Teacher Induction & Mentoring

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September 4, 2012
Teaching Profession Opinion Beginning Teacher Induction: What the Data Tell Us
Induction support programs for beginning teachers is an education reform whose time has come, says Richard M. Ingersoll.
Richard M. Ingersoll & Phi Delta Kappan, May 16, 2012
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Teacher Preparation Opinion What We Know About Teaching Teachers
Dr. Alison Hilsabeck, dean of the National College of Education at National Louis University, answers the question, "What do we know about teaching teachers?"
Alison Hilsabeck, May 15, 2012
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Teaching Profession Report Roundup Teacher Induction
Even as there are an increasing number of novice teachers in the ranks of the profession, states' teacher-induction policies are generally piecemeal.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 28, 2012
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Professional Development Report Scrutinizes States' Teacher-Induction Policies
Even as there are more and more novice teachers in the ranks of the profession, states' teacher induction policies are generally piecemeal, contends a new report by the New Teacher Center.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 21, 2012
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Recruitment & Retention Opinion 8 Tips to Ensure Great Onboarding
Here's a short and simple question: Does your school district have a program to onboard new employees? I frequently ask this question to groups of educators, and more often than not, I get a puzzled look in return. Then, our conversation generally goes as follows:
Emily Douglas-McNab, December 21, 2011
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Professional Development A Conversation on Induction
Stephen thought his readers would be interested in a post over at Teaching Now about new-teacher induction.
Liana Loewus, October 5, 2011
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1 min read
Teaching Profession Teacher Induction Advocates Extol ... Teacher Induction
At a conference in Washington on Tuesday, sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education, advocates for strengthening new-teacher supports gathered to shift the teacher effectiveness discourse, at least temporarily, from evaluation to induction.
Liana Loewus, October 4, 2011
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Education Study: Induction Works, With Time
Teachers who received two years of comprehensive induction services boosted student scores in reading and math, a study finds.
October 11, 2010
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Professional Development More Induction, Less-Intense P.D. for Teachers, Report Finds
Most teachers now appear to be receiving induction services, but they're spending less time in some kinds of sustained professional development activities than just a few years ago, according to a new analysis of federal data.
Stephen Sawchuk, August 26, 2010
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School & District Management Teacher Induction Found to Elevate Students' Scores
The student-achievement findings are in contrast to those from the first two years of the study, which showed no effects on scores.
Stephen Sawchuk, July 13, 2010
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School & District Management UPDATED: Scholar Questions Induction Study Results
A scholar who studies induction programs expresses some reservations about the methodology used in a random-assignment study on comprehensive mentoring.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 30, 2010
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Federal Teacher Induction Found to Raise Student Scores
The student-achievement findings are in contrast to those from the first two years of the study, which showed no effects on scores.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 28, 2010
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Professional Development Intensive Induction Boosts Achievement, IES Study Says
That's the bottom line of this new study out from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. It's an important study because the experimental design allows us to conclude that it was the intensive, two-year structured mentoring that "treatment" teachers received—and not some other factor—that led to these boosts.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 28, 2010
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