As teacher shortages reach crisis proportions, the country's schools are struggling with a double burden of hiring well-prepared new teachers and keeping them from leaving the profession. Many schools, particularly…
The turnover rate among new teachers is fueling schools' hiring needs. Nationwide, more than 19 percent of new teachers leave the classroom within three years. Almost 11 percent drop out…
The school districts that responded to a new survey reported an average retention rate of 89 percent for teachers who participate in their induction programs. The data clearly shows the…
Although more new teachers receive support, guidance and formal training during their crucial first year in the classroom, the study found that the definition of their induction experience varies widely.…
For example, the study found that mentoring by experienced teachers is one of the most common activities cited by school districts as part of their induction programs. But the roles,…
In education, teachers who make the transition from novice to seasoned pro often do so by navigating uncharted waters on their own. What new teachers experience is in stark contrast…
Nationwide, more than 49 percent of first-year public school teachers participate in some type of induction program, while the participation rate for new teachers hired to work in city schools…
The study found that induction programs improve the knowledge, skills, and performance of new teachers, provide one-on-one support, introduce new teachers to school system norms and procedures, and familiarize them…
Among the recommendations for federal, state and local policy makers and school leaders to consider when developing policies and strategies to meet the needs of beginning teachers:
- View the introduction as a multi-year development process. Recruits have different needs as they progress through stages of their career development, ranging from basic survival to teacher leadership.
- Train principals to understand how to guide and support initiates. School leaders need to be effectively trained to create supportive working conditions, develop mentoring and informal support relationships, allocate…
- Establish a world-class mentoring program supported by sufficient funding to serve all eligible applicants. A formal process should be put in place to identify and train high quality class…
- Linking new teacher ratings to district and state standards. The initiate's performance appraisal should be both formative (for improvement) and summative (for decisions about employment status).
- Invest in technology to facilitate communication between teachers. Email, online forums, and bulletin boards are easy and inexpensive ways for candidates to share ideas, concerns, and encouragement, and to…
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the induction in resolving attrition and building teacher competency. Effective programs require regular evaluation of all program components and desired outcomes.
The new study is based on 209 eligible responses to a survey of 985 city and city school districts. The districts were located in 36 states and the District of…
Our challenge as a nation is to educate and nurture the best teachers in the world. All teachers should participate in a continuous, collective and comprehensive effort to improve their…
New legislation would create a new formula program to fund skills and leadership training for mentors to ensure mentors have the skills needed to help our newest teachers, in addition…
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