evaluation, this book is a vital source of support and inspiration for all those involved in developing the next generation of outstanding religious education teachers. Key topics covered include the following: Models of mentoring Your knowledge, skills and understanding as a mentor Developing mentees' religious literacy through classroom practice Supporting the planning of effective and creative RE lessons Developing mentees' knowledge and skills in the RE curriculum Supporting the delivery and evaluation of lessons Observations and pre- and post-lesson discussions and regular mentoring meetings Helping new religious education teachers develop their professional practice Filled with the key tools needed for the mentor’s individual development, this book offers an accessible guide to mentoring religious education teachers with ready-to-use strategies that support, inspire and elevate both mentors and beginning teachers alike. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Helen SheehanPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.580kg ISBN: 9781032042435ISBN 10: 1032042435 Pages: 246 Publication Date: 29 December 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsSection 1: THE BIG PICTURE: MENTORING BEGINNING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. 1. Models of Mentoring. 2. Subject-specific mentoring in religious education. 3. The changing nature of the mentor-beginning teacher relationship: from modelling to co-enquirers. 4. Understanding yourself: Positionality and mentoring. 5. A skills audit: your knowledge, skills and understanding as a mentor. SECTION 2: THE COMPLEX PICTURE: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND WORLDVIEWS. 6. What are we doing and how do we do it? A skills and knowledge audit for a multidisciplinary study. 7. Helping beginning teachers develop religious literacy through their classroom practice. 8. Mentoring beginning RE teachers in Faith Schools. 9. Developing beginning teachers’ understanding of knowledge and skills in the RE curriculum. 10. Supporting beginning teachers to audit and develop their knowledge, skills and understanding in religious education. SECTION 3: THE PRACTICAL PICTURE: MENTORING BEGINNING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TEACHERS IN PRACTICE. 11. Helping beginning religious education teachers plan effective and creative lessons. 12. Supporting the delivery and evaluation of lessons. 13. Observing beginning religious education teachers’ lessons. 14. Post-observation discussions and target setting. 15. Supporting Beginning Teachers to teach GCSE and A level religious studies. 16. Supporting beginning religious education teachers in approaching controversial issues in the classroom. 17. Helping beginning religious education teachers develop their professional practice. Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationHelen Sheehan is Course Leader for the Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Religious Education, and responsible for all humanities PGCE provision (RE, History, Geography, Citizenship & PSHE and Social Sciences) at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |