TY - BOOK AU - MENC,the National Association for Music Education (U.S.) AU - Conway,Colleen Marie TI - Great beginnings for music teachers: mentoring and supporting new teachers SN - 9781565451599 AV - MT3.M536.G743 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Reston, Virginia PB - MaineNC, the National Association for Music Education KW - Mentoring in education KW - United States KW - Music teachers KW - In-service training N1 - 1; A career as a music teacher; Colleen M. Conway --; What do we know about beginning music teachers? / Colleen M. Conway --; Challenges faced by beginning music teachers; Paul Haack --; What is induction? School district-sponsored induction programs; Colleen M. Conway --; State-sponsored induction programs; Mitchell Robinson and Patti J. Krueger --; Designing an induction program --; --Induction ideas for music teachers --; --School district-sponsored mentor programs; Colleen M. Conway --; A model mentor project; Michael V. Smith --; Breaking the isolation: beginning music teacher views on collaboration; Patti J. Krueger --; Making mentoring work; Michael V. Smith --; Assistance versus assessment --; --The mentor-mentee match --; --preserving tradition or driving the profession? --; The teacher shortage versus alternative routes to certification; Mitchell Robinson --; Ongoing professional development; Colleen M. Conway; 2; 2; b N2 - This practical guide covers the challenges faced by beginning music teachers, district and state-sponsored mentoring and induction programs, alternative certification, and ideas for ongoing professional development. Based on the latest research, this book includes first-person accounts written by beginning music teachers and a state-by-state list of mentoring policies and programs ER -