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Supporting New Teachers of Color and Cultural Diversity

submitted by Karl Forest on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 12:44pm

Original Author:

Betty Achinstein, Rodney T. Ogawa, Lisa Johnson, Casia Freitas

This Research Brief explores two major areas: 1) What factors impact retention and attrition of new teachers of color, and 2) what factors support new teachers of color to develop and implement practices that address the needs of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backrounds?

So many issues....so little time

by Jenny Combs on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 1:58pm

You visit your beginning teacher and he/she just unloads, "Everything is a mess!"

There are so many issues that a beginning teacher wants to address, and you struggle with prioritization.

What issues do you consider receive top priority when supporting beginning teachers?

How do you get your beginning teacher to decide which issues to tackle first?

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Quality Induction: An Investment in Teachers

submitted by Karl Forest on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 1:35pm

Original Author:

Ellen Moir and Janet Gless

How does state policy impact local induction programs?

by Liam Goldrick on Fri, 12/04/2009 - 10:32am

How does state policy (statutes, regulations, funding, program standards, program infrastructure) impact the development, design, quality and sustainability of local induction programs? How do strong programs blossom in the absence of strong state policy support? Why aren’t all local induction programs of high-quality in states where strong policy supports exist?