ERIC Number: ED665414
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 28
Abstractor: ERIC
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Induction and Mentoring Programs for Emergency and Provisionally Licensed Teachers in the Commonwealth: A Differentiation Guide
Jessica Giffin; Cheryl Krohn; Grace Cole
Region 1 Comprehensive Center
A formal induction and mentoring (I&M) program is critical for supporting and developing novice teachers as they enter the K-12 classroom and has been found to improve teacher retention, teaching practice, and student outcomes. Districts across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are required to offer induction and mentoring programming to their novice teachers. Increasingly, Massachusetts districts are hiring teachers with emergency or provisional licenses to meet workforce needs. This guide offers a four-stage process to support districts and schools in considering the unique needs of emergency and provisionally licensed teachers when planning and implementing I&M programming. The guide also includes supporting tools developed in consultation with Massachusetts district and school I&M leaders through a facilitated community of practice held during the 2023-2024 school year. The guide highlights the pivotal role that local program leadership (e.g., district coordinators, school coordinators, principals) and staff (e.g., mentors, mentees) play in designing and improving I&M for emergency and provisionally licensed teachers. Providing tailored support to novice teachers may help them feel valued, build on their strengths, and help them grow confidence and pedagogical skills to become thriving teachers who remain in the classroom.
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Mentors, Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, School Districts, Individual Needs, Program Implementation, Communities of Practice, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Interprofessional Relationship, Reflection, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) (ED), Office of Program and Grantee Support Services (PGSS)
Authoring Institution: Region 1 Comprehensive Center; Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Grant or Contract Numbers: S283B190004
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