Choosing and supporting good mentors -- Mentoring through goal setting : "Where are we going and how do we know we have arrived?" -- Age and gender -- Mentoring across culture -- Mentoring in rural or urban schools -- Moving across buildings or districts : experienced teachers in new environments -- Mentoring the teacher teaching at-risk students -- Mentoring to avoid burnout -- Self-mentoring : coaching oneself toward growth -- Mentoring the teacher who struggles -- Thinking outside the box : using technology to support mentoring -- Appendix A: Internet resources for mentors and beginning teachers -- Appendix B: Sample mentoring questionnaires.