Improving Retention and Accelerating New Teacher Growth
Through Instruction-Focused Teacher Induction
In response to the recent national call to curb new teacher turnover, and the overwhelming demand for more information about the content of the NTC mentoring model, a one day informational session has been scheduled in New York City. The session is designed to introduce district administrators, board members, union leaders, mentors and other teacher leaders to the NTC’s instruction-focused mentoring model, and address key issues related to induction program design and practices.
Click here to download more information and registration. The session will be held Friday, January 26, 2007, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Le Parker Meridien Hotel in
New York City. For more information please contact Année at (831) 459-1629.
Induction Conference Presentations
Ellen Moir, Anne Watkins & Julie Almquist will be speaking at the Simmons Beginning Teacher Center Conference March 25-27, 2007 at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel, Boston, MA.
Session 36D: Transforming High School Teaching and Learning Through Induction
Session 43E: Mentor Growth and Leadership Through Induction: An Added Value
Betty Achinstein Receives Distinguished Research Award
Betty Achinstein was selected as a recipient of the 2006 Association of Teachers Educator's Distinguished Research Award for coauthoring a paper with Steven Z. Athanases – "Focusing New Teachers on Individual and Low Performing Students: The Centrality of Formative Assessment in the Mentor's Repertoire of Practice" published in Teachers College Record. Congratulations Betty!
Policy Director Named
The Joyce Foundation of Chicago awarded the New Teacher Center a two-year grant to support the enhancement of its Policy program. The $400,000 grant will supported the hiring of a policy director and support staff to lead the Center’s effort to become a premier policy resource for information legislating and implementing intensive new educator induction programs. Liam Goldrick has been named to this post.
