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A new study published in the current issue of Educational Researcher<\/em> began with a simple question: Is the well-documented phenomenon of teacher effectiveness increasing substantially over the first two years of teaching due to skill improvement over time, or because weaker teachers choose to leave\u2014making the overall teaching pool look better?<\/p>\n

Using a value-added model, the researchers looked at data from North Carolina from the 2005-06 through 2008-09 school years for 3rd<\/sup>-12th<\/sup> grades.\u00a0 Statewide standardized test scores were analyzed and separated out by the year in which the teachers left the state\u2019s public schools.<\/p>\n

They found some surprising results.\u00a0 Teachers become significantly more effective in their second year teaching, but for those who stay five years effectiveness seems to level off after the third year in the classroom.\u00a0 In other words, teachers who remain in the field are at their effectiveness \u201cpeak\u201d their third and fourth years of teaching.\u00a0 Teachers who left the school had a notable decline in effectiveness; and in 2 of the 10 data comparisons run by the researchers, they found that departing teachers actually performed worse on average their last year than in previous years.<\/p>\n

The authors have two possible explanations for these trends:\u00a0 1) in North Carolina, tenure is granted after 4 years, so perhaps those leaving are actually being \u201cweeded out;\u201d or 2) knowing they were leaving at the end of the school year, these teachers simply \u201cchecked out\u201d (mentally).<\/p>\n

The authors\u2019 conclusions may not be received warmly in the current climate.\u00a0 They suggest that rather than firing teachers who are not up to scratch, invest more time and effort to improve early-career teachers\u2019 skills.\u00a0 However, the authors remain a bit puzzled about why teacher effectiveness seems to universally flatten after the third year of teaching.\u00a0 \u201cAre teachers\u2019 habits of mind and teaching practices so firmly in place by that stage that gains in effectiveness are uncommon?\u201d they ask.<\/p>\n

It is an important question to think about as the country moves forward with plans to increase teacher accountability for student performance.<\/p>\n

To read more, please visit http:\/\/blogs.edweek.org\/edweek\/teacherbeat\/2011\/09\/study_when_early-career_teache.html<\/a><\/p>\n

To read the original study, visit http:\/\/www.aera.net\/publications\/Default.aspx?menu_id=38&id=12776<\/a><\/p>\n

Core Education, LLC is pleased to support districts and states with the design of comprehensive professional supports for teachers including mentoring, coaching, and differentiated professional development. See www.CoreEducationLLC.com\/PD.php<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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