Download or read book QUALITY BEGINNING TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAMS AN EFFORT TO RETAIN TEACHERS written by Heather Rose Lancaster and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to evaluate beginning teacher supports in order to discover the most successful components in retaining beginning teachers. The Local Education Agency (LEA) that participated in this study includes rural school settings as well as schools located in more urbanized areas of the district. Beginning teachers with two to six years of teaching experience were asked to participate in this study, as well as beginning teacher mentors, and school administrators within the participating LEA. This study revealed the major finding that strong, supportive relationships between the beginning teacher and the beginning teacher mentor, administrators, and other school staff is a major reason why beginning teachers decide to remain in their classroom. There were other themes identified in this study that provide a better understanding as to why beginning teachers remain in the classroom. Based on the analyzed feedback from this study, suggestions for improving the beginning teacher induction program include ensuring meaningful pairings and physical proximity of beginning teacher and beginning teacher mentor and reevaluation of the program requirements for first year teachers. These findings will hopefully serve as a plan for educational leaders to effectively support and retain beginning teachers in the classrooms. Improvements for the beginning teacher induction program and teacher preparation programs are suggested in an effort to help increase retention rates among our beginning teachers, with the ultimate goal of increasing overall student achievement. These suggestions are based on research results from this study.
Download or read book New Teacher Induction written by Annette L. Breaux and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the importance of training, supporting, and retaining new teachers, presents a step-by-step process for structuring an induction program, and features a list of replicable induction programs.
Download or read book Cultivating High Quality Teaching Through Induction and Mentoring written by Carol A. Bartell and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book also contains a special emphasis on under-prepared teachers and urban schools-those most in need of effective induction and mentoring and also the group that benefits the most from these types of programmes
Download or read book Evaluating the Impact of the Beginning Teacher Induction Program on the Retention Rate of Beginning Teachers written by Adriane Lenette Watkins Mingo and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation examined the Beginning Teacher Induction Program of a rural school system in North Carolina. The effects of mentoring, induction sessions, administrative support, ongoing staff development, and other support offered at the system level to beginning teachers were carefully analyzed. -- The researcher used eight themes based on the objectives of the school system's Beginning Teacher Support Program: improving beginning teachers' skills and performance; supporting teacher morale; communications; collegiality; building a sense of professionalism and positive attitude; facilitating a smooth transition into the first and second years of teaching; putting theory into practice; preventing teacher isolation; building self-reflection; and retaining quality teachers. All data were categorized into four primary domains: personal, management, instructional, and socialization. The researcher found that mentoring, need-based professional development, and administrative support are critical for effective induction programs. Data were gathered from stakeholders through interviews, focus group discussions and surveys, and were analyzed for frequency of the themed responses. -- Recommendations for further research are included based on an analysis of the data revealed in this study. Disaggregation of the data in this study determined support is successful in reducing the attrition rate for beginning teachers in the school system.
Download or read book Developing a Teacher Induction Plan written by Barbara L. Brock and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-12-08 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help teachers move past the grind of daily survival to the fulfillment of career-long professional development! Imagine someone telling you that, within three years, your new teachers would leave the profession for which they trained so hard. That′s what is happening to 30% of today′s promising new teachers who are not given the mentoring, direction, and professional development that is so desperately needed to keep them focused and enthusiastic. To handle this growing challenge of teacher attrition, teacher induction experts Barbara L. Brock and Marilyn L. Grady offer a comprehensive program-crafted with school leaders and staff developers in mind-which provides strategies both for supporting beginning teachers, and for retaining and developing these promising, highly qualified teachers. Written in an accessible workbook style format, this guide covers: Designing a multiyear developmental program including the orientation process, mentoring, directed activities, seminars, and workshops The responsibilities of the induction team Assessment of current issues, including attrition and past retention efforts Program evaluation from initial assessment to the sharing of results When beginning teachers receive the support they need, not only do they truly contribute to their schools, but they also set out to do what they chose to do-prepare today′s students for tomorrow′s world.
Download or read book The New Teacher Induction Book written by Harry K. Wong and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New Teacher Induction Program written by Richard S. Allen and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Teacher induction programs are fundamental to familiarizing teachers with district policies, as well as fostering feelings of support and success. New teachers need to know where to turn for specific information, and they need to know that questions are a normal part of beginning a new position. Programs and procedures that ease this transition from student to professional will make beginning teachers feel more comfortable about their new position and will elicit their best performance." A collaborative teacher induction program can be an effective means of strengthening the performance of the beginning teacher. The major purposes of the experience are to help beginning teachers develop security and confidence that will improve their teaching, to encourage them to remain in the profession, and to eliminate the isolation they might experience. An accompanying benefit, a planned interactive in-service program for all participating staff will yield value for the inductees, mentors, administrators and support staff. On a broader scale, the experience may be viewed as an effort to improve the teaching profession by retaining the most effective teachers and ultimately, to improve the quality of education in the nation's schools. The result of this project will be the development of a teacher induction program, through which the beginning teacher will make the transition from student-teacher to effective educator a less stressful journey."--Author's abstract.
Download or read book Teacher Induction and Mentoring written by Juanjo Mena and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws together various theoretical and research-based perspectives to examine the institutionalization of mentoring processes for beginning teachers. Teacher induction, defined as the guidance provided to new teachers, is increasingly gaining traction as a key stage in promoting quality education. Major efforts have been put into reducing transitional challenges from being a student teacher to a practicing teacher; optimizing professional relationships and socialization into school dynamics; and increasing teacher retention. Mentoring has been proven to add benefits in assisting beginning teachers during the early years of their teaching career, because it provides the required knowledge and skills to face uncertain school scenarios and the complexities of practice. However, teacher induction programs are not part of regular instruction in many countries. The lack of teacher training during the induction phase might result in lower levels of commitment, professional isolation, or even attrition. This book calls for more concrete mentoring processes for early career teachers, and questions how this can be put into practice.
Download or read book Keeping Good Teachers written by Marge Scherer and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers suggestions on how to retain good teachers, from strategies for welcoming new teachers to ideas for how to make veteran teachers feel valued.
Download or read book Improving Teacher Quality written by Sabrina W. Laine and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Techniques for the difficult task of improving teacher quality No one stakeholder group can realize lasting change on their own; nor can any reform initiative focusing on just one type of strategy create the workplace conditions needed to truly build capacity within the education profession. Rather, stakeholders must focus on collaborating, reaching common understanding, and prioritizing for ultimate impact on the quality of teachers and teaching. This book discusses research and concrete examples of practice tied to teacher quality intended to improve eight key interrelated factors: Preparation; Recruitment; Hiring; Induction; Professional Development; Compensation and Incentives; Working Conditions; and Performance Management. Offers a framework and strategies for understanding the issues that make up the teacher quality question Written for educational leaders, superintendents, district administrators, teacher leaders, and principals, as well as policy-makers and other stakeholders Filled with illustrative examples teacher quality The author addresses the most important factor that affects student achievement-the quality of the teacher.
Download or read book Study of Induction Programs for Beginning Teachers The problem of beginning teachers a digest of helping programs written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study on the Influence of Instructional Mentors on Novice Teachers in High needs Schools written by Dodi Palkovic Davenport and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the first five years of new teachers employment, between 30 and 50 percent leave the profession (Smith &Ingersoll, 2004). High levels of teacher attrition are associated with negative effects on student achievement (Strong, 2005). In an effort to retain teachers and improve the quality of the teaching workforce, many states and local school districts require new teachers to enroll in induction and mentoring programs. This study is part of a larger program evaluation of one public school districts new teacher induction program. The purpose of this investigation was to determine how a novice teacher perceives the influence of a mentor in their professional and personal development. This study focused on a group of novice teachers who worked with a mentor in their first year of teaching at a high-needs school during the 2017-2018 school year. I utilized qualitative methods to analyze the perceptions the teachers perceptions of the mentors role, collected through individual interviews, about how they acclimated to the demands of the teaching profession. The results of this study can contribute to the overall evaluation of the induction program and inform the districts efforts to improve the mentoring component of this program. Keywords: Attrition, Teacher Retention, Mentoring, Induction, Novice Teacher, High-needs School.
Download or read book Study of Induction Programs for Beginning Teachers written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluating the Impact of the Beginning Teacher Induction Program on the Retention Rate of Beginning Teachers written by Monica Lynn Shepherd and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation examined the Teacher Induction Program of a rural school system in North Carolina. The effects of mentor assignment, ongoing staff development, master teacher observation opportunities, structured reflection and self-assessment, and other support offered at the system level to beginning teachers on the retention rate of beginning teachers in the school system were analyzed. -- The researcher determined ten themes based on the objectives of the school system's Beginning Teacher Support Program: improving beginning teachers' skills and performance; supporting teacher morale; communications; collegiality; building a sense of professionalism and positive attitude; facilitating a smooth transition into the first and second years of teaching; putting theory into practice; preventing teacher isolation; building self-reflection; and retaining quality teachers. Data were gathered from stakeholders through surveys, focus group discussions and interviews, and were analyzed for frequency of the themes. -- Analysis revealed that the Beginning Teacher Support Program was successful in reducing the attrition rate for beginning teachers in the school system.
Download or read book Keep Your New Teachers from Running Out the Door written by Catherine Turner and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-18 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A strong induction program helps keep your new teachers from running out the door at the end of their first or second year of teaching. Research spanning over forty years into why teachers leave the profession in the first five years is compiled and summarized in this book along with Dr. Turner's original research. The results are provided along with recommendations on the best practices in teacher induction programs. This text is recommended for administration and district personnel who are in charge of induction programs. Her interest in new teacher retention started because of her experience starting the school year in the 8th week as a new teacher, going through an alternative certification program, with no mentor or other traditional new teacher support. In addition, she travelled from school to school for one year, in a different school every six weeks. She has personally been the new teacher nine times in her career and brings a personal perspective as a new teacher.
Download or read book Study of Induction Programs for Beginning Teachers written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 6 Types of Teachers written by Todd Whitaker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book helps you sharpen your ability to hire better teachers for your school, improve the ones who are already there, and keep your best and brightest on board.
