50 State Report Urges More Support For New Teachers and Principals

New Teacher Center has released a new report on all 50 states that takes a look at the support available for new principals and new teachers. The results show only a slight improvement over the past few years. Support From the Start: A 50-State Review of Policies on New Educator Induction and Mentoring examines how Read more about 50 State Report Urges More Support For New Teachers and Principals[…]

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Policy Report from New Teacher Center says Beginning Teachers Need More Support

New Teacher Center (NTC) has released a national report showing that most states provide insufficient mentoring and support for teachers and principals as they start their careers. The report—Support From The Start: A 50-State Review of Policies on New Educator Induction and Mentoring—shows only limited progress in most states since 2011. Just four states meet Read more about Policy Report from New Teacher Center says Beginning Teachers Need More Support[…]

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Longitudinal Research on Teacher Attrition

NCES has recently released “Public School Teacher Attrition and Mobility in the First Five Years: Results From the First Through Fifth Waves of the 2007–08 Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study“. The first results of this nationally representative study that looked at the fates of about 2,000 teachers who were new to the field in 2007 or Read more about Longitudinal Research on Teacher Attrition[…]

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Shanghai’s Teacher Development System

Marc Tucker, a long-time proponent of studying high-performing international education systems as a means of improving American education, provided some recent reflection on Shanghai’s students continuing to score highly in PISA, one of the premier means of comparing international student achievement. Marc Tucker explains how Shanghai is able to both produce high quality beginning teachers Read more about Shanghai’s Teacher Development System[…]

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Teacher Mentoring in K-12 Online Learning Environments

The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) has released a new book showcasing the latest research and trends in online teacher mentoring. The book, “Lessons Learned in Teacher Mentoring: Supporting Educators in K-12 Online Learning Environments” was made available at iNACOL’s annual conference, the Virtual School Symposium (VSS) October 21-24 in New Orleans. “This Read more about Teacher Mentoring in K-12 Online Learning Environments[…]

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