High Quality Teacher Induction and Mentoring

Nearly 75 percent of beginning teachers now participate in induction programs, and 80 percent report having a mentor, according to a new report published by the National Staff Development Council. NTC maintains that the quality of induction and mentoring support is critical to achieve desired outcomes, including student achievement gains documented in a recent federally funded study of induction. However, the intensity of these services and the availability of these opportunities to teachers in urban districts is inconsistent.

The EdWeek blog describes how professional development is shifting back to the "one-shot workshop" model - rather than high quality sustainable professional development.

How do we reverse this shift to sustained ongoing professional development that supports a high quality induction program?