The Reflective Educator’s Guide to Mentoring: Strengthening Practice through Knowledge, Story and Metaphor. Diane Yendol-Hoppey and Nancy Fitchman Dana

This guide offers a refreshing approach to mentorship practice, offered through the stories of seven effective mentor teachers represented by different metaphors such as “mentor as story-weaver” and “mentor as tailor”.  These vignettes inform through real life examples, providing rich and detailed contexts for working with beginning teachers  rather than describing a list of do and don’t for mentors. The guide is grounded in the principles of reflective practice, constructivist learning and investigating teacher practice through inquiry. The book includes an excellent chapter on what it takes to be an effective mentor and reflecting on your mentoring practice. Each chapter is followed by useful exercises for discussion and exploration. This is an excellent book to use in a mentor’s learning team or book club.