ERIC Number: EJ827543
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0276-928X
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New Teacher Support: A Comprehensive Induction Program Can Increase Teacher Retention and Improve Performance
Wiebke, Kathy; Bardin, Joe
Journal of Staff Development, v30 n1 p34-36, 38 Win 2009
New teachers need help. From day one, new teachers, largely on their own, are responsible for running a classroom and ensuring student learning, as well as fulfilling administrative requirements. Little wonder that 14% of new teachers leave by the end of their first year, 33% leave within three years, and almost 50% leave in five years (Ingersoll, 2003). Teachers cite lack of support and poor working conditions as primary factors. The Arizona K-12 Center, which provides professional development--including new teacher support--throughout Arizona, has studied the topic extensively in order to develop best practices for its programs. This has been especially relevant for the Arizona Master Teacher Mentor Program, which is designed to reduce new teacher attrition and improve performance. In this article, the authors share what they have learned about comprehensive induction programs.
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Persistence, Program Effectiveness, Faculty Mobility, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Effectiveness, Best Practices, Case Studies, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Alignment (Education)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
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